Content posted in February 2011
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Madoff's Calls From Jail
The Ponzi scheme artist confesses his crime, but once again implicates the big banks and friends that fed him funds.
Inside a Scion Start-Up
"Do you know who my father is?" You would expect such a question could only come from the spoiled offspring of an affluent father, but if a Bloomberg report is to be believed, Adam Wyden doesn't exactly strike me as one of those children.
Can Nasdaq Break Up the NYSE-DB Deal?
The proposed merger of the NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Borse has led to speculation over potential U.S. exchange tie-ups and attempts to break up the deal.
Where Are They Now? The Lehman Bros. Edition
Former Lehman Brothers CFO Erin Callan found a rather comfortable rock to crawl under after the stunning collapse of her firm two years ago.
How to Catch a Proprietary Trader
How can regulators successfully distinguish proprietary trading from market making in a straightforward, easily understood way? Our answer would be to apply a general framework to evaluate trading using metrics that would indicate the possibility of proprietary trading.
Another Goldman Prop Trading Unit Bites the Dust
Despite having four years to comply, Goldman Sachs is following the track that most of Wall Street has taken and is getting ahead of the Volcker Rule now.
Could CME Launch Hostile NYSE Bid? Rumors Swirl
Is Deutsche Borse’s bid for NYSE Euronext is turning into a transatlantic steel cage match?
iPhone5 Rumors: Half-Size Phone Or Larger Screen?
These are just some of the latest rumors in the run-up to Apple's buzz-generating annual release of its latest iPhone.
Former Goldman Chairman Blasts NYSE-DB Merger
Bloomberg supports the NYSE-Deutsche Borse merger, while Schumer cites managerial control and naming issue.
Wall Street Fights New Whistleblower Law
The industry's lobbyists have mounted a furious behind-the-scenes effort to constrain the reach of the new protections laid out in the Dodd-Frank Act.
iPad A New Technology Paradigm -- A Reluctant Admission
The internet -- along with client-server and wireless computing -- are driving the next new technology paradigm: The Age of the iPad.
2010 Wasn't a Very Good Year, Or Was It?
An historical comparison reveals just how much value strategic technology investment can add to business performance.
H.R. 4173 (Dodd-Frank): A Real 'Page Turner'
The final version of Dodd-Frank, or Bill H.R. 4173, weighs in at 848 pages.
The Secrets of the Quants
How does an algo take flight? What are hedge funds demanding? An experts spills the beans.
Juicy Details on Getting Rid of Insider Trading Evidence
Destroying hard drives and dumping them in garbage trucks is one way to get rid of insider trading evidence.
Close Ties: Bernie, Wilpon and The Mets
The friendship between Mets' owner Fred Wilpon and Bernie Madoff entwined the ball club's finances with the con artist.
iPad2: Not That Big Of A Deal?
Eyewitnesses claim to have seen a prototype. Some say it has several new features, others say they weren't blown away...
CFTC Budget: An Unfunded Mandate Threatens Swaps Reform
Is Wall Street lobbying the Republicans in Congress to defund the CFTC?
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