Wall Street Mega-Landlord Blackstone Turns Screw on Spanish Government & Property Market by Don Quijones • Nov 27, 2018 • 45 Comments A lot of money is at stake.
Why’s the World’s Biggest Asset Manager Advising the ECB on the Health of EU Banks? by Don Quijones • Oct 15, 2018 • 40 Comments BlackRock is “a market power that no state can control anymore.”
“Abusive” & Draconian Mortgages Are Creating Legal S**t Storm for Spanish Banks by Don Quijones • Sep 19, 2018 • 20 Comments They were supposed to protect banks and punish homeowners in difficulties — but they didn’t prevent banks from collapsing.
Banks Squeal as Spain’s New Government Threatens to Do Unthinkable: Raise Taxes on Their Profits by Don Quijones • Jul 7, 2018 • 15 Comments Payback time for the financial sector that was bailed out by taxpayers, the new government thinks.
Blackstone Becomes Biggest Hotel & Property Owner in Spain by Don Quijones • Jun 14, 2018 • 26 Comments The PE firm as global landlord.
Wall Street Mega-Landlords Piled into Spain’s Rental Property Boom, and Now it Hits a Wall? by Don Quijones • May 24, 2018 • 28 Comments Blackstone Group, Cerberus Capital Management, and others face a problem.
EU Moves to Protect Financial System from Failing Banks by Don Quijones • Apr 19, 2018 • 29 Comments Too Little, Too Late?
Competition Eats the Profits of Big Shaky Banks in Euroland: So Consolidate by Don Quijones • Mar 25, 2018 • 15 Comments The plan: Take out mid-sized banks to create a “bipolar” industry of large and small banks, and a lot less competition.
Toxic Debt Still Plagues Spanish Banks (and Taxpayers Will End Up Paying for It) by Don Quijones • Mar 11, 2018 • 18 Comments Years after Crisis Was “Solved.”
A New Cunning Plan to Allay Banking Jitters is Hatched in Spain by Don Quijones • Feb 27, 2018 • 22 Comments But there’s a problem with the plan.
