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Brit Established Cayman Fund Despite US Arrest Warrant and Huge Civil Judgments
31 October 10 • Comments Off

How can we stop financial fraudsters without coordination between countries? Brian Mahany has an “interesting take” on this question.
Oh Thank Heaven…For the SEC?
28 October 10 • 1 comment
Question: What’s worse than a brain freeze from a 7-11 slurpee?
Return of the Flash Crash
11 October 10 • Comments Off

It’s only a matter of time, it seems to me, before we experience another flash crash—similar to May 6 when the Dow dropped about 700 points in twenty minutes. Here’s why:
Darth Goldman: The Enterprise Value Strikes Back
16 July 10 • Comments Off

Yesterday, Goldman Sachs settled fraud charges associated with Abacus CDOs for $550 million. Not surprisingly, the settlement excluded Fabrice P. Tourre, who will no doubt be hung out to dry as the Tourre de Toxic winds to a close.
Personally, I think the government just got pimp-slapped. Here are five reasons why:
Madoff: “Screw the Victims”
29 June 10 • 1 comment

Inside Edition: “It’s been reported that Madoff said, ‘Screw the victims.’ What’s your response?”
Answer in chorus: “He already did.”
Read more by clicking on the title above.
Financial Reform: What Crawls Out of the Petri Dish?
10 May 10 • 10 comments
The pending financial reform reminds me of a high-school science experiment where there are no constants. Where the scores of inputs are variable. Where no one knows what will crawl out of the regulatory petri dish. Wouldn’t it make more sense to focus on one core issue—like getting our exchanges right—before taking massive action across multiple fronts?