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The Makings of a Financial Crisis

Four tools may frame the analysis required to evaluate the likelihood of an impending crisis and that may provide us with a heads up before a financial crisis occurs.

Closing the Gender Gap Can “Grow the Cake for All”
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Gender is just the low-hanging fruit in an approach that promises to benefit society at large, says Halla Tomasdottir, founder and CEO of Sisters Capital.

4 Lessons from Iceland for Surviving a Financial Crisis
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Halla Tomasdottir cofounded Audur Capital in the year before Iceland’s massive financial crisis. She credits the survival of her firm to four key values.

Checking Assumptions and Challenging Mindsets: A Crucial Investment Strategy
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If we truly aim to serve clients and our societies to the full, prudence guides us to check the assumptions and challenge the mindsets we instinctively rely on.

Yves Mersch: Europe’s Banking Union Can Tackle the “Doom Loop”
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Yves Mersch, executive board member of the European Central Bank, says a banking union is central to a functional Eurozone — threats from southern European banks are unlikely.

Linkfest: Economists update models; $2b in fees for Lehman windup; Economists for Yellen; US’s top 10% takes home 50% of income

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Linkfest: TBTF alive and well 5 years after bailout; Mortgage slump; Analyst under fire over ‘sell’ rating

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Linkfest: Emerging market volatility; ECB picketed as unemployment hits record

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Arnab Das: We Are Caught in a Trap of Excessive Debt
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Arnab Das, managing director of research and investment strategy at Roubini Global Economics, argues the most important parallel issues are the distribution between creditors and debtors and the balance between future and present economic activity.

Positive Change in the Investment Industry Must Start With All of Us
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Opening the Middle East Investment Conference in Dubai, speakers recognise the challenges facing investment professionals in the Middle East and call for change.