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Junk mortgages: It just gets worse

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 17:29:20 +0000

We thought this was a cautionary tale -- but it's turned into a horror story. All the tranches of this issue, GSAMP-2006 S3, that were originally rated below AAA have defaulted. Two of the three original AAA -rated tranches (French for "slices") are facing losses of about 90%, and even the ...

iehi posted 2 days ago from hf-implode.com

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Mutual fund charts of the day

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 18:08:04 +0000

Fama and French have a very long blog entry (over 5,000 words) about the latest version of their paper on mutual fund returns. As you might expect from research sponsored by an index-fund company, it shows that active mutual-fund managers fail to outperform the market. But at least it does so ...

Abnormal Returns found this 4 days ago on blogs.reuters.com

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UBS, E&Y Face Madoff-Related Lawsuits in Luxembourg

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:01:52 +0000

In Luembourg, investors who lost money through Access International Advisors LLC’s LuxAlpha Sicav-American Selection are suing UBS and Ernst & Young for their alleged negligence in supervising the fund. Bloomberg reports that a Luxembourg court will decide whether investors have the right ...

bcarton posted 10 days ago from securitiesdocket.com

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Securities Docket A.M. News Wire for 2009-11-28

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:55:00 +0000

Court Adopts SEC's Plan for Fund that 'Broke the Buck' http://bit.ly/88yXIU # Tokyo: Top Prudential salesman nabbed over insider trading http://bit.ly/7aRRMs # French regulators end EADS insider trading hearings, verdict before holidays http://bit.ly/4DY0Eg # Italian ...

bcarton posted 7 days ago from securitiesdocket.com

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Putin Seeks Energy Partners, Russian Car Rescue in France Visit

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:05:11 +0000

Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will arrive in Paris today aiming to strengthen ties with France by enlisting energy partners, seeking a rescue for the crippled Russian car industry and discussing a pioneering defense accord. Putin will hold talks on the participation of ...

The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and ... found this 9 days ago on bloomberg.com

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