Goldman Sachs
US watchdog spots conflict of interest with Fed director roles
US Government Accountability Office identifies three examples where senior bank executives might have benefited from their positions on regional Federal Reserve boards
Rajaratnam sentenced to 11 years for Galleon insider trading
Galleon insider trader Raj Rajaratnam has been given a record sentence in the US for insider trading
Energy Risk Europe: eurozone sovereign debt fears could exacerbate oil supply problems, says Currie
Fears that the sovereign debt crisis will lead to global financial shock is causing oil producers to reduce inventory and cut back investment – creating a potential supply problem in future, warns Goldman Sachs commodities research head
Prop trading ban set to crimp market-making and hedging activities
Putting a stop to prop
Quantitative finance "not a theory", says Derman
Emanuel Derman criticises the increasingly abstract and mathematical nature of quantitative finance
US pension regulation reform will increase focus on risk management
US pension regulation reform will increase focus on risk management
DTCC appoints new group chief risk officer
Noel Donohoe will head ERM, op risk and systemic risk teams
NCUA sues Goldman Sachs for $491 million
Bank mis-sold mortgage-backed securities to credit unions, regulator says
European debt twilight zone claims Société Générale
Markets turn against French banks in general - and SG in particular - on a day short on solid news and long on rumours
US bank CDS spreads spike following US downgrade
Spreads on Bank of America spike following US debt downgrade and news of AIG lawsuit; other US names also widen
Finding Volcker rule metrics will be tough, dealers warn
Crop of the props
GSAM chairman condemns "regulatory nonsense"
Efforts by Western regulators to monitor financial institutions are nonsensical and overambitious according to Jim O'Neill. He said emerging markets are the future of global economic growth.
Tenors get extended as structurers face poor market conditions
Maturities for US structured products get stretched and Barclays issues a reverse convertible with a high risk rating
Bank of America offers digital payout while three issuers compete with leveraged S&P 500 products
Barclays reverse convertibles dominate the latest US structured product offerings, but there is also diversion into digital payouts and leveraged returns
Goldman Sachs tops list of firms that met CFTC
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JP Morgan bolsters Asia equity derivatives team with two new hires
JP Morgan has added to its equity derivatives group in Asia by raiding Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley
Buy-side firms urged to avoid stampede to CCPs
Panel participants encourage buy-side firms to engage with CCPs early to avoid a last-minute rush
Rothesay offloads longevity risk to US
Rothesay offloads longevity risk to US
Goldman Sachs the most frequent visitor to CFTC to discuss Dodd-Frank
US dealer met with regulator on 49 occasions to discuss Dodd-Frank rule-makings
Sponsored forum: OTC derivatives
The future of the OTC derivatives market
SEC appoints director for national broker-dealer examination programme
Will oversee a staff of about 300 responsible for the inspections of US-based broker-dealers
Eurostat continues to deny knowledge of Greece-Goldman swaps
Statistics body insists it only found out about the controversial cross-currency swaps between Greece and Goldman Sachs in 2010
