Contributing Member of the Technology, Media & Telecom Councils

Names and details of certain GLG News authors are available only to GLG Clients and Council Members. GLG News authors are subject-matter experts within the GLG Councils and are available for expert consulting - by phone, in-person, or written analysis. To find out how to become a GLG client or Council Member, click here.

GLG News by this Author

Analyses are solely the work of the authors and have not been edited or endorsed by GLG.

Economics and Technology is Driving Telstra Split

October 21, 2009

Analysis of:Australia's opposition party emerges as Telstra ally against reform | www.totaltele.com

Should Telstra split into two businesses: network and services respectively? The answer might be found in India. Countries like India that need to drive costs down so that they can offer services to customers on very low incomes are leading the trend. Soon the rest of the World will be forced to follow. Telstra should look to the future and not to its monopolistic past.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Belong in Private Sector

September 19, 2008

Analysis of:Fannie Mae faces investor lawsuit | www.reuters.com

A privately owned corporation with a government guarantee creates a moral hazard. The problems are similar in most respects to those that were experienced in the Savings and Loan Crisis in the 1980s: THEN: The smart money money men found that if they recycled thrift institution money (that was supported by a government guarantee) to buy junk bonds, if the junk bonds lived up to their name and became worthless the taxpayer would pay. NOW The smart money securitized what are normally the most secure investments (household mortgages) and broke the link between the borrower and the lender. By selling the risk to investors who are so large they have an implicit guarantee from the government it once again became a one way bet with the taxpayer as the victim.

Page : 11 to 2 of 2

Request a News Analysis

Subscribe to Updates

By RSS