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The Financial Crisis, Madoff Scandal, Bailout, and Black Boxes

This article discusses a New York Times op-ed piece that describes the Madoff Scandal as ultimately caused by Wall Street acceptance of "black box"[...] read more »
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Madoff Holds the Cards

Good article about why Madoff isn't in jail. read more »
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Civet Coffee:Never Underestimate How Much You Can Scam Rich People With "Exotic" Products

Credit default swaps, Madoff's alleged Ponzi scheme, and now Civet Coffee (I wish I could poop expensive coffee beans).
It shows that people are [...] read more »
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How We Knew Bernie Madoff Was A Fraud

An advisory firm called Aksia steered clients away from Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme years before it blew up. In this letter, Aksia explains how it [...] read more »
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Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Barron's 2001 Madoff Article

Two years ago, at a hedge-fund conference in New York, attendees were asked to name some of their favorite and most-respected hedge-fund managers. read more »
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Investing Rules Learned from the Bernard Madoff Scandal

If only these people followed some simple investing rules! read more »
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Too Good to Be True - Arvedlund's In-Depth Look at Madoff

The book has no mercy on Madoff -- there is no point at which we are expected to believe in him. It simply relays the facts like an obituary; one whi[...] read more »
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Massachusetts investor saw inside Madoff scam 9 years ago, but few listened

His repeated warnings that Wall Street money manager Bernard Madoff was running a giant Ponzi scheme have cast Harry Markopolos as an unheeded prophe[...] read more »
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MassMutual Burned by Madoff

The Wall Street Journal reports Tremont Group disclosed this month that its clients lost $3.3 bln, more than half of all assets overseen by Tremont read more »
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Credit Suisse clients may have lost $925.9 mln on Madoff, according to report

Reuters.com reports the bank clients may have lost up to 1 billion Swiss francs ($925.9 million) on investments connected to accused swindler Bernard[...] read more »
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How to Fix Wall Street - Madoff’s Law

So how do we fix Wall Street? Rather than limiting pay on Wall Street, I would do the exact opposite. read more »
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School suffers a financial loss due to Madoff Losses

The Maimonides School, the oldest and largest Jewish day school in Greater Boston read more »
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Madoff Spotlight Turns to Role of Offshore Funds

Federal prosecutors are beginning to consider what role offshore fund operations may have played in the $50 billion Ponzi scheme that Mr. Madoff is a[...] read more »
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Madoff tipster blasts SEC, says he feared for physical safety

Testifying before the House financial services subcommittee, Madoff whistleblower Harry Markopolos claimed he "gift wrapped and delivered the largest Ponzi scheme in history" and the SEC "couldn't be bothered" to act. read more »
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Madoff Trustee Files First ‘claw back’ Suit

The trustee liquidating Bernard Madoff’s business filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to “claw back” $150m paid out to one of his investors, marking [...] read more »
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