http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/johnplenderhttp://www.ft.com/rss/comment/columnists/johnplenderFT.com - John Plenderen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2008. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.support@ft.comTue, 1 Jul 2008 18:15 BSTFri, 25 Jul 2008 05:07:10 BSTNewspapers60http://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://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/af718054-4784-11dd-93ca-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/af718054-4784-11dd-93ca-000077b07658.htmlThe history lessons for those coming to the rescue of banks today are far from reassuring, writes John Plender, but should we compare them with telecoms? Tue, 1 Jul 2008 18:15 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a7207548-3174-11dd-b77c-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a7207548-3174-11dd-b77c-0000779fd2ac.htmlNo respectable financial pundit can resist the opportunity to redesign the global financial architecture, writes John PlenderTue, 3 Jun 2008 16:06 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5f1b8e6e-1b89-11dd-9e58-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5f1b8e6e-1b89-11dd-9e58-0000779fd2ac.htmlBeijing should allow individuals to export capital. The US could absorb the resulting flow via equity rather than debt marketsTue, 6 May 2008 17:44 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d33af42a-04c7-11dd-a2f0-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d33af42a-04c7-11dd-a2f0-000077b07658.htmlAs financial crisis leaves Anglo-American capitalism looking tarnished, a period in which rising inequality and stagnant average incomes seemed tolerable to voters may be coming to an endMon, 7 Apr 2008 18:37 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fb992430-f056-11dc-ba7c-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fb992430-f056-11dc-ba7c-0000779fd2ac.htmlNo working group could hope to crack the real problem, which is that risk is being repriced across the world, writes John Plender Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:29 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9516e35e-e4a9-11dc-a495-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9516e35e-e4a9-11dc-a495-0000779fd2ac.html Director liability and shareholder responsibility need a rethink in a world where activists demand an ever bigger say in decisions Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:31 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4020d7c6-d98a-11dc-bd4d-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4020d7c6-d98a-11dc-bd4d-0000779fd2ac.html On the face of it, an approach whereby assets and liabilities are marked to market looks logical when the emphasis of the banking system has shifted from deposit taking and lending to providing credit via securities markets. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:50 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a9bf9c1c-ce9a-11dc-877a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a9bf9c1c-ce9a-11dc-877a-000077b07658.htmlIf the reward system and culture of a bank is at odds with best ethical practice, ethics have no chance, writes John PlenderTue, 29 Jan 2008 19:02 GMT