Tag archive for ‘money’

• You Know There’s a Problem When…

  8 January 10 • Comments Off

  Your Custodian Can’t Spell “Goldman Sacchs” Blecch, right? This morning, I was reading a great article from The New York Times: A Safety Net That Tangles Investors. Floyd Norris reported the SEC is separating money management from the custodial function, which made me think, The SEC gets it. They finally get it. “Where an independent [...]

• CIOs Wanted for Managing Director Positions

  8 January 10 • Comments Off

  (By a Leading Hedge Fund in Greenwich, CT) Times are tough. So to help out, I’m running the following job description submitted by a headhunter from Manhattan. This is an unpaid advertisement, which I’m featuring as a service to my readers. Job Ref. MN 4623 Our client is a leading US hedge fund with a [...]

• Would You Spend 40 Months in Prison for $550 Million?

  4 January 10 • Comments Off

  U.S. Is Said to Consider Easing Informant’s Term Bradley C. Birkendfeld is scheduled to start a 40-month prison sentence on Friday, January 6. He’s the banker who exposed UBS’ illegal activities and is now claiming a 30 percent whistleblower’s reward. In case you missed the story, here’s what 60 Minutes reported. Watch CBS News Videos [...]

• What the Hell is “God’s Work,” Mr. Spitzer?

  3 January 10 • 7 comments

  New York’s Resolutions This morning, The New York Times reported New Year’s resolutions from a few prominent New Yorkers. Here’s what Eliot Spitzer had to say: I would love to see investment bankers actually do God’s work. Do we have any idea what qualifies as “God’s work?” Especially on Wall Street where everybody tries to destroy [...]

• What Slang Should We Ban During 2010?

  2 January 10 • 2 comments

  

  I just saw Lake Superior State University’s (“LSSU”) 35th annual list of words or expressions that should be banned. The committee attacks slang sweeping through our culture like “tweeting,” “sexting,” or the ever popular “chillaxin,” which is a cross between “chillin” and “relaxin.”

• Too Big to Lend?

  31 December 09 • Comments Off

  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/move-your-money-a-new-yea_b_406022.html

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