Merv is right: Cocos are no panacea
Criticising Cocos means criticising the consensus that these securities will solve the capital problems of the big international banks. Plenty of people, from DCM bankers to treasurers to politicians, have vested interests in backing the new system. Mervyn King should be applauded for resisting the urge.
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