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NY Fed Fired Examiner Who Took on Goldman
NY Fed Fired Examiner Who Took on Goldman
by Jake Bernstein
ProPublica, Oct. 10, 2013
A version of this story was co-published with The Washington Post.
In the spring of 2012, a senior examiner with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York determined that Goldman Sachs had a problem.
Under a Fed mandate, the investment banking behemoth was expected to have a company-wide policy to address conflicts of interest in how its phalanxes of dealmakers handled clients. Although Goldman had a patchwork of policies, the examiner concluded that they fell short of the Fed’s requirements.
That finding by the examiner, Carmen Segarra, potentially had serious implications for Goldman, which was already under fire for advising clients on both sides of several multibillion-dollar deals and allegedly putting the bank’s own interests above those of its customers. It could have led to
The Secret Recordings of Carmen Segarra - This American Life
An unprecedented look inside one of the most powerful, secretive institutions in the country. The NY Federal Reserve is supposed to monitor big banks. But when Carmen Segarra was hired, what she witnessed inside the Fed was so alarming that she got a tiny recorder and started secretly taping.
Prologue
Ira introduces Carmen Segarra, a bank examiner for the Federal Reserve in New York who, in 2012, started secretly recording as she and her colleagues went about regulating one of the most powerful financial institutions in the country. This was during a time when the New York Fed was trying to become a stronger regulator, so that it wouldn't fail to miss another financial crisis like it did with the meltdown in 2008. As part of that effort to reform, the Fed had comm
Credit Suisse inquiry will keep files secret for 50 years
Credit Suisse inquiry will keep files secret for 50 years | Reuters
John Revill (Sat, July 15, 2023 at 10:34 AM EDT)
~ ~ Isabelle Chassot from the centrist Mitte party and newly designated chair of a Swiss Parliament special commission that will look into the collapse of Swiss bank Credit Suisse and its sale to UBS by Swiss authorities, poses in Bern, Switzerland, June 15, 2023 ~ ~
ZURICH, July 15 (Reuters) - A parliamentary investigation into the collapse of Credit Suisse will keep its files closed for 50 years, according to a parliamentary committee document, a level of secrecy that has triggered concern among Swiss historians.
The document means the investigating comm
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GameStop Market Literacy - A bare-bones site to catch you up to speed
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The following segment is only about 15 minutes long and is well worth the time to watch and will -- quite likely -- be considerably educational. Importantly, it lays some groundwork to better understand the subsequent information.
~ ~ How Redditors Exposed The Stock Market | The Problem With Jon Stewart ~ ~
The Jon Stewart segment is primarily about Wall Street, lobbied-for loopholes, and something called "Payment-for-Order-Flow." To briefly summarize, it's a method by which stocks can be bought and sold - with benefits and drawbacks to everyone involved, some more than others. To expand, take these two quotes from industry professionals for a better idea of the situation:
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5 Minutes EASY Egg Fried Rice Recipe
5 Minutes EASY Egg Fried Rice Recipe
EASY Egg Fried Rice!
5 Minutes EASY egg fried rice is one of my no-brainer dishes to fix in the kitchen! Egg fried rice is a fast and affordable dish that I can whip up on any given day. The best part is it goes well with any other dishes/sauces you decided to pair with!
Making egg fried rice at home is super easy and fast! It takes only 5 minutes or less. The ingredients are simple as this:
- Cooking oil
- Egg
- Cold rice (my favorite rice to make fried rice is Jasmine rice)
- Salt or/and soy sauce
- Green onion, optional
If you add any extra veggies or protein, make it a perfect main meal. Chicken, shrimp, crab, beef, pork, and more, the options are endless! You can also serve this easy egg fried rice as a side,