Questions tagged [banks]
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Did Citigroup really fail three times in the last 40 years?
I watched a speech by Simon Johnson at UCSB and, at one point, he claimed that Citigroup has failed three times since the 1980s. For example, he claims that Citigroup failed and was saved by the government in 1982 because of "bad loans made in…
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What is the definition of Curve
I recently joined an Investment Bank and I see lot of mentions of a term called Curve. Typically, a text book does not put such an emphasis on this term.
So my question, what is the definition of Curve in IB world? Is it basically, a group of risk…
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Why does the UK government sell RBS shares?
What economic rationality is behind this transaction: They purchase at c.500p in fall 2008 and spring 2009. There has been no dividend. The likelihood for dividend appears to be when economy improves, or rates normalise and financial markets…
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Standars for assigning maturities and hedging account balances in commercial banks
I was wondering wich is the standard for pricing clients account balances in commercial banks. Is there any book that adress alm problems?
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