Online Seminar: It's A Jungle Out There: What You Can Do To Prevent Business Account Fraud
Fraud Prevention
July 29, 2010 Linda Coven
As business account fraud continues to become more sophisticated, it's more important than ever to stay informed. See this free Web seminar replay, to learn more about the problem and the recommended strategies to protect your company. Read More
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Goldman's Gold
Jim Anderson's Postcard from the Telecosm
July 27, 2010 Jim Anderson, CFA
It is with some temerity that I put fingers to keyboard to write about Goldman Sachs' recently settled legal dispute with the SEC. If you recall, in May the SEC charged the firm with fraud in the brokering of a synthetic collateralized debt obligation with the catchy name, CDO Abacus 2007-AC1. Read More
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Lost in Translation
Economic Outlook
July 27, 2010 Joe Morgan
Followers of the Fed have always been challenged with interpreting its written or spoken word. From the early Greenspan days, Fed-watchers spent countless hours scouring speeches, testimonies and written releases, parsing every single word in search for clues of coming Fed actions. Read More
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Stress Tests and the Euro: The End is Not Nigh
FX Outlook
July 27, 2010 Drew Devine
The last time that my thoughts were graciously accepted into this forum, I took the opportunity to explore the European sovereign debt crisis from a data-driven, balanced viewpoint. Read More
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Friday on the Desk
Economic Outlook
July 20, 2010 Joe Morgan
Fridays in the summer on the trading floor are a time for reflection and a time to catch up on the week's work before heading home for the weekend. But this past Friday, I was presented with a challenge in the form of CNBC's Apple "antennaegate" coverage (Steve Jobs' label, not mine). Read More
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The Small Laws
Jim Anderson's Postcard from the Telecosm
July 20, 2010 Jim Anderson, CFA
On June 28 theFinancial Timesreported on its front page that two private equity funds were carrying the same investment at substantially different values. Read More
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Will the U.K.'s Coalition Government's Policies Ensure Recovery
FX Outlook
July 20, 2010 Mark Noble
Only three short years ago, the British economy was considered to be the strongest in Europe. Open and competitive markets made the U.K. the shining example for globalization of the developed world. Read More
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Households Are Finally Buying!
Economic Outlook
July 13, 2010 Joe Morgan
With quarterly net Treasury issuance reaching the mid-$500 billion mark — about 3 times as much as the average net issuance from 2002 to 2007 —one could say we are leaning aggressively on our high credit quality and reputation in the marketplace. Read More
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