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'Accounting gimmicks' haunt Lehman Brothers
Lehman Brothers deployed accounting gimmicks and had been insolvent for weeks before it filed for bankruptcy in September 2008, a court-appointed examiner has found. In a 2,200-page report looking into who was to blame for the Wall Street bank'smore
Gold Up, Dollar Down as Paulson & George Bubble Soros Further Extend Exposure
Gold Up, Dollar Down as Paulson escape_start038; George 'Bubble? Soros Further Extend Exposure London Gold Market Report from Adrian Ash 09:05 EST, Fri 12 March THE PRICE OF GOLD rose versus a falling US Dollar Friday morning in London, recoveringmore
Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: American International Group Inc., Transatlantic Holdings Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Wells Fargo & Company and Bank of America
CHICAGO - Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recentlymore
WaMu reaches deal with FDIC, JPMorgan
* WaMu will get bank deposit worth about $4 billion * WaMu will split expected tax refunds with JPMorgan, FDIC WILMINGTON, Del., March 12 - Washington Mutual Inc WAMUQ.PK has reached a deal that will transfer to it a bank deposit worth about $4 billionmore
IIROC imposes ban on former TD Waterhouse rep
A former TD Waterhouse registered representative has been banned from registering in any capacity with the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada. IIROC announced on Friday a ban on approval of registration against Antonio Cornacchia, amore
Lehman autopsy throws Ernst & Young into spotlight
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Ernst & Young came under fresh public scrutiny Friday after a report on the Lehman Bros. collapse alleged that the accounting firm's audit failed to challenge transactions that essentially hid $50 billion of the investmentmore
IDEX Corporation to Present at Goldman Sachs Industrials Unscripted Conference 2010
NORTHBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX) today announced that its management will present at Goldman Sachs 2010 Industrials Unscripted Conference Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at the Four Seasons in Boston, MA. The presentation willmore
In Lehman's Demise, Some Shades of Enron
Peter J. Henning follows issues related to white-collar crime for DealBook?s . The bankruptcy examiner?s report filed by on the 2008 demise of Lehman Brothers The examiner?s report discusses potential claims that the bankruptcy trustee can bringmore
Lehman Report Confirms Former Employees' Angry Suspicions
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- For Ted Larkin, a Lehman Brothers technology executive when the firm collapsed, the revelations from a bankruptcy examiner Thursday reinforced his angry hypothesis: That it took only a few executives to put thousands of people outmore
Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada - Trade Resumption - NEWBRIDGE CAPITAL INC. - NBC (formerly Newbridge Capi
Trading resumes in: SOURCE: Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) SOURCE: Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) - Halts/Resumptions For full details on (NBGC) NBGC. (NBGC) has Short Term PowerRatings atmore
Direct Edge Gets SEC Approval to Become an Exchange (Update1)
(Adds Direct Edge market share in second paragraph.) March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Direct Edge Holdings LLC, the fourth-largest U.S. equity market operator, said it received Securities and Exchange Commission approval to convert its two platforms intomore
Lehman autopsy throws Ernst & Young into spotlight
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Ernst & Young came under fresh public scrutiny Friday after a report on the Lehman Bros. collapse alleged that the accounting firm's audit failed to challenge transactions that essentially hid $50 billion of the investmentmore
Report On Lehman Names 7 Counterparties In 'Repo 105' Deals
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- A bankruptcy-court examiner's scathing report on the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LEHMQ) names seven banks that participated in transactions Lehman used to conceal its balance-sheet weakness. The report by examinermore
Vicky Ward: The Lehman Fixed Income Traders Have Been Cooking The Books Since The 1970s
Vicky Ward, author of the upcoming Devils Casino: Friendship, Betrayal, and the High Stakes Games Inside Lehman Brothers, has a devastating follow-up to the accounting shenanigans at Lehman Brothers. In her telling, this was just part of the basicmore
Financial Winners & Losers: Citi, Lehman
NEW YORK (TheStreet) --The daily stock performance of the financial sector was overshadowed on Friday by the long shadow of the Lehman Brothers failure. More on C Market Activity Citigroup Incorporated| C Bank of America Corporation| BAC Americanmore
UK didn't block Barclays' Lehman deal -regulator
europe treasury secretary henry paulson treasury secretary henry paulson » europe Details released by the financial regulator showed Barclays never proposed a deal nor asked for a waiver of shareholders' right to approve the deal. Concerns aboutmore
China Fundamental Acquisition Corporation to Present at Roth Capital Conference
China Fundamental Acquisition Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CFQCF, CFQWF, CFQUF) ("China Fundamental") announced today that they will present at the ROTH Capital Partners 22nd Annual OC Growth Stock Conference, at the Ritz Carlton, Dana Point,more
Examiner says bankrupt Lehman could face lawsuits
Bankrupt financial giant Lehman Bros.' former top officers, its auditor and several rival brokers could face legal claims, a court-appointed examiner said in a report released Thursday. In a 2,200-page report, examiner Anton Valukas said that whilemore
Lehman, Ernst & Young and accounting
You all by now know that the US bankruptcy examiner's report on Lehman has alleged that Ernst & Young was negligent in it's audit of the bank. The allegation hinges on how to deal with so called repo 105, dubbed an "accounting gimmick" by one insider,more
Lehman and its financial controller
The report on the events and accounting contributing to the collapse of Lehman Brothers has at its centre a single key figure - global financial controller Martin Kelly. Much of the evidence against the bank's two CFOs, Chris O'Meara and Eric Callan,more
Report on Lehman names 7 counterparties in 'Repo 105' deals
A bankruptcy-court examiner's scathing report on the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. LEHMQ names seven banks that participated in transactions Lehman used to conceal its balance-sheet weakness. The report by examiner Anton Valukas also suggestsmore
Lehman autopsy throws Ernst & Young into spotlight
By Alistair Barr, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Ernst & Young came under fresh public scrutiny Friday after a report on the Lehman Bros. collapse alleged that the accounting firm's audit failed to challenge transactions that essentially hidmore
Do other firms use Lehman's accounting 'drug'?
Lehman Brothers used an accounting maneuver to make itself look financially stronger than it actually was, and the firm used it so much one executive called it a 'drug.' Did other investment banks get hooked?Lehman , which collapsed in the biggestmore
Citigroup, Schwab may be active in late trades
Financial stocks may remain in investors' focus Friday evening, with shares of Charles Schwab losing ground during the regular session after the discount broker warned of an earnings shortfall. Schwab shares recently fell 2.6% to $18.60, hurt after themore
China Fundamental Acquisition Corporation to Present at Roth Capital Conference
China Fundamental Acquisition Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CFQCF, CFQWF, CFQUF) ("China Fundamental") announced today that they will present at the ROTH Capital Partners 22nd Annual OC Growth Stock Conference, at the Ritz Carlton, Dana Point,more
Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada - Trade Resumption - Aqueous Capital Corp. - SQC
(Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) ----Trading resumes in: << Issuer Name: Aqueous Capital Corp. CNSX Ticker Symbol: SQC Resumption Time: 3:30 >> SOURCE: Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) SOURCE: Investment Industry Regulatorymore
Cramer's Stop Trading: Taxes, Lehman, Citi
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- There is nothing wrong with avoiding paying taxes, Jim Cramer declared on his Stop Trading!segment on CNBC. More from Jeanine Poggi Market Activity Urban Outfitters Incorporated| URBN Abercrombie & Fitch Co.| ANF Citigroupmore