Jaws Meets James Bond

Norb Vonnegut | November 6, 2009

The Death of Insider Trading II
On Thursday, prosecutors charged fourteen more people with insider trading. The defendants all have links back to Galleon, in a corrupt web growing broader by the day. Acrimoney pays especially close attention to behavior on Wall Street and inside Hedgistan. Today’s story falls into our favorite category:
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Commission Impossible

Norb Vonnegut | November 2, 2009

I’m struggling to find answers—explanations for why illegal behavior can endure so long under the noses of our investigators.

Swine Flu Found on Wall Street

Norb Vonnegut | May 1, 2009

I’m afraid our anger will lead to unintended consequences. It will exacerbate the impact of uneven regulation among financial institutions—an imbalance that undermines the long-term integrity of our capital markets.