Derivatives: The Ultimate Freudian Slip–Up

by Eugene H. Rotberg July 12, 1995 My comments today are divided into two parts — first, a reminiscence of the financial developments in industrialized countries over the last several decades — how we got where we are; second, the cumulative effect of these events on...

Testimony – House Committee on Banking, Finance & Urban Affairs

Testimony of Eugene H. Rotberg Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs October 1, 1998 Thank you for inviting me to present testimony at this hearing. Regretably, I am unable to attend the hearing because of a previous...

Honorable James A. Leach letter on Derivatives and Risk

Letter to James Leach January 22, 2002 The Honorable James A. Leach Chairman Emeritus Financial Services Committee U.S. House of Representatives Dear Jim: I know that much titillating testimony will be taken about ENRON.  There will be testimony about conflicts of...