June 17, 2019 – BAF3M – Mr.Scorcia

Exam Day

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Two British bankers are on trial in Germany’s biggest tax case
Big global banks could have to repay millions made in “cum-ex” deals
How T. Boone Pickens changed corporate finance in America
An early proponent of debt-financed takeover bids found many followers
Humanity will find ways to adapt to climate change
Climate issue: That is no reason to give up on stopping it
Wrapped in polite wording, the World Bank delivers a warning to China
If China followed its own plans, its economy would be in better shape
Why the Fed was forced to intervene in short-term money markets
The repo rate spiked in an alarming echo of the financial crisis
Changing weather could put insurance firms out of business
Climate issue: The cost of comprehensive cover could become exorbitant, even as it is needed more than ever
How rock-bottom bond yields spread from Japan to the rest of the world
Japan’s impact is felt keenly in American and European corporate-credit markets
The alternatives to privatisation and nationalisation
More public resources could be managed as commons without much loss of efficiency
Were Mauricio Macri’s mainstream policies doomed from the start?
A new paper argues that orthodoxy could have worked, had it been more stern
Steven Mnuchin begins reforming America’s giant mortgage-guarantee firms
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are the last unfinished business from the 2008 financial crisis