William Webster
People's QE
Talking with a group this week I was reminded about the paradox between monetary policy and regulation. Cutting the repo rate to almost...
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William Webster
- Aug 27, 2015
- 2 min
Valuations
Asset valuation is of major importance to banks. It is required for a host of reasons including statutory reporting, credit exposures,...
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William Webster
- Jul 21, 2015
- 1 min
Stress testing – a flawed approach
In banking stress testing is in vogue. But how effective is it? For engineers the bar on safety is high after all life itself is at...
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William Webster
- Jun 28, 2015
- 1 min
Banks should be mongrels
Crossbred dogs may not win shows but they are supposed to be more robust than thoroughbreds. It means that a pooch that is a mixture...
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William Webster
- May 6, 2015
- 1 min
Trading Annuities
In the recent shake up of pensions it seems likely that retirees will be able to sell their existing annuities. This indeed offers...
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William Webster
- Apr 2, 2015
- 1 min
Shopping Around
Retail experts tell me that German shoppers are somewhat different from their British counterparts. Apparently Germans like to buy...
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William Webster
- Mar 1, 2015
- 1 min
The Wealth Effect
Shortly before his retirement Mervin King the last Governor of the Bank of England explained that as a result of central bank policy...
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William Webster
- Feb 11, 2015
- 2 min
Mind the gap
Years ago bank traders treated FX markets with caution (particularly if they weren’t experienced currency dealers) indeed other areas of...
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William Webster
- Jan 5, 2015
- 2 min
The Technology Issue
When we deal with money how reliant are we on the digital world? Save, borrow or pay when you deal with banks you will almost always be...
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