The Bracken column

Bracken

The Bracken column is named after Brendan Bracken, the founding editor of The Banker in 1926 and chairman of the modern-day Financial Times from 1945 to 1958.

Latest articles from Bracken

The repo market is vital, not villainous

March 26, 2012

The misuse of the repo market by Lehman Brothers and MF Global should not prompt hasty regulation proposals, because the vast majority of repo activity is entirely transparent and straightforward.

Regulatory change: a key driver for banking sector M&A

March 1, 2012

Financial institutions will have to determine how to adapt their businesses to the new regulatory and economic environment, but this means more than simply deleveraging.

Keep a balanced view on Hungary

February 1, 2012

The international community should not use the threat of financial ruin to overrule Hungary's democratically elected government.

Rethink needed on bank stress-testing

January 3, 2012

With certain banks in the core eurozone states initially passing the European Banking Authority's generic stress-tests but then needing to be saved, surely now is the time to apply more rigorous testing procedures much like those endured by banks in the eurozone periphery countries?

Five principles of financial regulation for the post-crisis world

December 1, 2011

As regulators the world over attempt to come up with rules to prevent a repeat of the global financial crisis, the Reserve Bank of India has adhered to five basic principles of financial regulation that all central banks would do well to follow.

Multilatinas herald a new age of Latin American integration

November 1, 2011

Latin America's up-and-coming 'multilatinas' appear to be succeeding where many have previously failed: in achieving a form of unification across the region. However, if the financial sector is to emulate its business counterpart, the tricky task of reaching a broad regulatory consensus will be essential.

A solution to the debt problem? A licence to print money

October 3, 2011

As developed economies throughout the world continue to struggle with spiraling debt problems, it is time the rethink the model of money creation.

An open letter to the minister of finance of Ruritania

September 1, 2011

Pathological procrastination by sovereign debtors in acknowledging the severity of their problem and commencing the necessary workout process can make the ultimate resolution of the crisis far more costly for all concerned.

Improving creditors’ rights in Russia

August 1, 2011

Russian legislation contains mechanisms allowing the recovery of debts, but experience suggests that the reality can be very different from the theory.

Fund managers must serve their clients better

June 30, 2011

Fund managers should use technology and a leaner business model to provide investors with an honest, transparent and fair fee structure.

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