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George Goehl: Who Will Hold Goldman Accountable? - Might Just be Everyday People
Whether it is Goldman Sachs' central role in the subprime crisis, handing out hundreds of millions in bonuses soon after receiving a $10 billion taxpayer bailout, or CEO Lloyd Blankfein claiming that his company does "God's work," this Wall Street giant has rightfully earned the leading role in the story of "All That is Wrong with Wall Street." Ten ...
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These Financial Products Are Too Complex For The Average Joe
Investing is perilous enough when investing in stocks and bonds or even in plain vanilla mutual funds, but it can get downright dangerous with the increase in complexity of many financially engineered investment products.
Jury Acquits Two Bear Stearns Hedge Fund Managers
Two Bear Stearns hedge fund managers accused of lying to investors as the subprime mortgage crisis first exploded two years ago were acquitted of criminal charges Tuesday.
Ex-Bear Execs Beat Fraud Charges
Jury finds former hedge fund managers not guilty of misleading investors over state of mortgage market.
Bear Stearns Managers Cioffi, Tannin Not Guilty in Biggest Subprime Case
Former Bear Stearns Cos. hedge-fund managers Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin were found not guilty of misleading investors who lost $1.6 billion, the first major test of a U.S. effort to obtain convictions tied to the subprime mortgage crisis and subsequent recession.
Lessons for the foreign exchange market from the global financial crisis
The timing of the subprime crisis that became the global crisis is well known. Its impact on the foreign exchange markets has been much less discussed.
Toxic assets: A curse for the Bangladesh economy
Fahim Salek The Financial world has gone through a severe shakeout due to the severity of the Recession & is still on going.
The US economy exited severe recession in the third quarter, posting the strongest growth in two years as government stimulus boosted consumer spending, government data showed Thursday.
AdWords opens up mortgages to comparison
The term "mortgage" is still sending shivers down most Americans spines as the foreclosure fallout from the subprime crisis continues to spread across the nation.
Hani Al Hamli "Dubai in the head of region recovering from the global financial crisis impacts
Hani Al Hamli, Secretary-general of Dubai Economic Council , stated that the activities of Dubai Economic Forum 2009 are coming soon.
Geithner: US recession 'alive and acute'
WASHINGTON: The US recession remained "alive and acute" despite the economy recording its strongest growth in two years, said Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday.
House committee approves new investment rating regulations
The Investor Protection Act [HR 3817 text, PDF], sponsored by Paul Kanjorski [official website], modifies the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [text, PDF], giving the Securities and Exchange Commission [official website] the authority to monitor and punish ratings agencies.
The Next Foreclosure Wave: Mid-Range and Luxury Homes
As a Certified Foreclosure Specialist, I've been talking about the "next foreclosure wave" for quite some time now.
Foreclosure surprise: 10 fastest-growing problem cities are newcomers
Just about everyone has become familiar with America's foreclosure capitals a ' metropolitan areas like Las Vegas with the nation's highest rate of foreclosed properties or No.
Capco Expands Its North American Capital Markets Group to Meet Demand ...
Capco , the global provider of consulting and managed services to the financial services industry, today announced the expansion of its North American Capital Markets Group.
S&P Offers Residential Mortgage Data
Tags: Mortgage-Backed Securities , Collateralized Debt Obligations , Data Management , Loan Performance , Risk Management , Standard & Poor's , MBS , CDO , One cause of the subprime mortgage crisis was the fact that many investors in mortgage-related securities and collateralized debt obligations didn't understand how shaky the underlying debt was.
Central banks around the world have released massive amounts of money in response to the current financial crisis.
Distressed Servicing 2009 Announces Speakers
Distressed Servicing 2009 is recently announced that the following speakers have been confirmed! They have all also been confirmed to be under investigation by IBARC - the International Bank Activities Reform Commission.
Marketplace: Failing Mortgage Mods and Foreclosures
I did an interesting interview with Marketplace Radio on why mortgage mods fail so often.
Ohio State Bar Association member Gayle Montalto of Cuyahoga Falls...
Ohio State Bar Association member Gayle Montalto of Cuyahoga Falls spent 10 years as an escrow officer, witnessing the subprime mortgage crisis firsthand.
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