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Not so fast for JP Morgan tax break as FDIC said to back away from support; Morgan Stanley picked to underwrite Uncle Sam’s Citigroup stock sale?; Greece issuing bonds; Dubai said to offer Dubai World creditors some guarantees; AIG aircraft leasing guy said to have left over pay restrictions; Junk bond issues hitting new records

Posted by WSF On March - 29 - 2010
  • FDIC Stands Between J.P. Morgan and a WaMu Payoff
  • M. Stanley to underwrite US’s Citi stock sale-CNBC
  • Greece to Issue Seven-Year Bond
  • Dubai World guarantees revealed
  • AIG Unit Feels Effects of Pay Limits
  • Junk bonds sell in record volumes Read the rest of this entry »

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Social Security payouts will be more than inflows THIS year, not in 2016 as CBO had predicted; Merkel’s terms for Greece aid are out; Dubai offers Dubai World $9.5B new funding; UBS director arrested for insider trading; Another nabbed in UK insider trading ring; B of A’s new mortgage foregiveness plan; Wells Fargo buying GMAC factoring; Bernie Madoff associate Bonventre indicted; USPS closer to eliminating Saturday mail delivery; Tiger Woods will face media questions on April 5

Posted by WSF On March - 25 - 2010
  • Social Security to See Payout Exceed Pay-In This Year
  • Merkel Sets Greek Terms, Calls IMF-EU Aid Last Resort
  • ECB Offers Olive Branch to Greece
  • Dubai Offers Dubai World $9.5 Billion in New Funds
  • UBS Director Poteroba Is Arrested for Insider Trading
  • Seventh Person Arrested in U.K. Insider Trading Probe
  • Bank of America to Reduce Mortgage Balances
  • Wells Fargo to Buy GMAC Assets Read the rest of this entry »

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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

Pay Czar oks one big AIG bonus; Dubai World wants more time for standstill agreement with creditors; Lehman paying out big retention bonuses; As expected Rajaratnam pleads innocence of insider trading allegations; With just days left in ‘09 Goldman is #1 in Dealogic M&A rankings ; Fortress sues law firm over Dreier loss

Posted by WSF On December - 22 - 2009
  • AIG Permitted by Feinberg to Pay $3.3 Million Grant
  • Dubai World Seeks More Time for Debt ‘Standstill’ Agreement
  • Collapsed Lehman pays out big bonuses
  • Raj Rajaratnam, Chiesi Deny Insider Trading Charges
  • Goldman on top in annual tussle for M&A jackpot
  • Fortress Sues Law Firm Over Loss Read the rest of this entry »

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AIG, Bonuses, Goldman Sachs, Hedge funds, Legal

Has Goldman sold its soul for profits?; SAC Capital uncomfortably in the spotlight; Ben Bernanke is Time Magazine’s Person of the Year; Citigroup gets a sure to be controversial $38B tax benefit, Abu Dhabi, claiming “fraudulent misrepresentations” wants out of its Citi investment, Citi cries bullshit; No change in rates expected from Fed; Rajaratnam indicted, proclaims innocence; France jumps on the bonus tax band wagon; Microsoft settles with EU

Posted by WSF On December - 16 - 2009

  • As Goldman Thrives, Some Say an Ethos has Faded
  • An Unwelcome Spotlight Falls on SAC Capital
  • Person of the Year 2009: Ben Bernanke
  • Citigroup Says Abu Dhabi Seeks to End Share Purchase
  • Citi: Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Claim Without Merit
  • A Tax Break for Citigroup With Payback of Bailout
  • Fed May Raise U.S. Economic Assessment, Affirm Near-Zero Rates
  • Rajaratnam, Chiesi Indicted for Conspiracy, Fraud
  • Credit Suisse to Pay U.S. $536 Million in Iran Probe Read the rest of this entry »

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Ben Bernanke, Fed, Goldman Sachs, Hedge funds, Legal, Lloyd Blankfein, Politics, Steven A. Cohen

After Kelly’s shunning, B of A may be forced to go with insider CEO; Goldman sued over bonuses; Wells Fargo is also deTARPing; Barclays’ Diamond tells UK employees not to worry ’bout 50% bonus tax; Rajaratnam tries again for bail reduction; Abu Dhabi may exert its leverage; AIG says they’ll repay loans, Senior management got screwed financially; Buffett sells more Moody’s; Microsoft accused of plagiarism

Posted by WSF On December - 15 - 2009
  • Bank of America Said to Be Likely to Pick Insider CEO
  • Goldman faces lawsuit over anticipated bonuses
  • Citigroup, Wells Fargo to repay bailouts
  • Wells Fargo to Sell $10.4 Billion in Stock, Repay U.S. Funds
  • Diamond polishes tax flap
  • Hedge-funder Rajaratnam demands lower bail in insider-trading case
  • Citigroup’s Exit From Bailout Clouded by Citi Holdings Assets
  • Senators May Omit Health ‘Public Option,’ Medicare Expansion
  • Abu Dhabi May Demand More Power for $10 Billion Dubai Lifeline
  • AIG confident of repaying aid
  • AIG Chief: Key Staff Suffer Financially Read the rest of this entry »

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AIG, Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, Compensation, Goldman Sachs, Hedge funds

Premature eTARPulation? Citigroup and the government make a deal but is Citi ready?; Greg Fleming lands: Merrill’s loss is Morgan Stanley’s gain; RIP Paul Samuelson; Abu Dhabi gives Dubai a $10B helping hand; B of A still having CEO recruiting problems?; Accenture gives Tiger the boot as the game of golf ponders his announced absence

Posted by WSF On December - 14 - 2009

  • Citigroup to Repay $20 Billion of Government Bailout
  • Press Release: Citigroup, U.S. Government and Regulators Agree to TARP Repayment
  • Dubai Gets $10B From Abu Dhabi; To Pay Nakheel Bond
  • Merrill Alumnus to Lead a Unit of Morgan Stanley
  • James Gorman’s Memo to Morgan Stanley Employees
  • Pay Worries Slow BofA Search
  • Paul Samuelson, Nobel Economics Laureate, Author, Dies at 94 Read the rest of this entry »

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Bank of America, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley

Looks like TARP program gonna be extended; Greek finance minister says country won’t default; Istithmar lost control of W Hotel; Nomura won’t extend fixed Lehman bonuses; Morgan Stanley reshuffling; Apollo stock offering; Barclays denies $5B Lehman windfall; AIG General Counsel may leave over pay flap; CIT emerging from bankruptcy; Tiger’s ads have disappeared

Posted by WSF On December - 9 - 2009

  • Geithner Said to Be Seeking TARP Extension Until Next October
  • Greece Finance Minister Says No Risk of Default
  • Jackson’s (W)Hole
  • Morgan Stanley reshuffles to take on Goldman
  • Morgan Stanley Ousts Petrick as Trading Chief, Promotes Porat
  • Nomura to wind down Lehman fixed bonuses
  • Apollo Investment plans to sell 10 million shares
  • Barclays Says Lehman Brokerage Sale Gave It No ‘Secret’ Gain
  • AIG General Counsel Kelly May Depart After Protesting Pay Limit
  • Judge Approves CIT Group’s Restructuring Read the rest of this entry »

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AIG, Bankruptcy, Barclays, Goldman Sachs, Sports, Tim Geithner

Barclays Diamond dumps on bonus tax; Is the pay czar blinking over AIG pay caps?; Morgan Stanley management shuffle; SEC looking for public input on high frequency trading; Citi, Wells Fargo TARP impasse; Cuomo focusing on B of A’s Greg Curl; More Dubai debt problems?; So far debt raters have skated by relatively unscathed (which is bizarre); Galleon case delay, Ex FBI agent dishes on failed earlier Galleon probe

Posted by WSF On December - 8 - 2009
  • Barclays’ Diamond Criticizes Bonus Tax, Sees Regulator Missteps
  • Feinberg Said to Lift $500,000 Salary Limit for AIG Executives
  • Morgan Stanley Shuffles Executive Suite
  • SEC probing high-frequency strategies, co-location
  • Banks, U.S. Spar Over TARP Repayment
  • Bank of America Executive Under Scrutiny
  • Dubai World Met Six Creditors Yesterday on Debt, Banker Says
  • Dubai’s Debt Problems May Swell, Morgan Stanley Says
  • Debt Raters Avoid Overhaul After Crisis
  • Galleon Insider-Trading Case Delayed for a Month Read the rest of this entry »

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AIG, Barclays, Citigroup, Hedge funds, Insider Trading, Legal, Morgan Stanley, SEC

Dubai tensions seem to be easing; AIG closes on 2 debt for equity swaps with NY Fed; Investor who put money with Madoff 6 days before collapse slapped down; GE/Vivendi agree on NBC stake value; A 180: Jim Cramer retreats on stock transaction tax; Did SEC staffers being probe to see if they “committed acts of negligence”; CBOE demutualization close?

Posted by WSF On December - 1 - 2009
  • U.A.E. Leaders Try to Ease Concerns Over Dubai
  • Dubai World in Talks on $26 Billion of Debt, Rest Is ‘Stable’
  • AIG closes debt for equity deal with NY Fed
  • Madoff Investor Rosenman Loses Bid to Recover Assets
  • GE, Vivendi Agree on $5.8 Billion Value for NBC Stake
  • Cramer reverses his stance on stock-trade levy
  • SEC Watchdog Eyes Insider Trading Probe
  • Carlyle Group sued over collapsed fund
  • CBOE to demutualise ‘within days’ Read the rest of this entry »

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AIG, Bernie Madoff, Carlyle, Jim Cramer, SEC

Senator Sanders won’t vote for Bernanke; Wall Streeter’s conspicuous spending returns!; Dubai debt crisis; UAE sets up emergency facility for banks; UAE blocks then unblocks the Times of London; B of A CFO, mtge unit president take salary hits; RIP Fred Joseph, former Drexel CEO; RIP Ari Kiev, SAC Capital’s & Wall Street’s favorite shrink; Holiday shopping not exactly ebullient

Posted by WSF On November - 30 - 2009
  • Senator opposes Fed chief Bernanke renomination
  • Shhh! Wall Street is Spending Again
  • UAE central bank sets up emergency facility for banks
  • Crisis Puts Focus on Dubai’s Complex Relationship With Abu Dhabi
  • Dubai Default Swaps Show No Distress on Bailout Bets
  • U.A.E. Blocks Sunday Times Over Coverage of Dubai Debt Crisis
  • London Times Back on U.A.E. Newsstands After Sunday Edition Pulled
  • Bank of America Trims Salary for 2 Top Executives
  • UBS threatens to move HQ from Switzerland: report
  • U.S. Treasury to Push Lenders to Finish More Home Modifications
  • RIP: Fred Joseph, Former Drexel Burnham CEO, Dies at 72
  • RIP: Ari Kiev, a Psychiatrist, Dies at 75 Read the rest of this entry »

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Bank of America, Ben Bernanke, Bonuses, Compensation, Credit Crunch, Fed

Dubai debt problems roil world markets; Mobius says it may trigger that correction; UBS says Dubai’s debt could be greater than $80B; Dubai creditors may just have to suck it up; UBS whistle blower looks for a billion dollar payoff for ratting; Focus on Feinberg takes heat off of Obama administration?; UBS/E&Y say Madoff claims against them “vague”;

Posted by WSF On November - 27 - 2009
  • Dubai Shows Limits of Government Rescues, Roubini’s Das Says
  • Mobius Says Dubai May Trigger Markets ‘Correction’
  • Dubai Debt May Be Higher Than $80 Billion, UBS Analysts Say
  • Dubai creditors have little option but to accept the hand they’ve been dealt
  • Abu Dhabi Commercial Said Owed $1.9 Billion by Dubai
  • Ex-UBS Banker Seeks Billions for Blowing Whistle
  • Feinberg Stumping Helps Obama, Geithner Skirt Public’s Pay Ire
  • UBS, Ernst & Young Call Claims in Madoff Case ‘Vague’ Read the rest of this entry »

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Bernie Madoff, Sovereign wealth funds, UBS

Bernanke and his critics; Bankers’ pay to be G20 topic; London bankers always seem to get paid; Ex-Bear Stearns hedge fund manager said to “rarely” heed compliance; to UBS spilling; Swiss selling UBS stake; Cash for clunkers nearing end; Dubai World’s huge debt; BBC casts made for TV movie on Lehman Brothers; Terminator producers file chapter 11; New ranking puts Harvard, Princeton at top

Posted by WSF On August - 20 - 2009
  • Bernanke, a Hero to His Own, Can’t Shake Critics
  • Bankers’ pay to be discussed at G20 – UK’s Darling
  • City always finds a way to shell out for bonuses
  • Ex-Bear Hedge Manager Allegedly Sought to Use Funds for Condo
  • UBS to Give 4,450 Names to U.S.
  • UBS Says Switzerland to Sell $5.6 Billion Stake in the Bank
  • ‘Cash for clunkers’ won’t be running much longer, government says
  • Dubai World $60B Liabilities Add To Emirate’s Debt Woe Read the rest of this entry »

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