Derivatives both a help and a danger, says BoE deputy governor

Derivatives are both a help and a danger to global financial stability, according to the deputy governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Large.

While derivatives can help banks to weather financial crises by transferring away risks, they can also lead to unpredictable and dangerous concentrations of risk elsewhere, Large said in a speech at the London School of Economics yesterday.

He said the world was sometimes portrayed as being split into two camps. “The bullish view is led by governor [Alan] Greenspan [of the US Federal Reserve]," said Large, and the bearish camp is led by Warren Buffet - the billionaire investor who has branded

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