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’The Spitzer settlement for mortgages
Cast your minds back to early 2003.
Wall Street was still at war with the pre-Dupré, New York state attorney general Eliot Spitzer — a man hellbent on exposing financials’ conflicts of interest. On April 28 of that year,
Irony of the day
Add Eliot Spitzer, former New York governer and sheriff of Wall Street, to the list of Madoff victims.
From NPR:
Add the name Eliot Spitzer to the list of prominent people allegedly ripped off by Wall Street trader Bernard L.
Spitzer joins hedge fund
That’s Mrs. Spitzer. (Yes, the real Mrs. Spitzer, officer)
From New York Magazine:
Silda Wall Spitzer has a new job.
[Husband: still looking]
She started last month at Metropolitan Capital Advisors,
Guess who?
Although mistakes I made in my private life now prevent me from participating in these issues as I have in the past…
… I feel I need to make myself heard all the same.
Eliot L. Spitzer was governor of New York from 2007-08 and state attorney general from 1999-2006.
Spitzer: Going, going – gone
Trading desks across the US stopped on Wednesday to watch the resignation speech of New York governor Eliot Spitzer, fascinated by the downfall of the man who built a career on investigating Wall Street crimes,
Spitzer seeks pre-resignation deal
Eliot Spitzer, Democratic governor of New York, sought to reach agreement with prosecutors investigating his involvement with a prostitution ring on Tuesday before making a final decision on leaving office,
Spitzer snared by sex scandal
Eliot Spitzer, the crusading New York governor and scourge of Wall Street, is under intense pressure to resign after reports linked him to prostitution and he admitted wrongdoing that violated the trust of his family and the public.
Spitzer the Trick – what a treat!
From the Could-Not-Possibly-Make-It-Up Department:
Gov. Eliot Spitzer has informed his most senior administration officials that he had been involved in a prostitution ring, an administration official said this morning.
Spitzer lobbied for Ambac rescue
Eliot Spitzer, governor of New York, played a critical but discreet role in the rescue of Ambac, frequently calling senior bankers to press for a deal during the bond insurer’s six-week race to retain its crucial triple-A credit ratings,
When Dinallo met Buffett: the monoline breakup plan
Bond insurer MBIA hit back on Thursday at Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman – the hedge fund manager who has made a fortune shorting the monolines. Outsiders seem to be finding value in the bond insurer business too.
Spitzer’s struggle with US rule book
While New York governor Eliot Spitzer assembles his panel to discuss New York’s competitive position, they might do well to take note of an interesting little experiment quietly bubbling in another corner of America in relation to the issue of regulatory reform,
Spitzer to update Wall St regulation
Eliot Spitzer, New York governor, is to form a top-level panel of Wall Street chief executives, lawyers, consumer groups and regulators to modernise the state’s financial services regulation, in a move to keep New York competitive with London by streamlining regulation while maintaining the state’s tradition of strong investor protection.
Grasso wins latest round in ‘excessive pay’ battle
A New York state appeals court panel handed Richard Grasso a partial victory on Tuesday in his effort to hang on to more than $100m in compensation paid to him by the New York Stock Exchange. In a 3-2 decision,