Credit Writedowns » Rick Bookstaber http://www.creditwritedowns.com Finance, Economics and Markets Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:43:09 +0000 en hourly 1 May the Lloyd be with you http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2009/11/may-the-lloyd-be-with-you.html http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2009/11/may-the-lloyd-be-with-you.html#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:33:40 +0000 Edward Harrison http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2009/11/may-the-lloyd-be-with-you.html That’s how my friend Jeff described the most recent flap over a banker allegedly using religion to defend the industry. If you haven’t caught it, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein was quoted in the Sunday London Times as saying “we have a social purpose,” in referring to the banking industry. What caught everyone’s eye was

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Related Posts No related posts. ]]> http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2009/11/may-the-lloyd-be-with-you.html/feed/ 0 Rick Bookstaber to join SEC http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2009/11/rick-bookstaber-to-join-sec.html http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2009/11/rick-bookstaber-to-join-sec.html#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:46:53 +0000 Edward Harrison http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2009/11/rick-bookstaber-to-join-sec.html For those of us interested in seeing more robust and knowledgeable regulators in government service, the recent news that Rick Bookstaber is joining the SEC is quite welcome. While I disagree vigorously with much of recent economic policy, I view the Bookstaber news as a signal that the Obama Administration is serious about overhauling America’s

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Related Posts No related posts. ]]> http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2009/11/rick-bookstaber-to-join-sec.html/feed/ 0 Why do bankers make so much money? http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2009/10/guest-post-why-do-bankers-make-so-much-money.html http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2009/10/guest-post-why-do-bankers-make-so-much-money.html#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:38:00 +0000 Edward Harrison http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2009/10/guest-post-why-do-bankers-make-so-much-money.html The following post is a re-post from Rick Bookstaber’s blog. Bookstaber is a market veteran who has long and storied history of achievement. He worked at Bridgewater Associates, ran the Quantitative Equity Fund at FrontPoint Partners and was in charge of risk management at Moore Capital Management amongst other things. A tenet of economics is

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Related Posts ]]> http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2009/10/guest-post-why-do-bankers-make-so-much-money.html/feed/ 0 Regulation in Defense of Capitalism http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2009/09/guest-post-regulation-in-defense-of-capitalism.html http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2009/09/guest-post-regulation-in-defense-of-capitalism.html#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:00:00 +0000 Rick Bookstaber http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2009/09/guest-post-regulation-in-defense-of-capitalism.html The following post appeared on Wednesday at Rick Bookstaber’s new blog. Bookstaber is a market veteran who has long and storied history of achievement. He worked at Bridgewater Associates, ran the Quantitative Equity Fund at FrontPoint Partners and was in charge of risk management at Moore Capital Management amongst other things. Of particular relevance here,

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