Fallout from Carillion Collapse Hits KPMG by Don Quijones • Jan 27, 2018 • 44 Comments Next Arthur Andersen? No, the “Final Four” audit firms are “too big to replace.”
Mastercard Pushes Biometrics, Banks Follow by Don Quijones • Jan 25, 2018 • 50 Comments Biometric authentication “will be of great benefit to everyone.”
ECB’s New Plan B? Synthetic Structured Eurobonds by Don Quijones • Jan 24, 2018 • 55 Comments “Near-zero risk” derivatives… the banks are on board.
Barcelona Rental Market Is Out of Control by Don Quijones • Jan 23, 2018 • 24 Comments For the first time in over a decade, I spent a few days flat-hunting.
Draghi’s Membership in Murky G30 Financial Group Under Fire by Don Quijones • Jan 21, 2018 • 15 Comments A private club for central bankers, regulators, and bankers: Bernanke, NY Fed’s Dudley, Timothy Geithner, BoE’s Mark Carney, BoJ’s Haruhiko Kuroda… they’re all in it.
In Brexit Tug-of-War, EU Aims at City of London’s Tax-Haven Empire by Don Quijones • Jan 17, 2018 • 14 Comments But the EU keeps tripping over its own tax havens.
Collapse of Construction Giant with 43,000 Employees Globally Sparks Fear and Mayhem by Don Quijones • Jan 15, 2018 • 60 Comments “The company that runs Britain”: profits were privatized, costs will be socialized.
“Blockchain Bonds?” Struggling German Telco Joins Bandwagon by Don Quijones • Jan 14, 2018 • 22 Comments But to no avail for its crushed shares.
EU “Empire” Plans to Grow Even Bigger Despite Brexit & Difficulties Keeping Eastern Members in Check by Don Quijones • Jan 12, 2018 • 35 Comments The “Non-Imperial Empire”
ECB Spawned Mass Culture of Financial Dependency that’s Now Very Hard to Undo by Don Quijones • Jan 9, 2018 • 40 Comments Right at the front of the monetary welfare queue is the government of Italy.