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The spotlight is on Paul Volcker; Will banks find ways around the “Volcker Rule”?; CDS on Euro banks rising; UK’s Madoff Securities won’t face criminal charges; Madoff lieutenant giving up his home; Free checking at Citi through 2010; NY Senator Chuck Schumer’s poll numbers sinking

Posted by WSF On February - 2 - 2010
  • Bankers in Davos Seek a United Message on Volcker Rule
  • Banks Gear Up for a Battle
  • Volcker Looms Larger as Support for Bernanke Strengthens Ties
  • Volcker sees markets more fragile without reforms
  • Bank Debt Swaps Exceed Corporate Insurance by Most Since Lehman
  • Madoff Securities Won’t Face Charges in London Criminal Probe
  • Madoff Aide DiPascali Agrees To Forfeit Home, Personal Property
  • Citibank to Keep Free Checking Accounts Through 2010 Read the rest of this entry »

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Barclays, Bernie Madoff, CDS

$100M Bonus for Goldman’s Blankfein? Can $GS really be that tone deaf?; Morgan Stanley gonna hire lots of traders!; This year bankers were pariahs at Davos; Obama unveils new budget with record deficit, his new jobs bill might cost $100B; Citigroup selling Private Equity unit?; Pandit pins faith on growth in Europe; TARP’s Barofsky proes up 41% last Q

Posted by WSF On February - 1 - 2010
  • Goldman Sachs and the $100 million question
  • M Stanley to recruit hundreds of traders
  • Obama 2010 budget projects new record for deficit
  • Obama’s Jobs Bill May Cost $100 Billion, Spokesman Gibbs Says
  • Bankers at Davos Face Global Ire
  • Gorman aims to strike a balance
  • Citigroup Said to Plan Sale of $10 Billion Private-Equity Unit
  • Pandit puts faith in overseas growth strategy
  • TARP’s Barofsky Increased Probes 41 Percent in Fourth Quarter Read the rest of this entry »

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Barack Obama, Bonuses, Citigroup, Compensation, Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein, Morgan Stanley

Bernanke wins, but Fed weakened?; Top bankers huddle at Davos; More on Greek debt concerns; AIG draws $2.4B more, most employees may accept smaller bonuses; Bank tax poses conundrum for NY Senators; Barclays claims Lehman owes them $3B

Posted by WSF On January - 29 - 2010

  • Bernanke May Have Harder Fight Defending Fed After Confirmation
  • Top Bankers Huddle on Regulation Talks
  • DAVOS: Bank Of America Is Not Too Big, Says CEO
  • Euro Falls to Six-Month Low Versus Dollar on Greek Debt Concern
  • Greek Debt Swap Counterparty Risk May ‘Spook’ Market
  • AIG Gets Strong Response on Bonus Cuts
  • AIG Draws $2.4 Billion From Fed Credit Line, Most Since October
  • Bank Tax Is Knotty Issue for New York’s Senators
  • Barclays Says Lehman Owes It $3 Billion on Brokerage Deal

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AIG, Bank of America, Barack Obama, Barclays, Ben Bernanke, Bonuses, CDS, Fed

Jeremy Grantham is bearish again; George Soros says Obama’s bank taxes and curbs are “premature”; Carlyle’s Rubenstein sees emerging markets as the best investment area, with U.S. “pretty attractive”; Rate of buying CDS on sovereign debt accelerating; Rules on Wall Street clawbacks are getting tougher

Posted by WSF On January - 27 - 2010
  • A Bear Reawakens After a Bullish Run
  • Soros Calls Obama Bank Plan ‘Premature’
  • Carlyle’s Rubenstein Says Emerging Markets Best Place to Invest
  • Swaps Trading Surges as National Deficits Rise: Credit Markets
  • Wall Street Toughens Rules on Clawbacks Read the rest of this entry »

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Bonuses, CDS, Carlyle, Compensation, George Soros, Hedge funds

Bernanke confirmation still a squeaker but White House is confident; Davos bankers vs Obama; UK’s Darling opposes Obama’s bank breakup plan; Goldman said to be limiting UK partners compensation; Barclays deferring top bonuses; More NY Fed / AIG controversy; Wal-Mart cutting 11K Sam’s club jobs, Tishman giving up on Stuyvesant Town; Avatar closing in on top grossing film

Posted by WSF On January - 25 - 2010
  • White House Is Confident Bernanke Will Be Confirmed
  • Davos bankers to lobby against Obama reforms
  • Darling reveals frustration over Obama bank plan
  • Goldman Said to Limit London Partners’ Compensation
  • Barclays to defer all top bonuses
  • AIG Analysis Reveals Bank Discussions
  • Wal-Mart to cut 11,200 jobs at Sam’s Club stores
  • Tishman Venture Gives Up Stuyvesant Project
  • Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ Becomes 2nd-Highest Grossing Movie Read the rest of this entry »

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