Battling bank failures: A feature – not a bug – of the system: Paul J. Davies
Historical banking bargains, shaped by political pressures, economic shifts, and technological advances, reveal a complex interplay.
Financial crisis
🔒 Hong Kong in choppy waters, bracing for a repeat of 1998 Asia Financial Crisis
In the face of a deepening Hang Seng Index selloff, Hong Kong’s finance industry braces for a crisis reminiscent of the 1998 Asia Financial Crisis.
Rooted wealth: How ancient trees became the safeguard for the ‘Super-Rich’
Rooted wealth: how ancient trees became the safeguard for the super-rich in a transformative financial landscape.
Don’t delay investing
Trying to convince fearful investors that it pays to stay invested even through the bad times is never easy when emotions are involved.
Take advantage of a cycle now favourable to debt rather than equity
Private debt investments with experienced managers has increased significantly in popularity for high-net-worth individuals and others.
🔒 Latin America has learned how to fight a financial crisis
Latin America’s famously vulnerable economies are holding their own despite economic chaos and political turmoil.
🔒 Tyler Cowen: Regulation can’t prevent the next financial crisis
Regardless of the amount of laws passed and regulation issued, banking crises will recur – and not infrequently.
The Post Office Conundrum
The South African Post Office is facing a financial crisis, demanding salary increases, no salary cuts and a freeze on retrenchments.
🔒 What smart investors do in bear markets – with insight from The Wall Street Journal
Part of what makes bear markets so unbearable is that nobody—and I mean nobody—knows when or how they will end.
Global banking expert Kokkie Kooyman expects sector to bounce back in 2021
Kokkie Kooyman expects a strong rebound in the unloved banking sector following a period of underperformance in financials.