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What Donald Trump could do to make America great again without destroying free trade

Investors are looking for signs that the populist agendas of his campaign will be left where they belong: on the campaign trail, writes Simeon Djankov.

Tesco Bank Halts Web Trades as Money taken from 20,000 Accounts

bloomberg.com

"Banking fraud is unfortunately very prevalent, and has been for a while" said Tom Kirchmaier, researcher at the Financial Markets Group at the London School of Economics.

Heading for a fall? With summer over, Europe must face up to its mounting crises
theconversation.com, September 2016

Right now, Europe has more problems on its hands than at any time in recent memory. FMG's Simeon Djankov examines Europe's prospects in the light of the Brexit vote, the migration crisis, and discontent among remaining EU member states.

Why London won't lose its crown as Europe's financial capital
theconversation.com, August 2016

Following the Brexit vote, a number of cities are queuing up to take London's place as Europe's financial centre. However, the FMG's Simeon Djankov sees a numer of reasons to suggest that London will retain its position.

Stress testing and macroprudential regulation: A transatlantic assessment
VoxEU.org, May 2016

Since the onset of the Global Crisis in 2007-08, stress testing has emerged as a major component of the supervisory toolkit. Professor Ron Anderson presents the perspectives of policymakers, stress test designers and academics on the remarkable development of a tool which ten years ago was little known.

Viktor Orban uses migrant crisis to shore up his sagging popularity
ft.com, September 2015

Simeon Djankov examines Hungary's response to the migrant crisis, and suggests Prime Minister Viktor Orban is exploting Europe's weak response.

Time to shake up housing finance
ft.com, 29 September 2014
In this article for the Financial Times Prof Charles Goodhart argues that the focus on structural reform should go beyond banking.

Rate rise pattern is different time
ft.com, 2 April 2014
The US Federal Reserve’s forward guidance last May that it would soon begin to “taper” its asset purchases marked the start of a new phase of global monetary normalisation, writes Charles Goodhart (FMG) in article for The Financial Times.

Why fiscal sustainability matters
economywatch.com, 13 January 2014
Fiscal sustainability has become a hot topic as a result of the European sovereign debt crisis, but it matters in normal times, too. This column, written by FMG research associate Willem Buiter (Chief Economist of Citigroup) argues that financial sector reforms are essential to ensure fiscal sustainability in the future.

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