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Paul Barry

Coe’s best mate, Gordon Fell, is just as bright and another paragon of virtue. The former Rhodes scholar, who made his millions selling...

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Clueless: Michael Lewis’ 'The Big Short'

Kate Jennings

The financial crisis marked its dismal second anniversary in March. In the US, 3 million households are expected to be served with...

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Air Traffic Out of Control: Satyajit Das’s 'Extreme Money'

Lindsay Tanner

Did you know that the Japanese Ministry of Finance advertises Japanese government bonds by claiming that men who own them are more popular...

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The Cult of Green

Paul Barry

In the four years BBL was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Phil Green and his team of tyros harvested more than $2...

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For a Few Dollars More: Recent Books about Global Finance

Nicholas Gruen

The four short books under review are by Cassandras of the crisis who hastened into print to join the collective puzzling and pontificating...

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