Bankruptcy Blogs

Madoff Wind-Down Tab Tops $820 Million

12/09/13
Reuters
A booking mug shot of Bernard Madoff released to Reuters on March 17, 2009.

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Madoff Wind-Down Tab Tops $820 Million

12/09/13
Reuters
A booking mug shot of Bernard Madoff released to Reuters on March 17, 2009.

Wedne

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Will Volcker End Up Another Example of Knee-Jerk Regulation?

12/09/13

A ban on portfolio hedging would perfectly illustrate the current practice of regulatory ‘populism’ that has pervaded financial regulatory reform since the crisis.

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The Daily Docket: AMR, US Airways Complete Merger

12/09/13
Associated Press

American Airlines parent AMR Corp. and

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The Daily Docket: AMR, US Airways Complete Merger

12/09/13
Associated Press

American Airlines parent AMR Corp. and

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Stop Playing Regulatory Roulette With Payday Lenders

12/09/13

New York's Benjamin Lawsky and other state regulators have given no indication of differentiating between online lenders that operate well and those that don’t. Yet the spectrum of alternative lending operations indicates that just such a distinction is needed.

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Cooperating? Why, JPMorgan Is Practically Leading This Investigation!

12/09/13

Receiving Wide Coverage ...

Sons and Daughters: Documents, including spreadsheets and emails, shine some light on how hiring the children of prominent businesspeople in China may have helped JPMorgan Chase land business with state-controlled companies. For example, in one email a senior JPM banker in Hong Kong writes, "You all know I have always been a big believer of the Sons and Daughters program — it almost has a linear relationship" with winning assignments. JPMorgan handed...

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Rallying Around Community Banks; Anticipating the Volcker Rule

12/06/13

A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) this week.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Dappy Edition

12/06/13

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, British singer and rapper Dappy is having some tax problems, and Atari got permission to leave bankruptcy. Also, Kelly Rutherford’s custody drama is reaching new levels.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Dappy Edition

12/06/13

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, British singer and rapper Dappy is having some tax problems, and Atari got permission to leave bankruptcy. Also, Kelly Rutherford’s custody drama is reaching new levels.

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