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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:39:29 +0000Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:23:02 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/johnplender(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5da0a34e-d91a-11de-b2d5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohnplenderhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5da0a34e-d91a-11de-b2d5-00144feabdc0.html Stability of the eurozone is again in question as concerns rise over how regional financial imbalances will be unwound, writes John Plender Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:39:29 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/6189ecec-ce19-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohnplenderhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6189ecec-ce19-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.html John Plender asks whether any lessons can be learnt from the hedge fund business model for redesigning a flawed narrow banking system Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:42:07 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8dba39a2-c315-11de-8eca-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohnplenderhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8dba39a2-c315-11de-8eca-00144feab49a.htmlWe are in an interregnum where investors are circumspect about leverage, says John Plender. Now's the time for companies to think again about capital structuresTue, 27 Oct 2009 16:33:49 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/1ff4dd96-ad17-11de-9caf-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohnplenderhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1ff4dd96-ad17-11de-9caf-00144feabdc0.htmlBank's actions to pay off government stakes reflects zero confidence in state ownership and growing confidence in the future of banking, writes John PlenderTue, 29 Sep 2009 17:51:04 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/6853c2ca-a20c-11de-81a6-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohnplenderhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6853c2ca-a20c-11de-81a6-00144feabdc0.htmlInterdependence hurts. That is one of several uncomfortable messages arising from the trade spat between the US and China over tyres, poultry and car parts, writes John Plender Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:05:31 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/dd7657ac-9708-11de-83c5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohnplenderhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dd7657ac-9708-11de-83c5-00144feabdc0.htmlSome innovation is beneficial. But, writes John Plender, there are not many innovations in finance that do not have malign as well as benign effectsTue, 1 Sep 2009 16:14:39 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a1d88c24-8c13-11de-b14f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohnplenderhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a1d88c24-8c13-11de-b14f-00144feabdc0.htmlCreditor countries need to stimulate their economies while the mainly Anglophone debtor countries moderate their excesses, says John PlenderTue, 18 Aug 2009 17:36:37 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/008de884-8a7c-11de-ad08-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohnplenderhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/008de884-8a7c-11de-ad08-00144feabdc0.htmlThe recent results of the big banks have shown once again that bank profits are increasingly driven by proprietary trading. And ethical niceties rarely rank high on the traders' agendaSun, 16 Aug 2009 19:32:06 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e8b88624-8107-11de-92e7-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohnplenderhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e8b88624-8107-11de-92e7-00144feabdc0.html John Plender on how central bankers have been unwilling to take pre-emptive action to stop bubbles forming Tue, 4 Aug 2009 16:18:16 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/645ea08a-708a-11de-9717-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohnplenderhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/645ea08a-708a-11de-9717-00144feabdc0.htmlThe message is speculative business as usual, though at a higher capital cost, says John PlenderTue, 14 Jul 2009 16:27:43 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/12a5f0f4-6f04-11de-9109-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohnplenderhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/12a5f0f4-6f04-11de-9109-00144feabdc0.htmlAs governments roll out plans to re-regulate the financial system, one aspect of the financial debacle receives far too little attention: the speed with which great institutions can be destroyed by ill-judged takeoversSun, 12 Jul 2009 22:26:41 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d09d0cc6-6588-11de-8e34-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohnplenderhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d09d0cc6-6588-11de-8e34-00144feabdc0.html A fundamental protectionist threat lies in global imbalances, which are at root of the financial crisis, writes John Plender Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:55:23 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/4dfa4a1c-627d-11de-b1c9-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohnplenderhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4dfa4a1c-627d-11de-b1c9-00144feabdc0.htmlThere must be a possibility that with bankers once again at play, the financial system will return to chaos in the not too distant future, writes John Plender Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:25:01 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/285f741a-5a87-11de-8c14-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohnplenderhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/285f741a-5a87-11de-8c14-00144feabdc0.html History tells us that Homo economicus is not the rational man of economists' musings, and that markets are prone to bubbles says John Plender Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:15:11 +0100