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Krishna Ramaswamy

Wells Fargo: What It Will Take to Clean Up the Mess

Aug 08, 2017
Finance
North America

A series of scandals at Wells Fargo is tainting its reputation. Wharton experts weigh in on what the bank must do to recover.

Financial Inclusion in India: Moving Beyond Bank Accounts

Sep 18, 2014
Finance
Asia-Pacific, India

A program in India to increase financial inclusion made rapid progress in opening bank accounts for underserved populations -- but it has also raised numerous questions about what still needs[…]

Everything from Oil to Silver: Are Speculators Causing Too Much Volatility?

May 25, 2011
Finance
Global Focus, North America
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Allegations that traders manipulated oil prices in 2008 are reinforcing the buzz -- at the gas pump and elsewhere -- that speculators are driving up the price of oil, triggering[…]

Making Management Pay: Reining in Excessive Risk at India’s Banks

Public outrage over Wall Street bonuses has had a ripple effect on India's central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which now wants to discourage "excessive risk" by curbing[…]

The Ballooning Credit Derivatives Market: Easing Risk or Making It Worse?

In the past few years, credit derivatives have helped the financial markets weather storms like the bankruptcies of Enron, WorldCom and Parmalat as well as Argentina's debt default. Along the[…]

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