Archive for March 27th, 2018

The Gordon Gekko effect: The role of culture in the financial industry…

March 27, 2018

This is a brilliant paper by Prof. Andrew Lo of MIT. It was written in 2016 and somehow missed it all this while.

The paper is written for financial industry but applies to nearly all walks of life. I mean even applies to Australian cricket team which has shocked the cricket world with its conduct much like financial industry did after the financial crisis:

Culture is a potent force in shaping individual and group behavior, yet it has received scant attention in the context of financial risk management and the 2007-09 financial crisis. This article presents a brief overview of the role of culture as it is seen by psychologists, sociologists, and economists, and then describes a specific framework for analyzing culture in the context of financial practices and institutions. Using this framework, the author addresses three questions: (1) what is culture? (2) does it matter? and (3) can it be changed? He illustrates the utility of this framework by applying it to five concrete situations—the collapse of Long-Term Capital Management, the fall of AIG Financial Products, the use by Lehman Brothers of “Repo 105,” Société Générale’s rogue trader, and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s handling of the Madoff Ponzi scheme. The article concludes with a proposal to change culture through “behavioral risk management.”

 

Bangalore airport bus service to offer more services: But fix the punctuality first…

March 27, 2018

There are special buses that ply to and fro Bangalore Airport called Vayu Vajra.

Recent news suggests that the bus service is getting jazzier offering many services:

These are welcome given the long ride to the airport. These additional services have been started due to competition from cab operators.

Having said this, the bus service should also fix two things: punctuality and fares.

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Tamil Nadu buses take to ‘surge pricing’ now

March 27, 2018

The TN government buses run special buses on weekends to clear the rush and charge 1.5 times the normal fare:

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