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Commentary
Content posted in December 2010
Bonus Blues: Meet the Zeros
Commentary  |  12/22/2010  | 
To boost profits and curb the risk-taking, some Wall Street firms are giving nothing but zeros to mid level traders and back-office staff.
Ernst & Young Subject to Fraud Lawsuit
Commentary  |  12/20/2010  | 
Nasdaq Fights Bank "Cartels" in Battle for Clearinghouse Control
Commentary  |  12/20/2010  | 
Nasdaq OMX Group is quietly working the back channels of the nation's capital to limit banks' "cartel-like control" of clearinghouses as Wall Street braces for final word on how the $600 trillion swaps market will function.
Will Dodd-Frank Be DOA With GOP Congress? Don’t Bet on It
Commentary  |  12/16/2010  | 
Dodd-Frank, and particularly the Volcker Rule, are just as much alive as they day the Act was signed into law and we expect it will have some "teeth" in efforts to curtail systemic risk.
I-Banking, Trading Push Wall Street Over the Top
Commentary  |  12/14/2010  | 
Just two years after the nation’s financial sector nearly fell off a cliff, only to be rescued by an unprecedented bailout, the industry’s titans have roared back.
Mark Madoff, In Passing
Commentary  |  12/13/2010  | 
The latest victim of the Madoff Ponzi scheme just might have been the man's son.
Bonus Round: A 90 Percent Tax?!
Commentary  |  12/10/2010  | 
If any US bankers are still licking their wounds from the insults they received since the Crash of 2008, perhaps they should shed a tear for their brothers and sisters in Ireland.
2011: The Year Of Dodd-Frank
Commentary  |  12/9/2010  | 
After two years of uncertainty, everyone is looking forward to a year of steady progress and growth.
Firms Can Find Efficiency in Technology Commons
Commentary  |  12/9/2010  | 
Technology Commons provide banks with opportunities to utilize their IT investments more cost-effectively, drive down their fixed IT costs and free up more capital for discretionary projects.
Morgan Stanley to Slash Executive Pay
Commentary  |  12/9/2010  | 
In addition to the standard yuletide revelry, December is a time for fatter wallets on Wall Street since firms typically reward employees with hard-earned bonuses at year's end.
Buy Side Firms Face Scrutiny in Expert Network Probe
Commentary  |  12/7/2010  | 
Expert research networks are being accused of passing non-public material information to hedge funds and mutual fund companies.
Are You WikiLeaks Proof?
Commentary  |  12/7/2010  | 
Just because Julian Assange has surrendered to British officials it doesn't mean that the story of WikiLeaks is over. Especially for your buy side firm.
New Formula May Stop Flash Crashes in Their Tracks
Commentary  |  12/3/2010  | 
Maybe all the SEC has to do is step out of the way and let the professors who claim to have devised a formula that can stop market freefalls solve the problem.
The Bad Jobs Numbers Calculus
Commentary  |  12/3/2010  | 
More people out of work + smaller staffs inside banks = a lack of innovation.
Holidays Arrive Early for JPMorgan's Investment Bankers
Commentary  |  12/1/2010  | 
In addition to the fat year-end bonuses it doles out in either good markets or nasty recessions, JPMorgan & Chase Co. has another pricey stocking stuffer in mind for its investment bankers this year: Apple Inc.'s iPad.
WikiLeaks Guessing Game Jostles BofA
Commentary  |  12/1/2010  | 
Bank of America's stock dipped three percent yesterday in the wake of news that it might be the focus of a WikiLeaks expose in the months to come.


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