Goldman Sachs
Goldman lawsuit ratchets up pressure on banks to get their house in order
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s lawsuit against Goldman Sachs for allegedly misleading clients has provoked widespread vilification of the bank. But is it reasonable to expect ethical conduct by investment banks to extend beyond legal…
Dealers prepping new CDOs
Despite growing risk aversion in the credit markets, behind the scenes dealers are working on new issues of collateralised debt obligations.
Goldman CDO suit throws focus on collateral manager conflicts
Goldman Sachs fraud allegations show portfolio managers credit selection interests are often not aligned with benefiting CDO note-holders, say lawyers.
Asia Risk commodity derivatives rankings 2010
Goldman takes the commodity derivatives crown
Responding to data theft
Secrets and lies
Credit spreads widen on Greece concerns
The positive sentiment caused by good Q1 results has faded as sovereign woes and the Goldman Sachs lawsuit weighed heavily on credit investors.
Where to from here?
Editor Victoria Tozer-Pennington reviews the op risk events from the month that range from volcanic ash clouds to civil fraud.
Product review: A Goldman Sachs long player
Goldman Sachs is offering US investors a long play on the S&P 500 as well as some regular coupon income. The annual coupon and long product term provide a considerable buffer before capital is lost. Returns are uncapped, but the eight-year and seven…
Risk.net readers back California's CDS reporting demand
A recent online poll found a small majority backing California's demand for banks to reveal their involvement in the state's credit default swaps.
Goldman charged over CDO role
The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against Goldman Sachs in April, alleging the firm misled clients. Some observers suggest the action may not be successful, but criticise Goldman’s behaviour. By Mark Pengelly and Duncan Wood
Goldman criticised over CDO after SEC lawsuit
Goldman Sachs has been sharply criticised for arranging a synthetic collateralised debt obligation (CDO) at the centre of a lawsuit filed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week.
Bonuses fail to match expectations
Bonus speculation is now over as the banks pay out, with the exception of Royal Bank of Scotland, which will not pay bonuses until June.
A common language
Goldman Sachs’ operational risk management department has two global co-heads, Spyro Karetsos and Mark D’Arcy, who together are using a ‘Rosetta Stone’ approach to break down operational risk language barriers between business lines.
Goldman Sachs uses scenarios to study reputation risks
US investment bank Goldman Sachs is pioneering scenario analysis as a tool for managing reputational risk
