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Breach-of-Trust Computing: Systemic Risk & Black Swans

London, UK - 7 September 2007, 10:23 GMT

Dear ATCA Colleagues

[Please note that the views presented by individual contributors are not necessarily representative of the views of ATCA, which is neutral. ATCA conducts collective Socratic dialogue on global opportunities and threats.]

In response to the ATCA query, "The Question of Trust" and the related infrastructure questions, which arise, I am humbled to submit the following contribution to the distinguished ATCA community. Please accept sincere apologies for all errors and omissions, in advance. Thank you for your outstanding contributions, on-going support, curiosity and interest in the little ATCA project conceived in October 2001. Thank you, also, for sparing time for the mi2g Intelligence Unit and our joint vision to build a wisdom based global economy through Socratic dialogue and joint executive action via the pre-eminent ATCA 5000 community active in 120 countries, whilst noting and seeking to understand asymmetric threats that present significant global risks and opportunities in the 21st century and beyond. United we stand, divided we fall, whilst witnessing the one in all and the all in one. The ancient Sanskrit saying "Vasudaiva Kutumbhkum" guides us that "the entire world is one family."

Dear Friends

Re: Breach-of-Trust in Computing Platforms: Systemic Risk & Black Swans


Bang in the middle of the credit crunch and financial markets turbulence, one notes the G7 governments' rising concern in regard to the increasingly sophisticated computer hacking prowess of BRIC nations -- Brazil, Russia, India and China -- on the one hand, and trans-national criminal syndicates and extremist fundamentalist groups -- including Islamists -- on the other.

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Yours humbly


DK Matai

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We are grateful to:

. Dr Harald Malmgren, CEO, Malmgren Global, based in Washington, DC, USA, and The ATCA Research & Analysis Wing (RAW), based in Canary Wharf, London, UK for "Central Banks' Intervention and Europa;"
. Hamid Hakimzadeh, Hedge Fund Specialist, based in Buckinghamshire, England, UK, for "The Physics of Humpty Dumpty;" and
. Nigel Reed, Senior Analyst, Financial Markets, based in Cornwall, England, UK, for "China, Japan & US T-Bonds."

* The ATCA Research & Analysis Wing (RAW), based in Canary Wharf, London, UK, for "Credit Card Debt Default - The Domino Crisis post Sub-Prime Overflow;"
* Dr George Feiger, President & CEO, Contango Capital Advisors, based in Berkeley, California, USA for "Responsibility for Credit, Securitisation and Moral Hazard."
. Anthony Whitehouse, Founder, Bittiner Whitehouse (now Maitland), Geneva, Switzerland, for "Blame and Sanctions in the Credit Crunch;"
. Prof Prabhu Guptara, Executive Director, Organisational Development, Wolfsberg (UBS), Switzerland, for "Unique Problems with 1990s Japan;"
. The ATCA Research & Analysis Wing (RAW), based in Canary Wharf, London, UK, and Dr Harald Malmgren, CEO, Malmgren Global, based in Washington, DC, USA, for "Central Bankers, Monetary Policy and Moral Hazard;"
* William Sturge, Partner, Reinsurance, Lawrence Graham (LG) based in Central London, UK, for "Litigation Exposure and Insurances that may Respond;"
. Peter Tasker, Founding Partner, Arcus Investment, based in Tokyo, Japan, for "Invaluable Lessons from 1990s Japan - Risks of Schadenfreude;"
. Andrew Leung, CEO, AL International, London, UK, and frequent visitor to China for "The China Dimension of The Global Credit Crunch;"
* The ATCA Research & Analysis Wing (RAW), based in Canary Wharf, London, UK, and Dr Harald Malmgren based in Washington, DC, USA for "Off-Balance Sheet Conduits & SIVs Raise Wider Concerns;"
* Prof Charles Calomiris, Columbia Business School, New York & Prof Joseph Mason, LeBow College of Business, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA for "The Conflict of Rating Agencies and Regulation - We need a Better Way to Judge Risk;"

. Dr George Feiger, President & CEO, Contango Capital Advisors, based in Berkeley, California, USA for, "Questioning the Views of a Nobel Laureate;"
. Prof Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate in Economics (2001), Columbia University, New York, USA , for "Day of Reckoning for Americans who lived Beyond their Means;"
. Dr George Feiger, President & CEO, Contango Capital Advisors, based in Berkeley, California, USA for "Suggestions for Resolving Sub-Prime Dilemma Step by Step;"
* Dr Harald Malmgren, CEO, Malmgren Global, based in Washington, DC, USA for "Understanding Rating Agencies beyond the Sub-Prime Meltdown;"
* The ATCA Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), based in Canary Wharf, London, UK, for "Asymmetric Knowledge Risk and Market Deadlock;"
* Anthony Whitehouse, Founder, Bittiner Whitehouse (now Maitland), Geneva, Switzerland, for "High Credit Ratings and Breakdown of Trust;"
* John Pickering, Vice-Chairman, Labour Finance and Industry Group, based in London and Tunbridge Wells, UK, for "Role of Auditors;"
* The ATCA Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), based in Canary Wharf, London, UK, for "ATCA QUERY: Role of Credit Rating Agencies;"
. Peter Tasker, Founding Partner, Arcus Investment, based in Tokyo, Japan, for "Resilience of Corporate Profits & Sub-Prime Fiasco -- Global View from Japan;"
. Daniel Morler, Head of Middle East, LGT Private Bank, based in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, for "Human Factor, Information Lag, Geo-Politics and Central Banks;"

. Justin Urquhart Stewart, Director, Seven Investment Management, London, UK, for "Pride Before the Fall -- Those Who Don't Know that they Don't Know;"
. Martin Wolf, Associate Editor & Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times, London, UK, for "To Cut or Not to Cut: Federal Reserve must Prolong the Party;"
. The Hon Al McDonald, Chairman and CEO, Avenir Group, from Michigan, USA, for "Balancing The Role of Management in Extreme Financial Turbulence."
. The ATCA Editorial Team based in Canary Wharf, London, UK, for "Subprime Crisis Spreads Across Regions and Financial Sectors;"
* Hervé de Carmoy, European Vice-Chairman, Trilateral Commission, based in Paris, France, for "Role of Large Financial Institutions in Fuelling Crisis;"
* Dr Jim Walker, Chief Economist, CLSA, based in Hong Kong for "China Chaos and Subprime Butterfly;"
. Ashutosh Sheshabalaya, CEO, India-Advisory, based in Brussels, EU, and Bassilly, Belgium, for "India turns History Upside Down;"
. John Elkington, Chief Entrepreneur, SustainAbility, based in London, UK, and returning from India, for "Mother Convulsion - India's Third Liberation;"
. Stephen Lendman, based in Chicago, Illinois, USA, for "Slow Motion Train Wreck" via Ashok Khosla, Chairman, Development Alternatives, New Delhi, India;
. The ATCA Editorial Team based in Canary Wharf, London, UK, for "Market Convulsions;"

. Dr Harald Malmgren, CEO, Malmgren Global, based in Washington, DC, USA for "Federal Reserve's Changed Focus;"
. Bill Emmott, Director, UK-Japan 21st Century Group, based in London and Somerset, UK, for "Japan's Strong Yen;"
* Dr Harald Malmgren, CEO, Malmgren Global, based in Washington, DC, USA for "The Asymmetric Loss of Trust and Chain Reaction;"
. The ATCA Editorial Team, based in Canary Wharf, London, UK, for "Public Inquisition of Credit Rating Agencies may Accelerate Downturn;"
. Dr George Feiger, President and CEO, Contango Capital Advisors, based in Berkeley, California, USA, for "Watch out for Dramatic Winners;"
* The ATCA Editorial Team, based in Canary Wharf, London, UK, for "Systemic Risk & Sectoral Meltdown: Heightened Correlation and Deleveraging;"
. Rudi Bogni, Chairman, Medinvest, and Director, Old Mutual, from Basel, Switzerland, for, "Non-Stop Central Banks' Intervention;"
. Dr Ravi Batra, Professor of Economics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, USA, for, "Towards a Global Economic Crisis?;"
. Aurora Carlson, Founder, Open One Center, based on the West Coast, Sweden, for "The Coming Storm of Change;"
. The ATCA Editorial Team, based in Canary Wharf, London, UK, for "Large Quake hits Quants as Computer-Driven Quantitative Hedge Funds Short-Circuit;"

* Dr Harald Malmgren, CEO, Malmgren Global, based in Washington, DC, USA for "Prolonged Credit Market Correction Ahead;"
. Prof Dr Norbert Walter, Chief Economist, Deutsche Bank Group, based in Frankfurt, Germany, for "Economic Consequences of The Sub-Prime Crisis;"
. Anthony Whitehouse, Founder, Bittiner Whitehouse (now Maitland), Geneva, Switzerland, for "Regulators, Hedge Fund Lending and Cross-Selling;"
. The ATCA Editorial Team, based in Canary Wharf, London, UK, for "Perfect Storm: Credit Freeze and Distress Selling by Hedge Funds;"
. Dr George Feiger, based in Berkeley, California, USA, for "Two Faces of the Same Coin;"
* The ATCA Editorial Team, based in Canary Wharf, London, for "Contagion and Systemic Risk? ECB Injects Record Euro 95bn post Major Disturbance;"
. The ATCA Editorial Team, for "Flight to Quality as Markets finally Appreciate Risk;"
. Robert McNally, Chairman, London Chamber of Commerce Property and Construction Group, for "Erosion of Commercial Real Estate as a Solid Asset Class;"
. Alexander Hoare, CEO, C Hoare and Co, Private Bankers, based in the City of London, for "Destructive Creativity, Leverage and The Derivatives Market;" and
. Dr Harald Malmgren, CEO, Malmgren Global, based in Washington, DC, for "The Fear of Central Bankers -- Flight from Illiquidity, Derivatives and Heightened Risk of Contagion;"

in response to, "Are the Currency Markets Warning that there is Trouble Ahead? The Precipitous Decline of the US Dollar and its Impact on the World."

* Denotes ATCA QUERY: Role of Credit Rating Agencies

We look forward to your further thoughts, observations and views. Thank you.

Best wishes


For and on behalf of DK Matai, Chairman, Asymmetric Threats Contingency Alliance (ATCA)


ATCA: The Asymmetric Threats Contingency Alliance is a philanthropic expert initiative founded in 2001 to resolve complex global challenges through collective Socratic dialogue and joint executive action to build a wisdom based global economy. Adhering to the doctrine of non-violence, ATCA addresses asymmetric threats and social opportunities arising from climate chaos and the environment; radical poverty and microfinance; geo-politics and energy; organised crime & extremism; advanced technologies -- bio, info, nano, robo & AI; demographic skews and resource shortages; pandemics; financial systems and systemic risk; as well as transhumanism and ethics. Present membership of ATCA is by invitation only and has over 5,000 distinguished members from over 120 countries: including 1,000 Parliamentarians; 1,500 Chairmen and CEOs of corporations; 1,000 Heads of NGOs; 750 Directors at Academic Centres of Excellence; 500 Inventors and Original thinkers; as well as 250 Editors-in-Chief of major media.

The views presented by individual contributors are not necessarily representative of the views of ATCA, which is neutral. Please do not forward or use the material circulated without permission and full attribution.



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