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Securities and Exchange Commission
13 posts
Moral Hazard at the SEC
When attempting to understand much of what happens at the Securities and Exchange Commission, I believe moral hazard is nearly as important a factor as the much more frequently-discussed matter of regulatory capture.
The Markit Group: A Black-Box Company that Devastated Markets
Did a little mystery company in London help hedge funds crash the markets?
Goldman pillages, Goldman steals, Goldman Sachs
I think we can all agree that the middle of last September was as strange a time as our financial markets have ever experienced.
Our Watchdogs and the Financial Scandal of the Century
Naked short selling helped crash the economy. The OIG thrashes the SEC. Other Watchdogs do nothing.
Email Exposes Short Seller Plot to Destroy a Public Company
This is Part 3 of an ongoing series. Read Part 1 Read Part 2 A few years ago,…
Wall Street Journal Reports that Short Selling Fueled Panic
A Wall Street Journal shows that short selling fueled financial panic. But the story is much bigger than that.
November 25, 2008
Live On CNBC: Naked Shorts “Causing” Market Mayhem
History was made last night. At 9:30 pm, CNBC broadcasted these words: “naked short selling is what’s causing…
Live On CNBC: Naked Shorts "Causing" Market Mayhem
History was made last night. At 9:30 pm, CNBC broadcasted these words: “naked short selling is what’s causing…
Email Illuminates “Deep Capture” of the SEC
By some quirk of human psychology, it remains difficult for a certain segment of the population to accept…
November 18, 2008
The SEC Scandal You Don’t Read About in the Papers
The media fails to cover the full story of an SEC scandal