I am for a global financial transactions tax. The need to downsize the global bubble of financialization and tame this global casino ( as I have written for decades ! ) Today, HFT is another compelling reason. Specious arguments about the supposed “difficulty” of collection. Nonsense , as we point out , can be done [...]
So where do YOU stand on the FTT?
The argument for and against the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) is gathering pace within the NSFM community too! RI.com reported that Howard Sherman amongst others spoke against it in a panel debate: http://bit.ly/qU9VPD Whilst John Fullerton and Avinash Persaud have argued for it, with some caveats: http://bit.ly/nh0e9K http://bit.ly/quK5LB So here’s your chance to tell us [...]
Crowdfunding
We at Ethical Markets Media (USA and Brazil) are delighted to support Sherwood Neiss’s brilliant StartupExemption. Crowdfunding is a natural function of the internet and the broader Information Age. As a retail investor, I am part of the exodus from Wall Street, finding smaller unlisted local companies where I can kick the tires and know the [...]
Robert Monk’s Keynote Address at ICGN Conference
Here is the full-text of Robert Monks keynote address at the 2011 Annual Conference of the International Corporate Governance Network. L’Appel This is a call to those responsible for the savings and dreams of hundreds of millions of trust beneficiaries. It is a call to you. Like all calls, it may not be welcome. This [...]
NSFM’s response to EU Green Paper on corporate governance
Just before the August holidays NSFM submitted a response to the EU Green Paper on corporate governance. In reflecting on the ambitions of the EU and the current state of corporate governance in Europe, NSFM pleaded for a more heterox approach. Corporate governance should not mainly focus on the relationship between shareholders and companies — [...]
