Archive for December, 2011

Never make predictions, especially about the future

The eurozone, sovereign debt, regulations and portfolio risk. View the video to hear my take on 2012

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The chickens are still coming home to roost; It better be a big coop

The chickens are still coming home to roost; it better be a big coop. It’s been over three years since the failure of Lehman Brothers caused the devastating credit crunch that saw banks refusing to lend to other banks; legitimate companies unable to refinance maturing commercial paper and an almost grinding halt to the economies of the developed world. Yet, the bad news refuses to end. After months of anticipation

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What a bad time to take a vacation from blogging

What a bad time to take a vacation from blogging. But what a great time to be a financial journalist. That’s probably why everyone and his brother have joined the finance beat lately. I left on vacation at the beginning of September and an already ominous European debt situation has gone from scary to absolutely frightening and I missed most of it. I’m sorry I missed the chance to comment

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Bob Park

I co-founded FINCAD in 1990 and am responsible for the overall management of the company. Prior to co-founding FINCAD I worked in the Canadian investment industry in the private client areas of two national firms, Richardson Greenshields and CIBC Wood Gundy, latterly as a vice president.