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TopicLehman Brothers

Topic: Lehman Brothers

What are credit default swaps, the 2008 ‘taboo’ financial product that RBI wants to revive

RBI released new draft guidelines for credit default swaps, calling them an essential instrument for developing corporate bond markets. Here's all you need to know about it.

Play on Lehman Brothers is a big hit in London & New York, but it’s not about 2008 bust-up

The Sam Mendes directorial focuses on the American dream of the German brothers who founded the company, which was run by the family till 1969.

Zuckerberg does not know how to solve or even think about Facebook’s problems

New Yorker's Evan Osnos in his interview with Mark Zuckerberg found him to be completely unprepared to solve the issues his company was mired in. 

Fixing the financial system isn’t enough, it needs to be changed

Experience has taught bankers not to worry about the downside. The government bailed them out with no personal repercussions and without fundamentally changing the system.

Ten misunderstandings surrounding the 2008 financial crisis

The financial crisis of 2008 was so complex that even today many don't have a clear understanding of what went down. 

The banking sector is yet to learn from Lehman’s fall

Ten years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a major section of the financial ecosystem has moved into the shadows where there is neither transparency nor regulation. 

The fear of another crisis like 2008 has made banking more boring

In a bid to make finance safe, we have ended up forcing developing countries to rely on their own resources or on dangerous new benefactors, such as China for funds. 

The Lehman crisis was bad, but the government’s cure could leave us all worse off

A growing portion of the financial ecosystem has retreated into the shadows where there is neither transparency nor regulation. On a Sunday night 10 years ago, I...

Why Lehman’s Act 3 won’t play in emerging markets

The forces that hastened Lehman’s demise have steadied emerging markets in the last 10 years.

India is having its own mini-Lehman moment on 10th anniversary of global financial crisis

IL&FS Group is woefully short of liquidity, with about $500 million in repayments coming due & only about $27 million available.

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India-EU FTA will change how US looks at trade with New Delhi. We must be ready

For India and the EU, the reliance on the US for security needs and on China for goods and services is associated with greater risks and vulnerability to major disruptions.

Borrowing to survive: Indian households are saving more, why are they still in debt?

RBI data shows personal loans tripled in six years, with rising slippages; real wages halved as middle class uses loans to maintain lifestyle fuelled by social media.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.