Remove Balance Sheet Remove Finance Remove Insurance
article thumbnail

Mish Fined 8,000 Euros for Quoting French Blog

MishTalk

trillion balance sheet is leveraged nearly 49-to-1. Credit Agricole argues that €500 billion of that should be netted out because of its hybrid banking/insurance business model, which still leaves it leveraged 33 times. As a group, these three banks have some €4 trillion in assets on their balance sheets, supported by €129.3

article thumbnail

Blockchain Could Make the Insurance Industry Much More Transparent

Harvard Business

While Edward Lloyd is largely credited with commercializing the insurance industry, with the creation of his namesake firm, Lloyd’s, over 330 years ago, the original concept of spreading risk (or “mutualizing”) goes back even further. Herein, as with all insurance, is where the concept of utmost good faith is laid bare.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

China Cash Crunch Eases, For How Long? Three Things China Needs to Avoid; When can Beijing Truly move to Market-Determined Interest Rates?

MishTalk

China''s Central Bank Discusses Deposit Insurance On December 9, Caixin Online noted PBOC Said to Be Talking to Major Banks about Deposit Insurance. Total credit in the economy (total social financing) showed a 40 per cent rise in November over the prior month and is on course for growth this year of almost 20 per cent.

article thumbnail

Laughable Eurozone Banking "Non-Union"; Expect Disorderly Breakup

MishTalk

Germany Backtracks on Banking Union MarketWatch reports Germany appears to backtrack on EU banking deal EU finance ministers have promised to agree on a so-called single-resolution mechanism--consisting of more centralized decision-making and financing for the shuttering or downsizing of failing banks--before the end of the year.

Banking 60
article thumbnail

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: FHA Swamped By Defaults.

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Balanced Budget Ammendment Sign the Balanced Budget Petition. The dismal forecast has some bracing for another taxpayer-financed bailout. Dollar Collapse News on the Dollar's Death Spiral. Minyanville Business and Market News. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

article thumbnail

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Ritholtz on Gold and on.

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Balanced Budget Ammendment Sign the Balanced Budget Petition. There exists no back-test for the current era of finance. If there was ever a time when monetary insurance was needed, it is today. Dollar Collapse News on the Dollar's Death Spiral.

Trends 52
article thumbnail

Customer intent is a treasure trove of actionable data hiding in plain sight

1 to 1

By 2025, smart workflows and seamless interactions among humans and machines will be as standard as the corporate balance sheet, and most employees will use data to optimize nearly every aspect of their work, predicts McKinsey & Company.

Data 29