Gold(mans bites the) dust
The Goldmans which emerges from this string of crises may be unrecognisable from the one that helped precipitate them. The…
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Irony
Irony: another cartoon from the sharpest pen. Enjoy! AHG.
ByThe anti-virus virus
The latest internet scam is a program masquerading as anti-virus software. The latest internet scam is a program masquerading as…
ByWBrief: 7 US UBS clients charged with tax evasion
Seven UBS clients in the US were charged yesterday with hiding over $100 million in secret Swiss bank accounts to…
ByWBrief: Trust in wealth managers falls
Well publicised losses of trust in wealth managers by their UK clients has not yet galvanised firms to improve customer…
ByFT: Brown piles onto Goldmans
British premier Gordon Brown attacked the “moral bankruptcy” of Goldman Sachs on Sunday after the US Securities and Exchange Commission…
ByJumby Bay Dispatches
I am marooned in paradise with Piers Morgan. I am marooned in paradise with Piers Morgan. At 5am yesterday morning…
ByNo absolution without confession
An operatic mass and effusive charm are not enough these days, not nearly enough. I used to love my particular…
ByFT: SEC goes after Goldmans
US authorities on Friday accused Goldman Sachs of securities fraud that caused investor losses of more than $1bn, in the…
ByLady Justice
Knowing Obama’s predilection for naming women to the Supreme Court, it was only a matter of time before speculation turned…
ByFT: Tories would sell off bank stakes soon
A Conservative government plans to rush through a competition inquiry into concentration in the British banking sector, paving the way…
ByWSJ: UBS expects $2.35bn 1Q10 profit
ZURICH—UBS AG said Monday it expects to swing to a pretax profit of at least 2.5 billion Swiss francs ($2.35…
ByMommie Dearest
Returning to Columbia University, I didn’t expect to feel that way: a rush of pride, joy and nostalgia. But I…
ByNo Marks
Sir Stuart Rose’s reasoning was completely wrong-headed on the Today programme this morning. Sir Stuart Rose has nailed his colours…
ByDoJ trumpets tax crackdown
The Department of Justice has obtained nearly 500 civil injunctions to stop the promotion of tax scams and the preparation…
ByWBrief: Towry Law gets injunction against former staff
The High Court in London has granted an interim injunction against six former Edward Jones advisors. Edward Jones, now wholly…
ByBooks Books Books
I have plenty. I have too many. I would estimate that I currently have a ten-to-one buying-to-reading ratio. Every Sunday,…
ByFT: Private Equity had great 2H09
Private equity is emerging from the wreckage of the financial crisis in better shape than many sceptics predicted, with a…
ByAttention Must Be Paid
Another cartoon from the sharpest pen: Attention must be paid. Enjoy! AHG
ByTel: Greeks rapidly moving money offshore
Greek banks are being hit by a wave of redemptions as the country’s most wealthy citizens and corporations look to…
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