Wall Street Folly

John Paulson Gold fund not so tempting to investors?; Hank Paulson urges bank restraint on pay; Temasek may be setting up a hedge fund; Guy hands says private equity will still be tough this year

Posted by WSF On February - 10 - 2010
  • Midas Touch Lost? Paulson Hits Hurdles in Gold Fund
  • Paulson, Once a Top Earner, Tells Buffett Bankers Make Too Much
  • Temasek May Set Up Hedge Fund, AsianInvestor Reports
  • Terra Firma’s Guy Hands Predicts Low Buyout Volumes This Year Read the rest of this entry »

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Bonuses, Compensation, Hedge funds, Henry Paulson, Paulson & Co, Private equity, Sovereign wealth funds

Goldman bankers should expect to be paid in stock this year; DeTARPing Bank of America sells shares; Citigroup getting left behind; Bernanke has a tough day but probably gets his second term; Feds probed Rajaratnam ten years ago but came up empty; Looking for new revenue, Democrats propose Wall St. transaction tax; More deck chair rearranging at GM

Posted by WSF On December - 4 - 2009
  • Goldman bonuses to be in shares amid effort to quell public anger
  • BofA sells $19.3 billion of securities for TARP repay
  • Bank of America’s $19.3 Billion Is Biggest U.S. Sale Since 2000
  • Bernanke May Get Second Term at Fed Shorn of Bank Supervision
  • Citigroup Said to Need Treasury Stake Sale Before TARP Payment
  • Citigroup Stands Alone
  • Rajaratnam Investigated Decade Ago
  • Geithner says need to cut budget deficit
  • Wall Street Transaction Tax Proposed by Democrats Read the rest of this entry »

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Autos, Bank of America, Ben Bernanke, Citigroup, Fed, Goldman Sachs, Hedge funds

Big talent drain at Goldman says Whitney; Small businesses dialing for Goldman dollars; Former Galleon #2 guy emerges as another Galleon ring link; Citadel looking to bounce back from dreadful ‘08; Geithner: “This credit crunch is not over”; Lehman creditors’ claims $824M so far; Thain for B of A CEO? We’d bet not; Mack says more regulation ok with him; Chrysler may ax 145 dealers

Posted by WSF On November - 19 - 2009
  • Whitney Says Goldman Sachs Lost ‘Tremendous’ Talent
  • Small Businesses Turn to Goldman
  • New Link Seen in Galleon Insider-Trading Case
  • Geithner: ‘The credit crunch is not over’
  • A Hedge-Fund King Comes Under Siege
  • Lehman Brothers Creditors File $824 Billion in Claims
  • Thain self be true
  • Morgan Stanley’s Mack Welcomes Regulation by Fed Read the rest of this entry »

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Bank of America, Credit Crunch, Goldman Sachs, Hedge funds, Insider Trading, Politics, Revolving Door

Apologies for their credit crisis role and millions to assist small businesses from Goldman; Report says that if AIG collapsed, yes, Goldman would have been screwed; B of A’s Moynihan skewered in congressional testimony; Some Citigroup execs get big stock grant; Bernie Madoff’s boats sail away for $2M; Gold hits another record; Foiled Trump settles for AC casino stock consolation prize

Posted by WSF On November - 18 - 2009

  • Report Rebuts Goldman’s Claim on AIG
  • Goldman, Buffett Establish $500 Million Small-Business Program
  • It’s BofA-foonery!
  • Citi Pays Forese, Gerspach, Volk $11.7 Million Shares
  • Boats seized in Madoff scandal sell for $2 million
  • Gold hits record near $1,150/oz as dollar slips
  • Geithner, Bernanke, Schapiro Met Panel Probing Financial Crisis
  • Paulson Hedge Fund Sees BofA Almost Doubling by End of 2011
  • Trump Abandons Casino-Control Bid Read the rest of this entry »

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    Bank of America, Bernie Madoff, Citigroup, Credit Crunch, Goldman Sachs, Hedge funds, Politics

    Bernie & Ruth’s personal loot fetches $900K; Did B of A strong arm Uncle Sam into making Merrill loans?; Lots of hedge funds still below high water mark and won’t get paid; Fixed income the key to UBS turnaround?; Deutsche Bank CEO on global banking regulation; Gold hits another record; GM paying some of it’s debt back (but it’s only a drop in the bucket)

    Posted by WSF On November - 16 - 2009

    • Madoff’s ‘Prisoner’ Watch, Mets Jacket Boost $900,000 N.Y. Sale
    • Madoff’s ill-gotten gains sold off
    • Bank of temerity
    • Hedge Funds Struggle
    • UBS’s Debt Trading, Cause of Near Collapse, Is Key for Revival
    • Deutsche Bank CEO Calls For Careful Global Bank Regulation
    • Gold hits record on weak dollar, technical momentum
    • JPMorgan Said to Be in Talks to Buy Remainder of Cazenove Stake
    • Sands to Put Macau Focus On Foreigner
    • GM Said to Repay Government $6.7 Billion Sooner Than Required Read the rest of this entry »

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    Bank of America, Bernie Madoff, Hedge funds, Legal

    Ex SAC/Balyasny analyst probed in Galleon web; Goldman’s charity tax filing; U.S. may have to change tactics after embarrassing Bear Stearns case loss; A look at past defeats; Bill Gates thinks Wall St pay is too high but thinks gov’t meddling could hurt companies they’re trying to save; TARP cash to reduce deficit?; Gold record; Lou Dobbs quits CNN during broadcast; Suspicious 3Com option trades?

    Posted by WSF On November - 12 - 2009
    • SAC Capital Ex-Analyst Under Probe in Inside Case
    • Ex-Balyasny Analyst Linked to Fortuna in Galleon Trading Case
    • In Charity Tax Filing, a Glimpse of Goldman
    • Bear Stearns Loss Echoes Long Line of U.S. Prosecution Defeats
    • Feds may change tactics after Bear
    • Billionaire Bill Gates says Wall St pay too high
    • White House Aims to Cut Deficit With TARP Cash Read the rest of this entry »

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    AIG, Goldman Sachs, Hedge funds, Insider Trading, Legal

    Citi gonna outright sell Phibro solving the Hall problem?; Church of England defending hedge funds (and their investments); Fed sweating over commercial real estate; Wall Street regulation won’t be done in ‘09; Gold hits new high; Winter heating costs look to be lower; Office rents take a dive; Microsoft EU concessions?; Economist to restrict access; Amazon lowers Kindle price & goes international

    Posted by WSF On October - 7 - 2009
    • Citi eyes commodities unit sell-off
    • Hedge funds win Church of England blessing
    • Fed Frets About Commercial Real Estate
    • Wall Street Regulation Won’t Be Completed This Year, Bair Says
    • Gold Prices Hit New Record High
    • Keeping Warm Looks Cheaper This Winter
    • ING Said to Sell Swiss Unit to Baer for $500 Million
    • Office Rents Dive as Vacancies Rise Read the rest of this entry »

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    WSF

    A third of Wall Streeters expect higher ‘09 bonuses; Pay czar cutting cash pay to rescued firms; Stiglitz sees “irrationally exhuberant” market; Goldman’s CIT loan talks; More private bankers for JPM; Nomura doubling US headcount; SocGen doing a rights offer; Fed’s Fisher sees double dip unlikely; Gold keeps chugging upward; Chrysler’s management upheavals; Holiday retail sales gonna suck?

    Posted by WSF On October - 6 - 2009
    • One-Third of Wall Street Workers Expect Bigger Bonus This Year
    • Pay Czar Targets Salary Cuts
    • Stiglitz Says Markets ‘Irrationally Exuberant’ About Recovery
    • Goldman Sachs In Talks With CIT On $3B Loan
    • JPMorgan U.S. private bank to add jobs
    • Nomura to double headcount in the US
    • SocGen sets rights issue to repay state, make buys
    • Fed’s Fisher Says U.S. Probably Won’t Face Double-Dip Recession Read the rest of this entry »

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    WSF

    B of A ’stands ready to litigate’, SEC defends deal; More on Blankfein’s comments; UBS has to set aside $35M for potential judgement; Ex Morgan Stanley banker gets guilty verdict for insider trading in HK; Gold producer dehedging keeping gold prices high?; States gambling revenues take big hit

    Posted by WSF On September - 10 - 2009
    • Bank of America defiant over Merrill Lynch bonuses
    • S.E.C. Defends Deal in Merrill Takeover
    • Goldman’s chief treads a fine line over remuneration
    • In Europe, Goldman’s Blankfein Assails Pay
    • Banks Face Loss of Debt Guarantee
    • Judge Orders UBS to Set Aside $35 Million in Hedge- Fund Case
    • Ex-Morgan Stanley HK banker found guilty of insider trading
    • Gold Producer De-Hedging Helps Explain High Prices, Says GFMS
    • States Face Drop in Gambling Revenues for the First Time Read the rest of this entry »

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    WSF

    Cautious Buffett expecting another market downturn?; LSE *HEARTS* high frequency traders; Gold sets 18 month high; Allan Sloan: Wall Street’s backsliding a year after Lehman’s fall; Goldman will become Eurotunnel’s biggest equity holder; Some tax cheats may be off the hook with Swiss / IRS deal; Feldstein op ed disses Obamacare deficits; M&A heating up with Kraft’s spurned Cadbury offer?; Speculation that Kerry Packer may look to buy U.S. casinos

    Posted by WSF On September - 8 - 2009
    • Closely Watched Buffett Recalculating His Bets
    • LSE welcomes high-frequency traders as source of liquidity
    • Gold Rallies to 18-Month High on Dollar’s Weakness, Inflation
    • Greenspan Says Capital Requirements Must Be Raised
    • Allan Sloan: A Year After Lehman, Wall Street’s Acting Like Wall Street Again
    • Eurotunnel Says Goldman Fund Becomes Biggest Investor
    • Swiss Deal With I.R.S. May Hide Some Tax Cheats
    • Martin Feldstein op ed: ObamaCare’s Crippling Deficits Read the rest of this entry »

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    WSF

    SEC / CFTC looking to tighten market manipulation rules; Schumer wants SEC funding reform; Citi criticized for not having deTARPing plan; Fighting words: Gov Patterson vs Andrew Cuomo on attacks on bonuses; Moody’s smacked in lawsuit, Buffett sells more shares; Gold to $1200?; Lenny Dykstra accused of looting his own household assets before his chapter 11 filing; Oracle / Sun deal snags; iPhone finally getting multimedia messaging

    Posted by WSF On September - 3 - 2009
    • SEC, CFTC May Sharpen Rules on Market Manipulation
    • Schumer seeks SEC funding reform
    • No Pity For Citi
    • Governor Paterson says bonuses paid to Wall Street financial executives were good for state
    • Buffett’s Berkshire Cuts Moody’s Stake Second Time in 2 Months
    • S&P Parent McGraw-Hill, Moody’s Tumble on Lawsuit
    • Deutsche Bank Chief Says Lenders Learned From Crisis
    • Gold May Advance on Higher Prices, Weaker Dollar, Survey Shows
    • Gold may touch $1,200 by end December – official Read the rest of this entry »

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    WSF

    On fatherhood: Jim Rogers urges everyone who hasn’t already done so to procreate; On oil vs gold he picks oil ($OIH, $OIL, $GLD)

    Posted by WSF On April - 13 - 2009

    Go forth and multiply!: Jim Rogers’ latest excellent (and lengthy) Bloomberg interview includes his gushing over fatherhood in a discussion of “A Gift to My Children: A Father’s Lessons for Life and Investing”,
    a book written for his two little girls that’s due out later this
    month.  “In fact, if there’s anybody out there who’s watching this who
    hasn’t done it, I urge you to get home and get on with it.  Take a day
    off—take a half a day off–don’t take any day off — do it on your
    lunch hour…. Rogers was in a great mood during the interview, which contrasted with a recent testy run-in with Fox Business’ Alexis Glick.

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    Gold, Jim Rogers, Sex, Videos, WSF

    Week ended 4/10/09: Updated charts for the top 200 ETFs by volume ($SPY,$QQQQ,$IWM,$GLD)

    Posted by WSF On April - 12 - 2009

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    Charts, ETFs

    Week ended 4/3/09: Updated charts for the top 200 ETFs by volume ($SPY,$QQQQ,$IWM,$GLD)

    Posted by WSF On April - 5 - 2009

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    Charts, ETFs

    Week ended 3/27/09: Updated charts for the top 200 ETFs by volume ($SPY,$QQQQ,$IWM,$GLD)

    Posted by WSF On March - 27 - 2009

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    Charts, ETFs

    Wow, that was some rally!: Updated charts for the top 200 ETFs by volume ($SPY,$QQQQ,$IWM,$GLD)

    Posted by WSF On March - 23 - 2009

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    Charts, ETFs

    Week ended 3/20/09: Updated charts for the top 200 ETFs by volume ($SPY,$QQQQ,$IWM,$GLD)

    Posted by WSF On March - 21 - 2009

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    Charts, ETFs

    Week ended 3/13/09: Updated charts for the top 200 ETFs by volume ($SPY,$QQQQ,$IWM,$GLD)

    Posted by WSF On March - 15 - 2009

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    Charts, ETFs

    Greenlight’s Einhorn finally takes his Grampa’s golden advice; Clarium’s Thiel is another bear on the British pound, and he’s bullish on the U.S. Dollar; Distressed debt is where it’s at

    Posted by WSF On January - 28 - 2009
    • Greenlight’s Einhorn Follows Grandfather’s Advice, Buys Gold
    • Clarium’s Thiel Says Pound to Weaken, Dollar to Gain
    • Distressed Debt Is the Place to Be
    • Vulture funds spot prime UK pickings

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    Gold, Hedge funds

    Offshore hedge fund tax breaks scrutinized; Looking back on the six year LBO run; Dan Dorfman on $1,000/oz gold and why it’s not impossible; Junk bonds setting up for a bigger rout?

    Posted by WSF On October - 1 - 2007
    • Hedge fund offshore tax breaks at risk as the Senate Finance committee is
        looking at taking away shelter benefits
    • The WSJ looks at the huge six year LBO run where they proclaim "The
        party is over"; August and September deals registered the weakest totals
        since November 2004 after the credit crunch hit.
    • Dan Dorfman on how $1,000 an oz gold is coming closer to reality
    • Pummeled junk bonds recovering, but on borrowed time for a bigger rout?

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    Gold, Hedge funds, Taxes, bonds

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