MF Global and the rubber check
By Matthew Goldstein With the mystery of the missing $600 million in customer funds at MF Global Financial still unresolved, a lot of customers of the failed futures firm are starting to complain about...
View ArticleMF Global a month later and still a mystery
By Matthew Goldstein It’s been about a month since MF Global began spiraling towards bankruptcy and still there’s no clarity about what happened to the missing customer money that was supposed to be...
View ArticleMF Global: gross negligence or intent
By Matthew Goldstein There was plenty of theatrics Thursday when Jon Corzine returned to his old stomping ground–Capitol Hill–to offer an apology and a mild defense for the events that led to the...
View ArticleThe taxman cometh for MF Global
By Matthew Goldstein You can add the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to the long list of creditors and customers looking to get their money back from MF Global, the failed futures brokerage firm. The IRS...
View ArticleUF Weekend Reads
Here’s to getting out exclusive stories fast when need be. This week, pay close attention to Jamie Dimon, who will be on the congressional hot seat as he deals with questions over JPM’s $2 billion plus...
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Job Bank – Oct. 29
The following financial services industry appointment was announced on October 29, linked where possible to personal profiles on LinkedIn. To inform us of other job changes, please e-mail...
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Morning line-up
Hedge fund stories from the past 24 hours from Reuters and elsewhere: Fuld says being “dumped on” for Lehman failure – Reuters MF Global starts Japan brokerage – Bloomberg Despite UK taxes, funds stay...
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MF Global gets a taste of the Guv
MF Global’s new CEO would have had a far harder time slashing costs this way at his last job. As Governor of New Jersey, Jon Corzine faced huge budget deficits, an unwieldy management structure and...
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M & A wrap: The man at war with Olympus
Michael Woodford asked too many questions. That’s the reason the 51-year-old Englishman gives for why he lost his job as the first-ever foreign-born CEO at Japanese camera maker Olympus a mere two...
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