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Market Insight: All About Banks

Feature Stories | Oct 14 2011

The replay of Thursday's live broadcast of Market Insight is now available. Viewers can either visit the brr.com.au website, either directly or via the (more) Sources of Wisdom section on the FNArena website. The simplest way, however, runs via "FNArena Talks" – just click on the picture of Greg and Rudi on the website.

Here's the direct link: http://www.brr.com.au/event/87452/greg-peel-senior-writer–rudi-filapek-vandyck-editor

With the final eurozone vote now in for the EFSF, the next step is to leverage up that fund to allow governments to shore up the capital positions of their respective banks. An orderly default of Greek sovereign debt can then follow.

What does it all mean? How did we get here? What are the comparisons to 2008, Lehman Bros and the US TARP?

If it all works, what are the implications for the global economy and global banking sectors? How would Australian banks be impacted either way?

Just click on the image of the hosts on the FNArena website — "FNArena Talks".

 Today's broadcast is sponsored by  www.vectorvest.com

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