Tags: Billionaires, Palaces, Prince Alwaleed, Real Estate, Saudi Arabia, video, Wealth
Fuld to be on congressional hot seat; FT focuses on Goldman execs returns from fund investments; Carl Icahn feels misunderstood; High end repo guys banking from grabbing jets, yachts
On March - 22 - 2010
- Fuld faces Lehman repo quizzing
- Goldman executives benefit from fund investments
- Does Icahn Still Make Them Tremble?
- Cries of ‘Hey, That’s My Jet!’ Don’t Deter High-End Repo Men Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Activists, Bankruptcy, Carl Icahn, Dick Fuld, Goldman Sachs, Hedge funds, Lehman Brothers, Repo Men, Wealth, Yachts
- TARP Panel Finds Fault With GMAC Bailouts
- Citicorp eyes $20bn profit
- Geithner warns of rift on EU regulation
- Mexico’s Slim becomes ‘world’s richest’ person
- Forbes: The World’s Billionaires
- Court finds former partner of Cazenove guilty on five counts of insider dealing
- Nomura Departures Rise as Former Lehman Bankers Leave Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Bailouts, Bill Gates, Billionaires, Carlos Slim Helu, Cazenove, Citigroup, GMAC, Insider Trading, Lehman Brothers, Nomura, Revolving Door, TARP, U.S.. Treasury, UK, Vikram Pandit; Tim Geithner, Warren Buffett, Wealth
- Goldman Sachs Sues 7 Managers for Credit Suisse Move
- Dollar Rally Drives Euro Near Nine-Month Low as Metals Retreat
- Merkel Slams Greek ‘Scandal’ as Goldman Role Examined
- Top Earners Averaged $345 Million in 2007, IRS Says
- Junk Bonds Erase 2010 Loss as Spreads Fall Most Since September Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Credit Suisse, Euro, Goldman Sachs, Greece, IRS, Junk Bonds, Lawsuit, poaching, Revolving Door, U.S. Dollar, Wealth
- 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 »
Tags: Bank of America, Ben Bernanke, Bonuses, Compensation, Conspicuous consumption, Dubai, Fed, Obituaries, retailers, Sovereign wealth funds, Wealth
Ivanka Trump isn’t so happy with the Crains NY story about her and Jared
On November - 16 - 2009
Crain’s NY published a piece on Ivanka Trump and her new hubby Jared Kushner. Doesn’t seem like she’s so pleased with the piece given her Twitter tweets from a little while ago: Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, Lucky Sperm club, Real Estate, Wealth
- For Bank of America’s Dealmaker, One Deal Too Many?
- Ken Lewis farewell memo
- He’s not even cold
- A look at potential successors to Lewis
- Lewis departure catches BofA board off guard
- J.P. Morgan Hopes to Heal N.Y.-London Lacerations
- Super rich are $300 billion lighter
- CIT Draws Up Bankruptcy Option Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Autos, Bank of America, CIT, GM, JP Morgan, Ken Lewis, KKR, Revolving Door, TV, Wealth
- Morgan Stanley In Hiring Push To Jump-Start Trading
- F.D.I.C. Seeks to Attract More Buyers of Banks
- Fed Assets Increase 2.3% on Buying of MBS, Treasuries
- Rise of the Super-Rich Hits a Sobering Wall
- Biovail Suit Against SAC Capital Thrown Out by Judge
- AIG Says Madoff Suit Without Merit
- Switzerland Sells Stake in UBS for a Profit Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: AIG, Autos, Bernie Madoff, FDIC, Fed, GM, IPOs, KKR, Morgan Stanley, Revolving Door, SAC Capital, Sports, Starbucks, UBS, We're Hiring, Wealth
- 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 $1 million Bank of America stock Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Bank of America, Banks, Berkshire Hathaway, Bernie Madoff, Blackstone Group, CIT, Compensation, Fed, Sallie Krawcheck, Stephen Schwarzman, Toxic loans, Warren Buffett, Wealth
Last week we got treated to a look at Richard Perry’s bejeweled Sutton Place terrace; Here is what the inside looked like (in 2002)
On August - 6 - 2009
In response to the NY Post piece on Richard Perry’s bedazzled terrace, Vogue.com recalled a piece they did in 2002 featuring the interior of the Perry’s 1 Sutton Place South home. It’s white. Lots of white. Everywhere. (Or at least it was, back in 2002.) Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Hedge funds, Perry Capital, Real Estate, Richard Perry, Wealth
Cartoon: Acting flashy at Goldman Sachs ($GS)
On August - 5 - 2009
More Goldman Sachs love from the print edition of the NY Post (but not the online version, as far as we can see, so we don’t have a link):
Tags: Conspicuous consumption, Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein, Wealth
Big designer sales often bring out the obnoxious side of some people, and the annual Super Saturday in the Hamptons sounds like it was no exception. According to Page Six, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein’s wife didn’t think she should have to wait in line with the unwashed masses, making a big stink. Not exactly the behavior that hubby Lloyd is trying to instill in all of his Goldman Sachs associates who have big targets on their backs these days. (Blankfein himself isn’t known for his patience, though.) According to Page Six: Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Conspicuous consumption, Goldman Sachs, Hamptons, Lloyd Blankfein, Wealth
Perry Capital’s Richard Perry shows the world his family jewels
On July - 31 - 2009
Check out Richard Perry’s 1 Sutton Place South terrace. It’s all blinged out with a 5 foot high green stainless steel diamond — a sculpture by Jeff Koons that sold in 2005 for $2.3 milllion. And it apparently hasn’t made him very popular with at least a couple of the neighbors. According to the NY Post:
Tags: Art, Hedge funds, Perry Capital, Richard Perry, Wealth
