What will the lessons be from the great credit crisis of 2008?
11 February 2009
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08 Apr 2010 · 05:34:18 PM GMT
I must say that I am a fan of Mr. Bernstein, having read his book “Against the Gods…” I am still a fan after reading this short story. Again, so many miss the point of risk management, by not asking the crucial question that he clo...—Guy Tortorici
In response to The heart of risk
24 Jan 2010 · 03:43:31 PM GMT
I agree and appreciate the persepective to both sides of the world. It is interesting how this reading discusses human behavior and the want to be “#1” financially and socially. As long as free will exist whether regulated or not, we as p...—Jason R.
In response to Five truths from Asia
24 Jan 2010 · 03:02:39 PM GMT
I do agree with this article, the key is to ask the right question to evaluate the risk, what are the consequeces of taking a decition?—Mirna Munoz
In response to The heart of risk
08 Sep 2009 · 02:57:58 PM GMT
I thoroughly agree with your viewpoints. However, Ben Bernanke’s claim of the Savings Glut, and Global Imbalances cannot be disregarded either. Since 2003 when the crude oil prices started spiralling out of control, the Asian ecomonies (includi...—Snehal Manjrekar
In response to Five truths from Asia
20 Jul 2009 · 09:47:05 AM GMT
Imbalances and Rebalances will always keep happening and I dont think we can avert a future crisis,it will take a different form. I think for the first time we have all realised that we are all in it together,and the important thing is to have exce...—John Jacob
In response to After the era of excess
15 Jun 2009 · 12:20:06 PM GMT
One way to manage risk is not to try to predict and avoid, but to build a system that is resilient. There are several priciples to building system resiliency, two of which are (1) loose, rather than tight, coupling and (2) diversity of elements. It...—Richard Christner