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ritholtz.com - 12/23/2008
Pondering Madoff as we enter 2009
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Pondering Madoff as we enter 2009 by David Kotok December 23, 2008 David R. Kotok co-founded Cumberland Advisors in 1973 and has been its Chief Investment Officer since inception. He holds a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, an M.S. in ...
sec.gov - 12/17/2008
Statement Regarding Madoff Investigation
— sec.gov — Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox issued the following statement today concerning its ongoing investigation in the case of SEC v. Madoff. (more) Statement Regarding Madoff Investigation

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online.wsj.com - 12/18/2008
Madoff Misled SEC in '06, Got Off
— online.wsj.com — Securities and Exchange Commission investigators discovered in 2006 that Bernard Madoff had misled the agency about how he managed customer money, according to documents, yet the SEC missed an opportunity to uncover an alleged Ponzi scheme. The ... (more) Madoff Misled SEC in '06, Got Off

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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/21/2008
Talking Points Memo | SECer: Agency "In A State Of Complete Panic" Over Madoff Revelations
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — The revelation that Bernard Madoff -- who himself had in the past served as an adviser to the SEC on electronic trading -- was running an alleged "$50 billion ponzi scheme" has rocked the SEC to its core, according to a current long-serving member of ... (more) Talking Points Memo | SECer: Agency "In A State Of ...

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Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed:  Afternoon Reading 12/23/2008: Mark-to-Market, Keynes, Quants

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Afternoon Reading 12/23/2008: Mark-to-Market, Keynes, Quants
Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed — Mark-to-Market: Discussion minus the Zealotry (Accrued Interest) Christmas quiz for quants (BBC) Keynes offers us the best way to think about the financial crisis (FT) Bush signs pension funding relief bill(P&I) Pondering Madoff as we enter 2009 (The Big Picture) Searching Bernie Madoff's political contributions (OpenSecrets) Number one sports science story of the year: Limits to human performance (SS) Helpful video on quantitative ...

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