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As we head for the cliff, Congress throws Corzine a lifeline
In case anyone missed the news — and judging by the fact that there aren't angry mobs storming Washington, everyone missed the news — Congress recently absolved Jon Corzine of being criminally responsible for actions that "wiped out...
Tags: Randy Neugebauer, Fiscal Cliff, Jon Corzine, Parties and Movements, Punishment
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Kamenetz's risky pension bet
Would you borrow money to pay off your mortgage and instead risk it in the market? That is in essence what Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz would like to do by floating $255 million of pension obligation bonds to fill the official hole in the...
Tags: T. Rowe Price Group Incorporated, Moody's Corporation, Pension and Welfare, Tom Quirk, Jon Corzine
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Corzine looks to be getting off easy
I was saddened to see the small article inside the Maryland Business section of The Sun sounding the death knell for the investor lawsuit related to the implosion of MF Global and implying the futility of any further pursuit of Jon Corzine, the company'...Tags: Unemployment Benefits, Barack Obama, Corporate Crime, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Fraud
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CME vows not to sway membership prices after MF Global sales
ReutersBy Tom Polansek CHICAGO, May 22 (Reuters) - CME Group Inc will never influence the price of its memberships, Executive Chairman Terry Duffy said on Wednesday after seats formerly owned by bankrupt broker MF Global Holdings Ltd were sold cheaply....Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, CME Group Inc., Bankruptcy
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U.S. CFTC watchdog faults Gensler for recusal from MF Global probe
ReutersBy Sarah N. Lynch and Douwe Miedema WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. derivatives regulator made a questionable call when he chose to distance himself from probing the demise of futures broker MF Global, the agency's internal...Tags: Ethics, Values, Financially Distressed Companies, Securities, Bankruptcy
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MF Global trustee liquidates broker's CME Group memberships
ReutersBy Tom Polansek CHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) - The trustee liquidating MF Global has sold a collection of the bankrupt broker's CME Group memberships for amounts below recent selling prices, according to a list of transactions published by the exchange on...Tags: CME Group Inc., Jon Corzine, Finance, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Bankruptcy
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INTL FCStone joins chorus of critics against CFTC margin rule
Reuters* New rules will likely force brokers to hike fees * 2nd qtr weaker than expected due to lower ags volumes * Broker expects to exit physical base metals by fiscal year-end By Josephine Mason NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) - New rules proposed by U.S....Tags: Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Metal, Litigation and Regulation, Finance, Metal and Mineral
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EXCLUSIVE-Peregrine Financial scion: My father is dead to me
Reuters* Russ Wasendorf Jr. tries to move past brokerage scandal * Still faces civil suit charging complicity * Launches online marketplace in Florida By Ann Saphir and Tom Polansek SAN FRANCISCO/CHICAGO, May 9 (Reuters) - Russell Wasendorf Jr., whose father...Tags: Trials, Computer Crime, Orlando, Embezzlement, Rentals
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My father is dead to me, says son of Peregrine founder
ReutersRussell Wasendorf Jr. has left the futures business and moved to Florida in an attempt to distance himself from his father went to prison for stealing $215 million from clients of the futures brokerage they ran together for almost two decades. “I...Tags: Trials, Laws, Rentals, Criminal Laws, Prisons
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MarksJarvis: Financial pros try to address lack of trust
It's about time. Five years have passed since the financial crisis struck. And only now do Wall Street executives seem to be gaining awareness that many potential clients have lost trust in them and the stock market, and have been voting with their...
Tags: Stock Market, NYSE Euronext, Inc., Financial Markets, Bernard Madoff, Finance
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INTL FCStone physical metals team leaving for Vision -sources
Reuters* FCStone to cut exposure to high-risk, capital-intensive ops * Addition would be Vision's first foray into physical metals * Timing of move not known By Josephine Mason NEW YORK, May 2 (Reuters) - INTL FCStone Inc's physical metals trading team plans...Tags: Stamford, Money and Monetary Policy, Metal, Finance, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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USCA concludes first fly-in of 2013 to D.C.
The United States Cattlemen's Association (USCA) concluded its first fly-in of 2013 to Washington, D.C. recently. Members representing Virginia, Montana, North Dakota, Maryland, Kansas and Indiana made the trip to D.C. for the week's schedule of meetings....Tags: Financial Markets, U.S. Congress, Securities, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
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May 8, 2013
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May 2, 2013
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Mar 15, 2013
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