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In Hunt for Securities Fraud a Timid S.E.C. Misses the Big Game
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Goldman Sachs, Paulson, and the S.E.C. suit in the Abacus case.
05/04/2009
Paulson had Goldman Sachs structure as ecurity out of handpicked bad apples in the mortgage securities market, Goldman then sells these securities to institutional investors without disclosing what Paulson had done and without disclosing that Paulson had bet heavily against them.
Grouped Articles
BusinessWeek 04/01/2010
New York Times 04/17/2010
Abacus Deal: As Bad as They Come
Wall Street Journal 04/20/2010
Wall Street Journal 04/20/2010
Economist 04/29/2010
SEC Tries to Rebuild Its Reputation
Wall Street Journal 09/12/2013
Robert Khuzami and the S.E.C.'s "neither admit nor deny" practice in legal settlements
02/10/2009
The problems Judge Rakoff finds with such settlements and the S.E.C.'s continuation of this practice. The lack of deterrance for illegal activity or activity that harms the public interest if it is legal, under this arrangement.
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Co-Directors for S.E.C. Signal Shift
New York Times 04/22/2013
SEC's Top Cop Oversaw Deutsche CDOs
Wall Street Journal 04/24/2010
Inside the End of the U.S. Bid to Punish Lehmann Executives
New York Times 09/08/2013
SEC Tries to Rebuild Its Reputation
Wall Street Journal 09/12/2013
New York Times 10/15/2013
Stern Words for Wall Streetâs Watchdogs, From a Judge
New York Times 12/16/2013
S.E.C.'s Citigroup deal
01/20/2009
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/15/2014
Judge Unloads on Deal SEC Struck With Citi
Wall Street Journal 11/10/2011
Judge in Citigroup Mortgage Settlement Criticizes S.E.C.'s Enforcement
New York Times 11/10/2011
SEC-Citi Pact Rejected by Judge Rakoff
Wall Street Journal 11/28/2011
Citi Ruling Could Chill SEC, Street Legal Pacts
Wall Street Journal 11/29/2011
Wall Street Journal 11/29/2011
Accountablility of Financial Regulators
08/24/2009
Prof Kane at Boston College and Judge Rakoff point to the lack of accountability of financial regulators.
Grouped Articles
Stern Words for Wall Streetâs Watchdogs, From a Judge
New York Times 12/16/2013
Economist 06/13/2015
Facts and the Financial Crisis
New York Times 09/20/2009
BofA Ruling Questions an SEC Weapon
Wall Street Journal 09/16/2009
At Long Last, BofA Shareholders Find a Friend
Wall Street Journal 09/14/2009
Wall Street Journal 09/15/2009
Judge Rakoff and Wall Street
11/09/2011
Grouped Articles
Court Weighs Penalty in Bank of America 'Hustle' Case
Wall Street Journal 12/06/2013
Stern Words for Wall Streetâs Watchdogs, From a Judge
New York Times 12/16/2013
SEC-Citi Pact Rejected by Judge Rakoff
Wall Street Journal 11/28/2011
No Mr. Nice Guy—Just Ask Wall Street
Wall Street Journal 11/09/2011
Citi Ruling Could Chill SEC, Street Legal Pacts
Wall Street Journal 11/29/2011
Wall Street Journal 11/29/2011
Dysregulation Nation
06/14/2010
Judith Warner's phrase and description for the cultural phenomena facing America in 2010 captures the nature of the problems needing attention.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 06/14/2010
Warner Music Nears a Sale to Access
New York Times 05/05/2011
After the reforms: Safer, but not yet safe enough
Economist 05/21/2011
Reregulation: A dangerous embrace
Economist 05/22/2011
Wall Street Journal 08/04/2011
Time Warner Reports Double-Digit Revenue Increase, Expects More
New York Times 08/03/2011
Judge Rakoff and the S.E.C.-Citicorp agreement
04/24/2010
Grouped Articles
SEC's Top Cop Oversaw Deutsche CDOs
Wall Street Journal 04/24/2010
Stern Words for Wall Streetâs Watchdogs, From a Judge
New York Times 12/16/2013
SEC-Citi Pact Rejected by Judge Rakoff
Wall Street Journal 11/28/2011
No Mr. Nice Guy—Just Ask Wall Street
Wall Street Journal 11/09/2011
Citi Ruling Could Chill SEC, Street Legal Pacts
Wall Street Journal 11/29/2011
Wall Street Journal 11/29/2011
S.E.C. and fraud settlement with U.S. banks for toxic mortgage debt
04/24/2010
Grouped Articles
SEC's Top Cop Oversaw Deutsche CDOs
Wall Street Journal 04/24/2010
Inside the End of the U.S. Bid to Punish Lehmann Executives
New York Times 09/08/2013
S.E.C. Tension As It Examined Mortgage Cases
New York Times 12/19/2013
Banks Keep their Mortgage Litigation Reserves a Secret
New York Times 01/16/2014
An Unfinished Chapter at Countrywide
New York Times 08/23/2014
Wall Street Journal 04/14/2011
S.E.C.'s failure in fraud prevention and supervisory role for financial institutions.
08/24/2009
Grouped Articles
SEC's Top Cop Oversaw Deutsche CDOs
Wall Street Journal 04/24/2010
Inside the End of the U.S. Bid to Punish Lehmann Executives
New York Times 09/08/2013
S.E.C. Tension As It Examined Mortgage Cases
New York Times 12/19/2013
Elizabeth Warren: One Way to Rebuild Our Institutions
New York Times 01/29/2016
BofA Ruling Questions an SEC Weapon
Wall Street Journal 09/16/2009
Wall Street Journal 09/15/2009
Judge Rakoff and the Galleon hedge fund case.
01/19/2009
Grouped Articles
Hedge Funders Are All a Little Nuts
Wall Street Journal 08/27/2013
Wall Street Journal 10/27/2009
SEC Levels Insider Charges Against Ex-Goldman Director
Wall Street Journal 03/01/2011
New York Times 06/13/2011
Galleon Chief Sentenced to 11 Year Term in Insider Case
New York Times 10/14/2011
No Mr. Nice Guy—Just Ask Wall Street
Wall Street Journal 11/09/2011
The right incentives for banking regulators to prevent local regulatory capture.
10/01/2009
The need for financial incentives ad better pay. And the importance of letting supranational institutions handle banking oversight.
Grouped Articles
Economist 10/01/2009
The Other Plot to Wreck America
New York Times 01/10/2010
India and America, Two Peas in a Pod
New York Times 11/08/2011
In Hunt for Securities Fraud a Timid S.E.C. Misses the Big Game
New York Times 12/15/2011
Doubts Greet Plan for Euro Zone Bank Regulator
New York Times 07/01/2012
U.S. Banks and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
04/18/2011
The performance of the OCC in the period leading to the foreclosure crisis and the financial crisis of 2008, and its role today. The OCC as a case of regulatory capture, with U.S. banks as clients of the OCC.
Grouped Articles
The Power Behind the Throne at the Federal Reserve
New York Times 07/31/2013
Comptroller Rethinks Use of Bank Examiners
Wall Street Journal 02/10/2014
Letting the Banks Off the Hook
New York Times 04/18/2011
In Hunt for Securities Fraud a Timid S.E.C. Misses the Big Game
New York Times 12/15/2011
Homeownership Rate Declines to 15-Year Low
Wall Street Journal 05/01/2012
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