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- AIG and the Free Lunch Myth
- Markham Lee submits: Monday's WSJ had a rather astounding passage contained within an article on AIG and the risk models utilized within their Credit Default Swap business referred to as their Financial Products Unit: From the WSJ: "AIG began selling credit-default swaps around 1998. Mr. Gorton's work...
- External links 2008-11-05
- The Citi Rescue: On Our Way to Nationalized Banking?
- Markham Lee submits: So this morning's big story is the Government's rescue of Citibank C, let's take a look at various stories on the situation, starting with coverage from the WSJ: From the WSJ: "The federal government agreed Sunday night to rescue Citigroup Inc. by...
- External links 2008-11-24
- Citigroup Proves 'Blue Chips' Aren't Infallible
- Markham Lee submits: The graphic below is a time-line of the Citi C debacle courtesy of the WSJ click to enlarge by Markham Lee
- External links 2008-11-24
- Fannie Mae Halting Evictions on Renters in Foreclosed Homes
- Markham Lee submits: This story isn't likely to get much attention but I still find it quite interesting, Fannie Mae FNM is implementing a new policy where it will halt eviction proceedings for renters in foreclosed homes. The idea is that it imposes a hardship on the renters, and since...
- External links 2008-12-16
- John Thain: A Look Back
- Markham Lee submits: Courtesy of the WSJ's deal Journal, here is a quick look at some of the key events, quotes and actions from John Thain's tenure as CEO of Merrill Lynch: From the WSJ: "Organizational Behavior by Markham Lee
- External links 2009-01-27
- More on the BofA / Merrill / John Thain Merger Debacle
- Markham Lee submits: Here are some additional items related to John Thain's veritable execution: First, some humor: by Markham Lee
- External links 2009-01-27
- AIG's at It Again with Ludicrous $450M 'Retention Pay' Scheme
- Markham Lee submits: Normally I don't get quite as upset about things like this as many folks do, as I often think it is indeed a necessary part of doing business, and feel the need to weigh gut reaction populist anger with business reality. BUT, this is just beyond ridiculous:...
- External links 2009-01-28
- AIG: Forget about Retention Pay and Buy Them Pizza Instead
- Markham Lee submits: After reading about the cash that [[AIG]] is forking over in "retention pay," it occurred to me that I'm working with the wrong people, because when faced with a similar situation in the past within a very profitable business unit no less, the response from management was:...
- External links 2009-01-28
- On Citibank, TARP, Press Releases and Gratitude
- Markham Lee submits: Citibank has woken up and realized it needs to play the public relations game, as the company recently issued a press release detailing how the funds it received under the TARP program were used. Of course while the data in the report is...
- External links 2009-02-04
- Goldman's Blankfein on the Credit Crisis and Regulation: Not Far Enough
- Markham Lee submits: The CEO of Goldman Sachs wrote an Op-Ed in Monday morning's FT that discusses some of the mistakes that led to the credit crisis, and proposes a few solutions in terms of regulation and how the banks should approach the markets, risk management and compensation. Finally he...
- External links 2009-02-10
- Competent Banking CEOs: They Do Exist
- Markham Lee submits: Here is a WSJ article discussing how the CEOs of banks that refused TARP funds spent their day yesterday. If you recall I suggested the need to create an oversight board from the private sector to manage the government's investments in the banking sector, provide...
- External links 2009-02-13
- Whatever Happened to 'Just Plain Stupid'?
- Markham Lee submits: This crisis is going to be analyzed to death over the coming decades, and our bookstores, libraries and B-schools will be full of books and case studies analyzing and discussing the cases. Everything from bad risk models, to derivatives, to deregulation, to lax regulatory enforcement, financial policies,...
- External links 2009-02-19
- It's Time for the Government to Rethink It's Relationship with AIG
- Markham Lee submits: Here is an update on the latest with the never-ending debacle that is [[AIG]]: From The WSJ: "American International Group Inc. is seeking an overhaul of its $150 billion government bailout package that would substantially reduce the insurer's financial burden, while further exposing...
- External links 2009-02-26
- Citi Update: Government Closes in on Beefed Up Deal
- Markham Lee submits: It appears that the government is close to a deal in which they will take a larger stake in Citibank C: From the WSJ: "Citigroup Inc. and the U.S. are close to an agreement in which the government will substantially increase its stake...
- External links 2009-02-27
- Hank Greenberg Sues AIG Over a Problem He Helped Create
- Markham Lee submits: Former AIG CEO Hank Greenberg suing his former company for "misleading investors" as a result of a $2 billion loss from [[AIG]] stock, has to be the most ridiculous thing I've come across in some time. How in the world can a sane person think that they...
- External links 2009-03-05
- The AIG Bonuses and Selective Vilification
- Markham Lee submits: Here is an interesting counter-argument on the [[AIG]] bonuses furor that basically boils down to the following: what the AIG executives are doing in terms of receiving bonuses, is no different from the irresponsible greed on the rest of Wall St. or on Main St. for that...
- External links 2009-03-18
- On Foxes, Henhouses and Questionable Treasury Appointments
- Markham Lee submits: I know this is old news but I still want to comment on this one: I have to say that I'm surprised at the lack of outrage and/or incredulousness over the news that Citibank's Chief Economist has been appointed to join the...
- External links 2009-03-24
- The AIG Death Star
- Markham Lee submits: Hey don't look at me like that, you know full well that this is the level some of the populist furor over the economy ([[AIG]] in particular) is starting to reach… click to enlarge by Markham Lee
- External links 2009-03-31
- Dear Mr. Greenberg: Please Stop Talking in Public
- Markham Lee submits: In "please stop talking you're embarrassing yourself" news, Maurice Greenberg is once again beating the drum of "everything was great at AIG when I was there." Apparently he wants us to pretend that he didn't create the divisions, policies and strategies that destroyed the company, and put...
- External links 2009-04-03
Additional Resources
- Roubini: The Dr. Doom of the Financial Markets
- Markham Lee submits: No, comic book fans, this post is not about Victor Von Doom the Monarch of Latveria and recurrent nemesis of the Fantastic Four, and no we will NOT be discussing why I know that. Since the financial markets are arguably the world's greatest argument...
- External links 2008-08-15
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