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This Is Scary - A Thought-Provoking Bank Graphic

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    This Is Scary - A Thought-Provoking Bank Graphic

    http://news.hereisthecity.com/news/b...ews/8672.cntns


    #2
    Nice disclaimer at the bottom...
    Older and ...well, just older!!

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      #3
      F***ing advert.

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        #4
        Originally posted by Doggy Styles View Post
        F***ing advert.
        Indeed. Or a fresh MBA graduate trying to stick his tongue up the CFO's ass. It's skewed by using different sizes of circles. If the blue circles were all the same size it would be painfully apparent to the advertiser's target group that Both Deutsche Bank and Santander have fared better than JP Morgan, but of course senior management wouldn't be pleased if someone were to say that.
        Last edited by Mich the Tester; 23 January 2009, 11:49.
        And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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          #5
          Here's another graphic for ya. Bout a week out of date mind...
          Older and ...well, just older!!

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            #6
            Only going to get worse now shorting is back, Hedge funds are making a killing, killing the banks
            The court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.

            But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”

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              #7
              Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
              Indeed. Or a fresh MBA graduate trying to stick his tongue up the CFO's ass. It's skewed by using different sizes of circles. If the blue circles were all the same size it would be painfully apparent to the advertiser's target group that Both Deutsche Bank and Santander have fared better than JP Morgan, but of course senior management wouldn't be pleased if someone were to say that.
              Actually from those figures Deutcher have done far worse than JPM and Santander only slightly better.

              Deutcher = ~82% loss
              JPM = ~58% loss
              Santander = ~54% loss

              The circles are proportional to their market value.
              "Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.

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                #8
                Good old HSBC, glad to see a stalwart of the British banking sector remaining strong.

                I am half tempted to close ALL my accounts and open new Current, Saving and Busineess Current and Business Deposit accounts with HSBC as a reward for being sensible and diversifying their risk.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by DaveB View Post
                  The circles are proportional to their market value.
                  ...and that's the deception. The graphic is supposed to illustrate the fall in market value, not the absolute market value, and so when comparing the fall in market value, equally sized circles are appropriate. If it was to demonstrate absolute market value at any given time, then all the circles would be different sizes proportional to the absolute market value.

                  Maybe I'm being pedantic, but I'm a tester. I'm supposed to be pedantic.
                  And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
                    ...and that's the deception. The graphic is supposed to illustrate the fall in market value, not the absolute market value, and so when comparing the fall in market value, equally sized circles are appropriate. If it was to demonstrate absolute market value at any given time, then all the circles would be different sizes proportional to the absolute market value.

                    Maybe I'm being pedantic, but I'm a tester. I'm supposed to be pedantic.
                    anal
                    Older and ...well, just older!!

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