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The LIBOR Scandal – What Next? | Andrew Lo

Guest article written for AllAboutAlpha.com – the official publication of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association Originally posted at: http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2012/11/08/andrew-lo-on-the-libor-scandal-and-whats-next/ Finance is a world where your input, output, and value-add are the…

Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL 9 Nov 2012 7 min read

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When You Can’t Trust Economics

Has Conflict of Interest Created a Check-Mate in the Reporting of Economic Data? In February 2012 The Economist took an astonishing step, removing Argentina from their much respected financial indicators page. Their…

Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL 16 Mar 2012 4 min read

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The Moral Hazard of Asymmetric Information

Regardless of whether one agrees with the rationale behind Wikileaks‘ release of thousands of diplomatic cables, one certainty is that their appearance has opened a necessary debate on moral hazard’s in our…

Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL 10 Dec 2010 6 min read