Occupy Wall Street: Another Sign of Impending Change?
October 17th, 2011Change Financial Theory and You Change Financial Practice
Changes to modern finance theory (MFT) are afoot ...
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A Q&A With Thomas Baxter, General Counsel, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Seven Pillars Institute had the pleasure and honor to be an invited delegate to the Qatar Law Forum (http://www.qatarlawforum.com/) held in Doha, Qatar from 4-6 May 2012.
The focus of the Forum was change in the Middle East and current challenges in global finance. Over 400 leaders in law from 60 jurisdictions attended the Forum. Chief Justices present included those from the Supreme Courts of Bangladesh, China, England & Wales, Egypt, the Maldives, Libya, Qatar and Rwanda. The Panel on the Arab Awakening had senior representation from Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Turkey, and the United Nations, and several of the panelists
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The European Debt Crisis: A Symptom of a Chronic Illness and the Nature of the Beast
GUEST POST by Chris Richey, Neosho Capital, LLC
From our vantage point at Neosho Capital, the European sovereign debt crisis is actually a symptom of two larger, more intractable, issues: the inherent difficulties of governing a federal entity and the perennial national and cultural tensions that have defined Europe for at least the past 2,000 years. It is our belief that while the short run problems caused by excessive sovereign indebtedness will eventually pass (at some point, either the debt is repaid, or it is in default), we believe Europe faces two longer-term issues that will likely persist over the coming
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