Dealing with the Lehman problem
To move on from the crisis, a means must be found to deal with risks posed by big banking groups. US-UK ideas offer a way forward
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The defunct US investment bank is beginning the process of liquidiating its remaining assets to repay creditors
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StanLife wins ruling over Lehman claim
Court of Appeal backs earlier court decision that a group of 11 insurers should pay out £100m claim relating to collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008
Lehman to sell Archstone for $6.5bn
Sale of real estate group to Equity Residential and AvalonBay brings to a close one of Lehman’s biggest gambles on US real estate
Man sells claims against Lehman estate
Second-largest hedge fund books $110m profit in deal with Hutchinson Investors, a subsidiary of rival US hedge fund Baupost, for $456m
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Lehman anniversary merited a mention
Lehman’s demise characterised a turning point which exposed one group’s flaws but has yet to run its course, writes David Priestland
JPMorgan agrees $20m fine in Lehman case
The bank will settle regulator allegations that it mishandled Lehman Brothers’ customer funds ahead of its bankruptcy
Lehman’s curse
When brokers fail it should be a simple matter to sweep each account and return the proceeds to its holder
Why 9/15 changed more than 9/11
The attacks on New York and Washington in 2001, horrifying as they were, did not shake US dominance of the global political and economic system. It was Lehman’s collapse that truly marked the end of the “unipolar moment”, writes Gideon Rachman
It is time to dance to a new long-term tune
Our collective over-emphasis on policy for the short term over long term in the era before Lehman’s fall has returned to haunt us. For the economy as a whole, however, there are seeds of prosperity, writes Glenn Hubbard
Why it is still bank business as usual
Regulators may have been given greater authority to keep banks on a tight leash. But they must actively enforce their new powers. To do this, they must have the political backing to make enemies of the banks
Accounting: Fooled again
In the wake of revelations on how Lehman flattered its balance sheet, questions are arising about how such techniques became possible and what can be done to curb them
BarCap struck as lights went out at Lehman
Lehman Brothers’ collapse left its staff hungry for a challenge that BarCap used to its advantage
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