Ragin Contagion in Non-Bank Finance
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Nov 18, 2018
- 7 min
Will 1MDB Kill the Vampire Squid?
New York | Last week in The Institutional Risk Analyst we mentioned the transition from that carefully managed reality, that “new...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Nov 14, 2018
- 4 min
Seeking Normal in the Age of Credulity
Washington | Last week in response to popular demand we published our first Top Ten List for the largest US lenders. We noted that...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Nov 9, 2018
- 4 min
The IRA Top Ten US Banks
New York | The Institutional Risk Analyst is pleased to announce the publication of The IRA Top Ten US Banks, a quarterly look at the ten...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Nov 4, 2018
- 5 min
Profile: The Challenge for Deutsche Bank
New York | When we first heard news reports about a new investor in Deutsche Bank (DB), we of course assumed that this meant the purchase...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Oct 28, 2018
- 7 min
Volcker Rebukes Bernanke and Yellen
New York | In his new book, “Keeping At It: The Quest for Sound Money and Good Government,” by Paul Volcker (1979-1987) with Christine...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Oct 23, 2018
- 6 min
Leveraged Loans and Liquidity Risk
New York | This past week, readers of The Institutional Risk Analyst awoke to see that banking exemplar Bank of the Ozarks (OZK) had...
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Michael J. Whalen
- Oct 19, 2018
- 4 min
"Television" & Hollywood are dead thanks to Netflix
In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we feature composer and media industry observer Michael Whalen on the prospects for the...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Oct 14, 2018
- 8 min
The Interview: Michael Lau on the State of Mortgage Finance
Washington | This week The Institutional Risk Analyst is attending the Mortgage Bankers Association annual conference in Washington,...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Oct 8, 2018
- 5 min
Q3'18 Bank Earnings: Tight Spreads & Growing Liquidity Risk
New York | This week The Institutional Risk Analyst ponders Q3 ’18 earnings for financials and what other surprises lie ahead. The...
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R. Christopher Whalen
- Oct 3, 2018
- 8 min
The Interview: William Janeway on Capitalism and the Innovation Economy
“Political economy is not a science, it’s a clinical art, like medicine.” Eliot Janeway (1913-1993) Washington | In this issue of The...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Sep 30, 2018
- 7 min
Goldman Sachs: To be a Bank, or Not
New York | Last week we almost welcomed the news that the Securities and Exchange Commission had accused Tesla Motors (TSLA) founder Elon...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Sep 26, 2018
- 4 min
NASDAQ Dodges a Black Swan
New York | Q: How do you say “black swan” in Norwegian? A: sort svane. But hold that thought for a moment. Last week readers of The...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Sep 19, 2018
- 6 min
Fintech Wars: New York v. OCC et al…
New York | The term financial technology or “fintech” was reportedly coined back in the 1980s by Peter Knight in The Sunday Times, but...
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Michael Whalen
- Sep 16, 2018
- 5 min
What Now for CBS and Viacom?
In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we feature composer and media industry observer Michael Whalen on the prospects for CBS...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Sep 13, 2018
- 2 min
Lehman Brothers and the Subprime Crisis Ten Years After
New York | People keep asking what we think of the 10-year anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Our answer is that not much...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Sep 10, 2018
- 3 min
Profile: Texas Capital Bancshares
New York | In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we take a look at an important player in the world of mortgage finance, Texas...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Sep 3, 2018
- 7 min
View from the Lake: Is the United States a “AAA” Credit?
Grand Lake Stream | The discussions this weekend at Leen’s Lodge in Maine were wide ranging and, as always, of great interest. Will...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Aug 26, 2018
- 5 min
Will Jay Powell Blink on Reducing the Fed Portfolio?
New York | Last week Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell confirmed that the Federal Open Market Committee intends to keep...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Aug 20, 2018
- 6 min
Tesla's Single Point of Failure
New York | Watching the meltdown of Tesla Motors (TSLA) founder and CEO Elon Musk last week unfold in the pages of The New York Times, we...
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