Duncan Mavin
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Journalist, Editor at Bloomberg Weekend, author of books on Greensill and Credit Suisse
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Meltdown, available in the US March 4, reviewed in the New York Times: "In âMeltdown,â Duncan Mavin describes the grand rise and ignominious fall of a financial behemoth."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/b...
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Book Review: âMeltdown,â by Duncan Mavin
In âMeltdown,â Duncan Mavin describes the grand rise and ignominious fall of a financial behemoth.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/books/review/meltdown-duncan-mavin.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Financier Lex Greensill Decries âCode of Silenceâ Around SoftBank Deals
Financier Lex Greensill said there was a âcode of silenceâ around a series of transactions with SoftBank Group Corp. to keep potential losses hidden, in his first public court appearance since the hig...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-09/lex-greensill-decries-code-of-silence-around-softbank-deals
7 months ago
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Duncan Mavin
Library of Mistakes
8 months ago
New podcast: Meltdown â Scandal, Sleaze & The Collapse of Credit Suisse... Russell Napier & Duncan Mavin (
@dmavin.bsky.social
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podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l...
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EP 38: Meltdown â Scandal, Sleaze And The Collapse of Credit Suisse (with Duncan Mavin)
Podcast Episode · Library of Mistakes · 13/05/2025 · 52m
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/library-of-mistakes/id1606404389?i=1000708328254
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Meltdown, available in the US March 4, reviewed in the New York Times: "In âMeltdown,â Duncan Mavin describes the grand rise and ignominious fall of a financial behemoth."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/b...
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Book Review: âMeltdown,â by Duncan Mavin
In âMeltdown,â Duncan Mavin describes the grand rise and ignominious fall of a financial behemoth.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/books/review/meltdown-duncan-mavin.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
10 months ago
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"The collapse of the Bremen-based Greensill Bank caused horror. Now the authorities are also investigating former supervisory board members of the institution."
www.wiwo.de/unternehmen/...
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WirtschaftsWoche
https://www.wiwo.de/unternehmen/banken/untergang-von-finanzimperium-bremer-greensill-skandal-staatsanwaelte-ermitteln-gegen-noch-mehr-verdaechtige/30151796.html?utm_medium=sh
about 1 year ago
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Duncan Mavin
Dom Bryan
about 1 year ago
I really recommend this book from
@dmavin.bsky.social
. More than mapping the collapse of the major Swiss bank Credit Suisse, it shows that the bank has a horrible history of criminality abetting criminality, incompetence and deeply unethical practices. Could be defined as an Organised Crime Group.
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Interesting story by Margot Patrick at WSJ about Credit Suisse's Nazi ties. This was one of the most startling episodes I came across in the research for Meltdown and deserves more attention.
about 1 year ago
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Regulator hands out maximum fine for Greensill breaches
www.luxtimes.lu/businessandf...
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Luxembourgâs financial regulator fines UBS âŹ250,000 over Greensill breaches
Fine relates to handling of funds by Credit Suisse, taken over by UBS in 2023, and includes breaches relating to conflict of interest and valuation of assets
https://www.luxtimes.lu/businessandfinance/luxembourg-s-financial-regulator-fines-ubs-250000-over-greensill-breaches/31155353.html
about 1 year ago
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Mr Market Miscalculates đȘđșđșđŠđŽââ ïž
about 1 year ago
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Meltdown - Scandal, Sleaze and the Collapse of Credit Suisse
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Meltdown: Scandal, Sleaze and the Collapse of Credit Suisse
Buy Meltdown: Scandal, Sleaze and the Collapse of Credit Suisse Main Market by Mavin, Duncan (ISBN: 9781035037469) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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What a lovely Christmas present - âŠâŹâ©the excellent âŠSemafor recommends Meltdown!
about 1 year ago
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Wall Streetâs Market Forecasts Are Out for 2025 â Be Dubious
about 1 year ago
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Replicating TikTokâs Success Will Be Harder Than It Looks
about 1 year ago
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Duncan Mavin
Chris Stokel-Walker
about 1 year ago
The clock is ticking for TikTok in the United States - but can any one app ever replicate what made TikTok so popular in the first place? My essay for
@bloomberg.com
Weekend
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Replicating TikTokâs Success Will Be Harder Than It Looks
The loss of TikTok could be YouTube and Instagramâs gain in the US, but the Chinese app has a massive head start on perfecting an algorithmic approach.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-20/a-tiktok-ban-would-force-instagram-and-youtube-to-play-catchup?srnd=all
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The Original Rogue Traderâs Lament: Compliance Is Still an Afterthought
about 1 year ago
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The Lehman Trilogy: How a Play About a Bank Explains the Post-Financial Crisis World
about 1 year ago
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Greensill news from Australia: Lead auditor of Greensill suspended
asic.gov.au/about-asic/n...
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24-277MR Lead auditor of Greensill Group suspended by Companies Auditors Disciplinary Board until June 2026 | ASIC
Fair, strong and efficient financial system for all Australians.
https://asic.gov.au/about-asic/news-centre/find-a-media-release/2024-releases/24-277mr-lead-auditor-of-greensill-group-suspended-by-companies-auditors-disciplinary-board-until-june-2026/?altTemplate=betanewsroom
about 1 year ago
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Another great review of Meltdown, this time from former FT editor Lionel Barber in the Spectator: "Meltdown is a demolition job, a pacy account of Credit Suisseâs rise and fall."
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
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The rotten core of Credit Suisse
The tale of Credit Suisse ought to be Buddenbrooks on steroids. A staid Swiss lender enters marriage with a racy Wall Street investment bank and gives birth to a monster. Scandal follows scandal. CEOs...
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-rotten-core-of-credit-suisse/
about 1 year ago
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Duncan Mavin
Paul J Davies
about 1 year ago
Spoiler alert: Everyone did it!
@ghose.bsky.social
's nice little review of
@dmavin.bsky.social
's Credit Suisse Whodunnit >>
open.substack.com/pub/rupakgho...
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A firm without leaders
Debit Suisse remembrance series - part 5
https://open.substack.com/pub/rupakghose/p/a-firm-without-leaders?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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Meltdown "has a treasure trove of nuggets including items that even the avid Credit Suisse watcher like me didnât know." Lovely review of Meltdown by ex Credit Suisse staffer and substacker Rupak Ghose
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A firm without leaders
Debit Suisse remembrance series - part 5
https://open.substack.com/pub/rupakghose/p/a-firm-without-leaders?utm_campaign=post
about 1 year ago
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Why Are Women Less Likely to Use AI? Via
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about 1 year ago
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In Feb 2020, Adam Kucharskiâs book The Rules of Contagion: Why Things Spread described how ideas take off, how political movements gain momentum â and how viruses become pandemics. In this Next Chapter, he considers the risks and benefits of lab testing
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How a Lab Leak Could Cause the Next Covid-Like Pandemic
Five years after the first cases of Covid-19, there are still serious risks in experimenting on viruses to boost our knowledge.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-29/how-a-lab-leak-could-cause-the-next-covid-like-pandemic
about 1 year ago
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Another terrific review of Meltdown in the FT's Banking Risk and Regulation "It is an exhilarating read, with truths more compelling than most fiction. Read it, weep, and look out for the Hollywood blockbuster."
www.bankingriskandregulation.com/book-review-...
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Book review: scandal, sleaze and the shattered legacy of Credit Suisse - Banking Risk and Regulation
Meltdown by Duncan Mavin offers a deeply researched and lively account of the 167-year history of Credit Suisse
https://www.bankingriskandregulation.com/book-review-collapse-scandal-sleaze-and-the-shattered-legacy-of-credit-suisse/
about 1 year ago
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Duncan Mavin
Paul J Davies
about 1 year ago
Late to the starter pack game, but here's a handy list of all the writers and wranglers of Bloomberg Opinion who are up on BlueSky
@opinion.bsky.social
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Lachlan Murdoch Treads a Precarious Path as Trump Returns
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Lachlan Murdoch Treads a Precarious Path as Trump Returns
Itâs far from certain the Murdoch empire can win over the MAGA movement as Musk and Rogan erode the influence of legacy media.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-15/murdoch-fox-news-face-uncertain-path-as-trump-returns-to-office
about 1 year ago
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Duncan Mavin
Ian Fraser
about 1 year ago
âDuncan Mavin's âMeltdownâ is a powerful and well-researched exposĂ© of a bank that deserved to die.â My review of Duncan Mavin's âMeltdown: Scandal, Sleaze and the Collapse of Credit Suisseâ has just been published by Literary Review.
literaryreview.co.uk/breaking-the...
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Ian Fraser - Breaking the Bank
Ian Fraser: Breaking the Bank - Meltdown: Scandal, Sleaze and the Collapse of Credit Suisse by Duncan Mavin
https://literaryreview.co.uk/breaking-the-bank
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Duncan Mavin
Bloomberg News
about 1 year ago
China's stock rally has sparked a market frenzy, with amateur investors offering trading tips on the streets of Shanghai. But regulators aren't welcoming the speculation.
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Chinaâs Stock Rally Is Feeding a Casino Frenzy Among Amateur Investors
The swelling crowds at Shanghaiâs street corner stock salon show rampant speculation is on the rise.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-14/china-stock-rally-boosts-retro-street-trading-and-amateur-investors?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_content=business
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Credit Suisse Survived a Bank Run Only to Succumb to Scandal
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Credit Suisse Survived a Bank Run Only to Succumb to Scandal
Two years after a digital bank run crashed Credit Suisse, hindsight shows that social media only partially explains the bankâs demise.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-15/credit-suisse-survived-a-bank-run-only-to-succumb-to-scandal
about 1 year ago
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Above Ukraine, a Sky Full of Drones Is Changing the War
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Above Ukraine, a Sky Full of Drones Is Changing the War
The country is producing millions of small, lightweight drones. But Kyiv has a limited budget to buy them.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-15/above-ukraine-a-sky-full-of-drones-is-changing-the-war
about 1 year ago
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Chinaâs Stock Rally Is Feeding a Casino Frenzy Among Amateur Investors
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Chinaâs Stock Rally Is Feeding a Casino Frenzy Among Amateur Investors
The swelling crowds at Shanghaiâs street corner stock salon show rampant speculation is on the rise.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-14/china-stock-rally-boosts-retro-street-trading-and-amateur-investors
about 1 year ago
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"A gripping account of how the Swiss bank collapsed under the weight of scandal after scandal" Meltdown by Duncan Mavin review in â the fall of Credit Suisse
www.thetimes.com/article/6c70...
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Meltdown by Duncan Mavin review â the fall of Credit Suisse
A gripping account of how the Swiss bank collapsed under the weight of scandal after scandal
https://www.thetimes.com/article/6c7085ac-4ee6-43ad-9b07-4e1d74a0715b?shareToken=8cb97f4187c9a7af3e1bc3735412c38a
about 1 year ago
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