Lisa joined FT Alphaville in September 2011 after a tour of duty through the guts of the financial industry, having worked as an analyst at a bank and for a financial data company.
ECB slashes economic outlook || Bank of England holds monetary policy || Berlusconi’s party withdraws support from Monti’s government || Japanese futures hit highs || Venezuelan bonds rise || Apple to move some manufacturing to US || Facebook in talk to buy ads technology || Rolls-Royce faces possible prosecution Read more
David joined the FT in 2011 as a Marjorie Deane fellow. He covered emerging markets, equities and currencies before making the jump over to FT Alphaville in May 2012.
At first glance, we admit this petition to the White House to secure resources and funding, and begin construction of a Death Star by 2016 has got “no brainer” written all over it… Read more
Joseph joined FT Alphaville way back in March 2010. He likes all the politically and legally fiddly bits of finance. He also likes credit, rates, global macro, tail risk, and all that stuff. (You should email him story ideas. He’ll take anything.)
The "trial of the century" in sovereign debt restructuring, in our humble opinion. The story of Argentina, its holdout creditors, the grande finale (or is it?) of their battle in US courts.
On October 26, the Second Circuit chucked out Argentina’s appeal against having to pay bond holdouts, having had “little difficulty concluding” that the defaulted debt’s dusty, old — but contractually standard — pari passu clause demanded rateable payment. Read more
Masa joined the FT in 2009 and has worked on a number of desks across the paper, including Companies, Markets and Comment. She spent much of 2010 in New York covering the US equity markets. But earlier this year she finally saw the light and moved to Alphaville.
She started her career in the investment banking division at Lehman Brothers in the summer of 2007, timing it perfectly with the beginning of the credit crunch.
She studied philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford University.
Muddy Waters’ Carson Block has made some big claims about the companies he and his colleagues have targeted and shorted, the latest of which is Olam. But the extent to which the market has been willing to follow his trades has been falling. More importantly, the willingness of sovereigns to support their listed companies has been rising. The combination of the two suggests shorting Block-style is getting less profitable. Read more
Lisa joined FT Alphaville in September 2011 after a tour of duty through the guts of the financial industry, having worked as an analyst at a bank and for a financial data company.
Debates about asset valuation can quickly turn philosophical. The FT’s story on Deutsche Bank on Thursday provides fresh fodder, carrying allegations from three ex-employees that the bank failed to properly value certain credit derivative positions and thereby created a misleading impression of its health.
At first we thought, ‘umm, yeah, Deutsche Bank and others, no?’ But the mention of Berkshire Hathaway seemed an interesting twist. Read more
David joined the FT in 2011 as a Marjorie Deane fellow. He covered emerging markets, equities and currencies before making the jump over to FT Alphaville in May 2012.
He might also be able to explain why Apple shares continued to struggle at the US open on Thursday. (Market cap below $500bn at pixel time, huge opening volume) Read more
HSBC money laundering fine could total $1.8bn || Fiscal cliff update || Citi will cut 11,000 jobs and take a $1.1bn writedown || Global cartels fixed display prices for a decade, EU finds || SEC charges Wells Fargo banker, nine others with insider-trading || Standard Chartered sees $330m Iran fine, profit rise erodes || Rolls-Royce reveals SFO corruption probe || Apple shares fell a lot on Wednesday || McAfee arrested in Guatemala || Existing MMF reforms aren’t enough || DoE study backs US gas exports || Markets Read more
David joined the FT in 2011 as a Marjorie Deane fellow. He covered emerging markets, equities and currencies before making the jump over to FT Alphaville in May 2012.
We make no apologies, this is good… also, we think there is a lack of musical comment going around at the moment. We’d remedy that ourselves but a quick survey of the London desk confirmed that none of us can sing (h/t these guys)
Kate is FT AV’s Asia Correspondent. She joined FT Alphaville in mid-2011 after carrying out various roles in the FT’s London office since 2005: interactive editor, companies reporter, and founding editor of the FT’s Energy Source blog.
Deutsche Bank failed to recognise up to $12bn of paper losses during the financial crisis, helping the bank avoid a government bail-out, three former bank employees have alleged in complaints to US regulators.
Lisa joined FT Alphaville in September 2011 after a tour of duty through the guts of the financial industry, having worked as an analyst at a bank and for a financial data company.
Kate is FT AV’s Asia Correspondent. She joined FT Alphaville in mid-2011 after carrying out various roles in the FT’s London office since 2005: interactive editor, companies reporter, and founding editor of the FT’s Energy Source blog.
Deutsche Bank staff say up to $12bn losses hidden || HSBC ‘may pay $1.8bn’ over money laundering || Asian stocks higher on US data || Citi cutting 11,000 jobs || Fiscal cliff talks a little more upbeat || US gas exports green lighted || Freeport acquisitions get lukewarm reception || McAfee arrested in Guatemala Read more
