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What is systemic risk, anyway?
macroblog.typepad.com — On October 30, the Center for Financial Innovation and Stability at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta held a conference on Regulating Systemic Risk . The presentations mostly focused on the recent financial crisis and possible regulatory responses ... (more) What is systemic risk, anyway?
Charles Krauthammer on the realignment myth of 2008
washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Charles Krauthammer on the realignment myth of 2008
Pelosi Breaks Pledge to Put Final Health Care Bill Online for 72 Hours Before Vote
Pelosi Breaks Pledge to Put Final Health Care Bill Online for 72 Hours Before Vote
weeklystandard.com — Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office tells THE WEEKLY STANDARD that the speaker will not allow the final language of the health care to be posted online for 72 hours before bringing the bill to a vote on the House floor, despite her September 24 statement ... (more) Pelosi Breaks Pledge to Put Final Health Care Bill ...
Ameris Bank, Moultrie, Georgia, Assumes All of the Deposits of United Security Bank, Sparta, Georgia
fdic.gov — Ameris Bank, Moultrie, Georgia, Assumes All of the Deposits of United Security Bank, Sparta, Georgia United Security Bank, Sparta, Georgia, was closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, which appointed the Federal Deposit ... (more) Ameris Bank, Moultrie, Georgia, Assumes All of the ...
Lunchtime Links 11-5
Lunchtime Links 11-5
blogs.reuters.com — Fight over blog comments hits NH high court (NHPR, ht AK) Aaron Krowne is fighting the good fight for bloggers everywhere. FHA delays release of financial audit (ElBoghdady, WaPo) The dog ate my homework… Wells Fargo defers reckoning on ... (more) Lunchtime Links 11-5
High and Low Finance - Goodbye to the Accounting Reforms of 2002
nytimes.com — It took just five weeks after the WorldCom accounting scandal erupted in 2002 for Congress to pass, and President George W. Bush to sign, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. That law required public companies to make sure their internal controls against fraud ... (more) High and Low Finance - Goodbye to the Accounting Reforms ...
Treasury and the Blogs
baselinescenario.com — On Monday the Treasury Department (various officials, including Geithner, in shifts) had an informal meeting with eight prominent finance or economics bloggers. I’ve only read the accounts by Tyler Cowen , Steve Waldman , and Yves Smith ; Waldman names all of them and links to other ... (more) Treasury and the Blogs
Impressions from Treasury
marginalrevolution.com — I will enumerate a few (you can trace other accounts here ): 1. Tim Geithner is very smart and he was conceptually stronger than one might have expected. 2. I believe that the long, L-shaped hallways encourage "visits to offices" rather ... (more) Impressions from Treasury
Sympathy for the Treasury
interfluidity.com — It worked! Officials pointed to a lot of good news in terms of visible cash flows associated with TARP and the various assistance programs. They claimed that since the Obama administration has taken office, more money has come back than has been put ... (more) Sympathy for the Treasury
My Visit to the US Treasury, Part 4
alephblog.com — So, who did I recommend for the next meeting at the Treasury? (I think there will be one.) Economists View http://economistsview.typepad.com/ Cafe Americain http://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/ Market-Ticker http://market-ticker.denninger.net/ Econbrowser http://www.econbrowser.com/ ... (more) My Visit to the US Treasury, Part 4
Curious Meeting at Treasury Department
nakedcapitalism.com — The Treasury invited a small group of bloggers for a “discussion” with senior officials on Monday. Initially, the meeting was to be background, which is a sort of journalistic “FYI but you can’t use it” but we were told ... (more) Curious Meeting at Treasury Department
My Visit to the US Treasury, Part 3
alephblog.com — Going back to bank stress-testing for a moment, one interesting thing that a Treasury official said at the meeting was that unemployment did not have a big effect on foreclosures. Unemployment has a big effect on credit card defaults, but not foreclosures. I disagree. As a multi-purpose ... (more) My Visit to the US Treasury, Part 3
Breaking Up The Big Banks?
market-ticker.denninger.net — From a Reuters blog: We are hearing that discussion of breaking up large financial institutions that pose systemic risk to the market is gaining traction on the Hill. At this point, discussions are in the early stages, but we understand ... (more) Breaking Up The Big Banks?
A 25 Billion Dollar Secret: The NY Fed, Goldman & The AIG Cover-Up
A 25 Billion Dollar Secret: The NY Fed, Goldman & The AIG Cover-Up
dailybail.com — How The FRBNY's President Tim Geithner And Chairman Stephen Friedman Demanded Par For Goldman Sachs And The Rest Of Wall Street And Then Tried To Cover It All Up (more) A 25 Billion Dollar Secret: The NY Fed, Goldman & The ...
Khuzami: 2009 SEC Quote of the Year
securitiesdocket.com — It is still only November, but here is your leader in the clubhouse for 2009 SEC Quote of the Year (it comes from Enforcement Director Rob Khuzami): “There should be a moment — hopefully before you’re holding a bag of cash delivered to you by somebody codenamed ‘the Octopussy’ — that causes ... (more) Khuzami: 2009 SEC Quote of the Year
Web Watch: Best Blog Posts and Columns For the Week Ending Nov. 6, 2009
securitiesdocket.com — Here is the weekly summary for Securities Docket’s Web Watch (”This Week’s Best Blog Posts and Columns”): What Preet Bharara Spent to Get Galleon (The New York Observer) New York Observer | November 6, 2009 Preet Bharara spent some serious money to listen in on Galleon Group founder Raj ... (more) Web Watch: Best Blog Posts and Columns For the Week ...
SEC, DOJ Charge “Octopussy” and Lawyers With Insider Trading
SEC, DOJ Charge “Octopussy” and Lawyers With Insider Trading
securitiesdocket.com — As SEC Enforcement Director Rob Khuzami said today , “If you find yourself chewing the card of a cell phone…something has gone terribly wrong.” Indeed. The SEC filed a huge insider trading case today against two lawyers, six Wall Street traders (including one dubbed “Octopussy”) ... (more) SEC, DOJ Charge “Octopussy” and Lawyers With Insider Trading
Study: Internet use won't cause social isolation
news.cnet.com — The Web has been cited for causing individuals to withdraw from society. But a recent Pew study shows that the opposite might be true. (more) Study: Internet use won't cause social isolation
Insider Trading Charges
feedproxy.google.com — Insider Trading Charges 14 People Charged in Hedge Fund-Related Insider Trading The hedge fund industry's image took a blow when fourteen individuals were accused of insider trading by federal prosecutors.   Stacy-Marie Ishmae has been following the case for the Financial ... (more) Insider Trading Charges
SEC Charges Wall Street Lawyers and Traders in $20 Million Insider Trading Scheme
sec.gov — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a pair of lawyers for tipping inside information in exchange for kickbacks as well as six Wall Street traders and a proprietary trading firm involved in a $20 million insider trading scheme. (more) SEC Charges Wall Street Lawyers and Traders in $20 ...
Nobel Laureate: New Normal in Joblessness Ahead
blog.ockhamresearch.com — In an interview with Bloomberg prior to the release of key unemployment data, Nobel Laureate Edmund Phelps discussed what he sees as the “new normal” for the U.S. economy.  His view is that the U.S. should prepare for times of greater than normal average unemployment, and the ... (more) Nobel Laureate: New Normal in Joblessness Ahead
Regulation Going Backwards
ritholtz.com — Here’s another one of those stories that will make your blood pressure boil: Instead of moving forward with broad regulatory protections of economics system, we are undoing effective regulations that protect investors. Floyd Norris has the ... (more) Regulation Going Backwards
Jon Stewart Channels Glenn Beck -- The 11/3 Project
dailybail.com — Video: The 11/3 Project - The Daily Show's Jon Stewart Channels Glenn Beck - November 5 There's a war going on in America, and the stakes are nothing less than Glenn Beck's internal organs. It's Friday so enjoy some comedy.  Love or hate Glenn Beck, this is funny stuff.  ... (more) Jon Stewart Channels Glenn Beck -- The 11/3 Project
How to run a successful blog
marginalrevolution.com — ...They understand that public opinion matters...they understand that it’s a little harder to criticize someone after you’ve met him and he’s given you free cookies...they couldn't possibly have expected to change anybody’s mind, they understand ... (more) How to run a successful blog
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