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Warren Buffett’s annual tome out tomorrow; Hedge funds balking at reducing the 2/20 fee model; Like Barclays, Nomura is banking from it’s Lehman asset buy; Charlie Rangel guilty of some House rules violations per Ethics Committee, but what about those tax charges?

Posted by WSF On February - 26 - 2010

Buffett letter has big audience as Berkshire bulges
Hedge funds shy away from lowering fees
Lehman swoop reaps rewards for Nomura
Charles Rangel accepted Caribbean trips against House laws, Ethics Committee rules Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Berkshire Hathaway, Charlie Rangel, Ethically challenged politicians, Hedge funds, Lehman Brothers, Nomura, Politics, Warren Buffett

Hedge funds, Politics, Warren Buffett

Massachusetts Senate vote upset in the making? Turnout is key; Bonuses for Credit Suisse Senior UK managers getting hit by UK tax; Banks divided over new Obama tax, legal fight possible; Citigroup Earnings fail to impress; AIG looking to lower bonus payments; Berkshire Hathaway Baby B’s may soon more affordable; Warren Buffett’s Berkshire stake now below 25%; Kraft and Cadbury in a now friendly deal; Conan O’Brien said to be nearing $40M deal to leave, zip lip

Posted by WSF On January - 19 - 2010

Turnout Is Key in Massachusetts Battle
Credit Suisse Cuts Bonus Pool to Spread Costs From U.K. Taxes
Wall Street May Seek to Sway Congress by Hiring Top Lawyer
US investment banks divided over levy
Citigroup Reports 2009 Full Year Managed Revenues(1) of $91.1 Billion and Expenses of $47.8 Billion
AIG Tries to Defuse Bonus Pay Showdown
Berkshire Nears Smaller Baby Bs
Buffett Cuts Berkshire Stake Below 25% on Rail Deal, Charity Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: AIG, Bankruptcy, Barack Obama, Berkshire Hathaway, Bonuses, Citigroup, Compensation, Credit Suisse, Mergers, Politics, Taxes, UK, Warren Buffett

AIG, Bankruptcy, Banks, Barack Obama, Bonuses, Citigroup, Compensation, Credit Suisse, Politics, WSF, Warren Buffett

Another drubbing for Thiel’s Clarium, down 25% in ‘09; Boob tube: 3D technology to give porn industry a lift?; Branson said to be looking for Blackstone backing in Northern Rock bid; Buffett takes different views on issuing stock in Kraft vs Burlington Northern

Posted by WSF On January - 11 - 2010

Thiel gets a tanning
A New Era For Porn?
Sir Richard Branson taps Blackstone for assault on Northern Rock
The Buffett Paradox Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Berkshire Hathaway, Blackstone Group, Clarium, Hedge funds, Northern Rock, Peter Thiel, Porn, Richard Branson, Warren Buffett

Hedge funds, Sex, Warren Buffett

Sandy Weill reflects on what he thought was an ‘impregnable’ Citi; Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway didn’t so so well vs the S&P 500 in ‘09; Thomas H. Lee’s “fatal attraction” stalker who fled the U.S. is back to face charges; Fortress and Davidson Kempner battling over Intrawest; Meet Hoboken’s Barnegat Fund, up 132% in ‘09; Brokers exiting large firms with their customers

Posted by WSF On January - 4 - 2010

Citi’s Creator, Alone With His Regrets
Buffett Posts Worst Stock Performance Against S&P 500 in Decade
Mogul finally free of stalker
Hedge-fund fight imperils Olympic ski venue
Small fund, big $
More Brokers Flee Big Firms, Taking Investors With Them Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Berkshire Hathaway, Citigroup, Fortress, Hedge funds, Sandy Weill, Warren Buffett

Citigroup, Warren Buffett

Bonuses are back, baby!; Dodd wants major financial overhaul; UBS can’t get no respect; Mozilo can’t escape SEC fraud charges; Goldman banking; JP Morgan settles SEC swap probe; Berkshire Hathaway on S&P negative creditwatch; Ex Bear Stearns hedge fund manager gets a charge dismissed

Posted by WSF On November - 5 - 2009

Big Bonuses Are Back for Many on Street
Some Wall Street Year-End Bonuses Could Hit Pre-Downturn Highs
Clash Looms on Banks
Dodd to Move on Financial Revamp Without Republicans
UBS Gets Fewest ‘Buys’ as Analysts Fret Over Fleeing Clients
Countrywide ex-CEO Mozilo must face SEC fraud case
Goldman reaps benefits as trading boom returns
JPMorgan Ends SEC Alabama Swap Probe for $722 Million
S&P: Berkshire Hathaway Has 3 A’s for Now
Ex-Bear Manager Tannin Wins Dismissal of One Wire Fraud Charge
UBS fined £8 million by City watchdog Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Angelo Mozilo, Bear Stearns, Berkshire Hathaway, Bonuses, Compensation, Countrywide, Financial Overhaul, Goldman Sachs, Hedge funds, JP Morgan, Politics, UBS, Warren Buffett

Bonuses, Compensation, Goldman Sachs, Hedge funds, Politics

Fed lays down the law on bonuses to big banks; Buffett buying all of $BNI; Barclays in major restructuring; RBS and Lloyds getting $51B second bailout; Galleon: Ruiz exiting his job; UBS loss; SCOTUS hearing mutural fund fee case; California budged chief bolting; CIT chapter 11 could hit smaller retailers

Posted by WSF On November - 3 - 2009

Mack, Blankfein Said to Meet Fed Officials on Pay
Fed tells banks to adopt pay rules early
Berkshire Buys Burlington Northern in Buffett’s Biggest Takeover
Press Release: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to Acquire Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSF) for $100 Per Share in Cash and Stock
Barclays Rejigs Management in Major Restructuring
RBS, Lloyds Get $51 Billion in Second Bank Bailout
Executive quits in Galleon case
Bernanke Housing Gamble May Bring Pressure to Extend Fed Aid
UBS Reports Fourth Consecutive Loss on Debt Charge
Justices tackle case on investment fees Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Barclays, Berkshire Hathaway, Bonuses, California, CIT, Compensation, Fed, Galleon, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Railroads, SCOTUS, UBS, Warren Buffett

Barclays, Bonuses, Compensation, Fed, Goldman Sachs, Warren Buffett

Bernie Madoff: How do you spell incompetence? S-E-C; New outspoken AIG CEO already in hot water; Ashley Dupre, Spitzer’s hooker, coming out in his defense and takes a swipe at her detracters while plugging her new single; Marijuana farms on the rise in the U.S.; B of A and Wells Fargo accepting California IOUs

Posted by WSF On September - 3 - 2009

The Madoff Files: A Chronicle of SEC Failure
Will AIG Rein In Its Brash CEO?
Spitzer’s Babe Slaps the Snobs
Pot ‘Plantations’ on the Rise
Geithner urges G20 to consider leverage restraints
BofA, Wells Fargo will take California’s IOUs
Turner’s ‘Tobin Tax’ Proposal Criticized by Kaufman, Ferguson Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: AIG, Allen Stanford, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, Bernie Madoff, Eliot Spitzer, Hookers, marijuana, Tim Geithner, U.S. Treasury, Wells Fargo

WSF

Toxic loans could push 150 banks over the edge?; Fed wants to know how CIT is gonna survive; Warren Buffett’s derivatives valuation; Steve Schwarzman’s 2007 equity grants put him at the top of highest paid CEOs (Why are equity grants included?); Krawcheck has good timing with $1M B of A stock buy

Posted by WSF On August - 14 - 2009

Toxic Loans Topping 5% May Push 150 Banks to Point of No Return
Fed Pressures CIT for Survival Plans
CIT gives New York Fed oversight of restructuring
Berkshire Sheds Light on Valuation Process
Bank of America Wins Order on Colonial Bank Assets
Schwarzman’s $702 Million Tops List of Best-Paid Executives
Report on the 10 top-paid U.S. CEOs
Krawcheck buys $1 million Bank of America stock Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Bank of America, Banks, Berkshire Hathaway, Bernie Madoff, Blackstone Group, CIT, Compensation, Fed, Sallie Krawcheck, Stephen Schwarzman, Toxic loans, Warren Buffett, Wealth

WSF

Risk fee coming for banks?; Pelosi says she has the votes to jam health plan through; Berkshire cut Moody’s stake; AIG bonuses on hold; Credit Suisse earnings; Danny Pang indicted; SEC proposes pay-to-play restrictions, and orders Ex-CEO of CSK Auto to return his bonus; CIT may do prepack after debt swap; Ford loss smaller than expected; Amazon buying Zappos

Posted by WSF On July - 23 - 2009

Obama Indicates He’s Willing to Consider Risk Fee for Banks
Pelosi Says She Has Votes to Pass House Health Plan
Berkshire Hathaway reduces stake in Moody’s
AIG Held Off Bonuses Planned for Last Week
Goldman Relents, but Not Chase
Credit Suisse Profit Rises 29% on Gains From Trading Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: AIG, Amazon, Autos, Barack Obama, Berkshire Hathaway, CIT, Credit Suisse, Ford, Fraudsters, Goldman Sachs, Health Care, Politics, SEC, Warren Buffett

WSF

Meredith Whitney upped Goldman to a buy! (GS); Berkshire toning down risks; Barron’s on Berkshire: the price may be right; Boutiques winning a bigger slice of the M&A pie

Posted by WSF On July - 13 - 2009

Goldman Sachs Raised to ‘Buy’ by Meredith Whitney
Berkshire Tones Down Risky Business
For Buffett Fans, the Price Is Right
Boutique banks win bigger share of M&A fees Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Berkshire Hathaway, Boutiques, Goldman Sachs, M&A, Meredith Whitney, Warren Buffett

Goldman Sachs, Meredith Whitney, WSF

13F Chart Study – Berkshire Hathaway ($BNI,$PG,$KFT,$COP,$WFC,$JNJ)

Posted by WSF On June - 2 - 2009

Here’s the 13F Chart study for Berkshire Hathaway updated for Q1 2009 (priced as of 6/1/09)

As always, keep in mind that the 13F filing is a snapshot at 3/31/09, and there may portfolio changes since then:

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Tags: 13F Chart Study, Berkshire Hathaway, Charts, Warren Buffett

13F Charts, Charts, WSF, Warren Buffett

13F Chart Study Update: How Berkshire Hathaway did at quarter end 3/31/09 ($BRK-A,$KO,$WFC,$PG,$GS,$BNI)

Posted by WSF On April - 1 - 2009

Here’s the 13F Chart study for Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway updated as of 3/31/09.

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Tags: 13F, 13F Charts, Berkshire Hathaway, Charts, investing, investor, Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett

13F Charts, Charts, WSF, Warren Buffett

Wall Street Folly

Warren Buffett’s annual tome out tomorrow; Hedge funds balking at reducing the 2/20 fee model; Like Barclays, Nomura is banking from it’s Lehman asset buy; Charlie Rangel guilty of some House rules violations per Ethics Committee, but what about those tax charges?

Another drubbing for Thiel’s Clarium, down 25% in ‘09; Boob tube: 3D technology to give porn industry a lift?; Branson said to be looking for Blackstone backing in Northern Rock bid; Buffett takes different views on issuing stock in Kraft vs Burlington Northern

Bonuses are back, baby!; Dodd wants major financial overhaul; UBS can’t get no respect; Mozilo can’t escape SEC fraud charges; Goldman banking; JP Morgan settles SEC swap probe; Berkshire Hathaway on S&P negative creditwatch; Ex Bear Stearns hedge fund manager gets a charge dismissed

Meredith Whitney upped Goldman to a buy! (GS); Berkshire toning down risks; Barron’s on Berkshire: the price may be right; Boutiques winning a bigger slice of the M&A pie

13F Chart Study – Berkshire Hathaway ($BNI,$PG,$KFT,$COP,$WFC,$JNJ)

13F Chart Study Update: How Berkshire Hathaway did at quarter end 3/31/09 ($BRK-A,$KO,$WFC,$PG,$GS,$BNI)

Moody’s warning on AAA ratings for U.S., UK, France, Germany; Goldman and JP Morgan forcing hedge funds to put up more collateral on CDS trades; Dodd’s financial overhaul plan due out today; AIG said to have cut bonuses by $21M; UBS sees 2010 turnaround

‘Smoking gun’ Toyota memo from 2006 said to talk of “safety sacrifices”; Money Never Sleeps: Gordon Gekko’s relase delayed until September 24; Profile on Gary Gensler — From Goldman to regulator; The ugly fall of Pali Capital

AIG asset sale brings in another $15.5B; Icelanders vote down debt deal; No Greek bailout needed per IMF head; Fed wants to protect credit card holders by limiting fees; Dubai World lenders expect a proposal this week; Harrah’s is extending their debt; Bloomberg wants a soda tax

Greece’s Papandreou: “”We don’t want to be the Lehman Brothers of the EU”; Hedge funds probed in Greek tragedy; Fannie & Freddie may stick banks with $21B in bad loans; Toyota still isn’t getting it right with fixed cars still accelerating

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