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Todd Baker

Todd Baker

Big Business Take Note: Rule by Judiciary isn’t the Boon You Think it is

The U.S. Supreme Court may not think homeless people should be able to camp on public property, but it is emphatically ok with extending…

Jul 1

Jul 1

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The dark art of bank fair-value accounting needs more transparency

SoFi’s choice

Jan 21

The dark art of bank fair-value accounting needs more transparency

Jan 21

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Two Questions on Stablecoins and the Global Monetary System

Which countries will greet positively the elimination via blockchain of their ability to manage their own national economies?

Aug 24, 2023

Two Questions on Stablecoins and the Global Monetary System

Aug 24, 2023

Todd Baker

Crypto got Rakoff’d

Enter the Dragon

Aug 6, 2023

Crypto got Rakoff’d

Aug 6, 2023

Todd Baker

Why SVB Financial Is Getting Off Easy in Bankruptcy Court

Regulators didn’t order the holding company to help. Now other banks are stuck with an unjust bill.

Aug 2, 2023

Why SVB Financial Is Getting Off Easy in Bankruptcy Court

Aug 2, 2023

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What’s the DIF for the big banks?

It’s probably more than $20bn, on aggregate

May 19, 2023

What’s the DIF for the big banks?

May 19, 2023

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Unpicking the US deposit insurance debate

Change incentives rather than fiddle around with limit levels

May 19, 2023

Unpicking the US deposit insurance debate

May 19, 2023

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Handicapping the reported bidders for First Republic

According to the collective wisdom of The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and Reuters, there are five banks that have been asked to submit…

Apr 29, 2023

Handicapping the reported bidders for First Republic

Apr 29, 2023

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The Best Solution for First Republic is in the Hands of the Big Banks

There is an alternative to failure or zombie status for First Republic Bank. The eleven banks that provided $30 billion in uninsured…

Apr 26, 2023

The Best Solution for First Republic is in the Hands of the Big Banks

Apr 26, 2023

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Crypto Is Money Without a Purpose

It isn’t a financial service and shouldn’t be regulated as one. Laws on gambling are more relevant.

Jan 19, 2023

Crypto Is Money Without a Purpose

Jan 19, 2023

Todd Baker

Todd Baker

Todd H. Baker is a Senior Fellow at the Richman Center for Business, Law & Public Policy at Columbia and the Managing Principal of Broadmoor Consulting LLC

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