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Greece: A new fire storm for Goldman; Greece and the EU at odds over bailout; Barclays’ Varley and Diamond won’t take bonuses; Evan Bayh bailing on the Senate, presidential aspirations?; JP Morgan said near deal to buy RBS unit; Fed’s Bear Stearns backstop is in the red

Posted by WSF On February - 16 - 2010
  • Wall St. Helped to Mask Debt Fueling Europe’s Crisis
  • Greece refuses EU austerity measures demand
  • Barclays Soars as Profit Doubles; Varley Shuns Bonus
  • Bayh’s Retirement Adds to U.S. Senate Democrats’ List of Woes
  • JPMorgan Said Near to $1.7 Billion Purchase of RBS Sempra Units
  • Cost of Dubai default insurance rises sharply
  • Fed’s Bear Stearns portfolio value falls Read the rest of this entry »
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Barclays, Bear Stearns, Bonuses, Fed, Goldman Sachs, JPM, JPM Chase

More pay caps coming from the U.S. pay czar; Yipes! Between tax on banks and bankers, Brits face total bonus tax of over 100%; Citi desperately wants out of TARP; B of A has officially DeTARPed; Sounds like the SEC isn’t done persecuting Cioffi, Tannin; B of A’s Montag took a newrly $5M piece of their recent stock offer; The ax is falling on 5% of Putnam’s staff

Posted by WSF On December - 10 - 2009

  • Firms Face New Curbs on Pay
  • Top bankers’ bonus rate to top 100%
  • ‘What banker wants to be in the UK?’
  • City tells Darling: your super-tax is pushing us out of Britain
  • Darling Forces U.K. Banks to Swallow ‘Poison Pill’ of Bonus Tax
  • Citi Is Eager to Pay Back Bailout Aid
  • BofA Repays $45 Billion TARP Funds
  • Cioffi’s Lawyer Says SEC ‘Not Likely’ to Settle Suit Read the rest of this entry »
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Bank of America, Bear Stearns, Bonuses, Citigroup, Compensation, Hedge funds, Revolving Door

Will Bear Stearns ex-hedge fund managers’ acquittal hamper other cases, like the one against Galleon?; OUCH! Adding insult to prosecutorial injury: Not only didn’t the gov’t make their case, but one juror said she’d even invest with Cioffi and Tannin!; Emails not always the smoking gun they appear

Posted by WSF On November - 11 - 2009

  • Bear Managers’ Acquittal May Hamper U.S. Fraud Prosecutions
  • Bear Juror Says U.S. Case So Weak She’d Invest With Defendants
  • E-mail strategy fails in Bear hedge fund case
  • Bear Stearns Case Shows E-mail Isn’t Everything: Ann Woolner Read the rest of this entry »
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Bear Stearns, Credit Crunch, Hedge funds, Legal

The verdict is in and the prosecution has egg on their faces: Ex Bear Stearns hedge fund managers NOT GUILTY on all counts

Posted by WSF On November - 10 - 2009

Prosecutorial smackdown:  CNBC reported that former Bear Stearns hedge managers Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin have been found not guilty on all charges.

More:

Ex-Bear Stearns hedge fund managers acquitted – Reuters

Bear Stearns Managers Acquitted of Fraud Charges - NY Times

Ex-Bear Fund Managers Not Guilty of Subprime Fraud – Bloomberg

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Bear Stearns, Credit Crunch, Legal

Ex Bear Stearns hedge fund managers didn’t testify and rested their case; Galleon’s Rajaratnam said to not have plans to sell Sri Lankan investments; Q&A with KKR’s Kravis and Roberts, Marc Faber says the dollar could gain 10% vs the Euro

Posted by WSF On November - 4 - 2009
  • Bear Managers Cioffi, Tannin Rest, Won’t Testify
  • Raj Rajaratnam Said to Keep Personal Investments in Sri Lanka
  • KKR — a Q&A With Pioneers in M&A
  • Dollar May Gain 10% Against Euro, Faber Says Read the rest of this entry »
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Bear Stearns, Hedge funds, Legal

‘Smoking gun’ emails won’t be admissible as evidence against ex Bear Stearns hedge fund managers; Greenberg rebuilding new firm, easily picking of AIG employees (Thanks Uncle Sam!); Picower’s lawyer says it was a heart attack that killed him, toxicology not due for weeks; Goldman Sachs defends dark pools, high frequency trading to SEC; McCann finally gets his UBS gig

Posted by WSF On October - 27 - 2009

  • Judge tosses e-mail in Bear case
  • Ex-A.I.G. Chief Is Back, Luring Talent From Rescued Firm
  • Lawyer: Heart Attack Killed Picower
  • Goldman Sachs Tells SEC Dark Pools, Short Sales Help Cut Costs
  • UBS Taps McCann to Lead U.S. Brokerage
  • Cioffi ‘Upset’ When Told Bear Wouldn’t Permit Florida Loan Lien Read the rest of this entry »
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AIG, Bear Stearns, Hedge funds, UBS, WSF

Jeffrey Epstein, now free to roam, is said to be helping the feds nail ex-Bear Stearns hedge fund managers Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin

Posted by WSF On July - 23 - 2009

Billionaire financier / registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is now out of prison — six months early apparently, because he’s cooperating with feds in prosecuting former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin. Read the rest of this entry »

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Bear Stearns, Credit Crunch, Hedge funds, Jeffrey Epstein, WSF

Ex Bear Stearns President Warren Spector’s Greenwich Village co-op goes for $8M; Scammer Marc Dreier’s NYC crib going on the auction block; London no longer on the top 10 most expensive cities’ list

Posted by WSF On July - 7 - 2009

  • Warren Spector’s Penthouse crib sold for $8M
  • On the auction block: Scammer Marc Dreier’s condo
  • London pushed off of the top 10 most expensive cities’ list Read the rest of this entry »
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Bear Stearns, Real Estate, WSF

Video: Interview with former Bear Stearns CEO Ace Greenberg – 5/12/09

Posted by WSF On May - 12 - 2009

Wall Street legend Alan "Ace" Greenberg  talks about the economy, Bear Stearns, how the investment banking model is forever changed, the  PPIP and toxic assets. 

Of John Paulson, "He's good.  He's one of the dumb guys who used to work for us.  We fired him….(laughter.) "Not true!" 

He also is asked where he got the nickname "Ace"….


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Alan "Ace" Greenberg, Bear Stearns

Video: Kate Kelly talks about her new book on Bear Stearns’ final 72 hours: “Street Fighters”

Posted by WSF On May - 12 - 2009


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Bear Stearns, Ben Bernanke, Fed, Henry Paulson, Jim Cayne, Tim Geithner, U.S. Treasury, Videos, WSF

The Daily Show: Jon Stewart interviews William Cohan and says to buy his book on Bear Stearns

Posted by WSF On April - 10 - 2009

Buy 'House of Cards' says Jon Stewart….

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M – Th 11p / 10c
Intro – Buy Bear Stearns Book
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