The Wild Wild World of Wealth

Tag archive for ‘money’

  • Turnaround at the SEC

    At SEC, a Scholar Who Saw it Coming I’ve been tough on the SEC. Talked about their incompetence. Blogged (or is it blahhed?) about their failure to catch Bernie Madoff, even after Harry Markopolis served him up. Now, I’m thinking the commission has turned the corner. That the SEC, under the leadership of Mary Schapiro, [...]

  • I, Bonus

    Taxing Banks for the Bailout On Wednesday night I spoke at the Rotary Club in Boston. We discussed my novel, Top Producer, but concentrated on Wall Street and the topic of bonuses. It seems everybody wants the finance industry to justify its compensation. Bank CEOs have taken their case to the public. But they haven’t [...]

  • You Know There’s a Problem When…

    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 [...]

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