little bit of uk news
' City trader vanishes after investment collapse, prompting fears of another Nick Leeson'
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/...pting+fears+of+another+Nick+Leeson/article.do
Barclays Capital debt executive resigns as ‘SIV-lites’ struggle
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/t...ectors/banking_and_finance/article2317472.ece
HBOS bails out own fund as effect of credit crisis spreads
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/t...ectors/banking_and_finance/article2303044.ece
the words 'house of' and 'cards' come to mind...
talking to a trader of 25 years experience at the weekend he couldn't work out why the central banks had been pumping billions in and reckoned might be something big lurking out there that hasn't come to light yet. He said it was also too early to tell if the financial injection corrected and covered the problem or was just to stop the slide for now.