Tag Archives: government-agency


Ginnie Mae top exec leaving for private sector job

August 14, 2009 : Permalink

AP – The head of the government agency that packages federally backed mortgages into investments is stepping down for a new job, people familiar with his plans said. Joseph Murin, president of the Government National Mortgage Association, known as Ginnie […]

UK fraud authority investigation into BVI company prompts wider probe of structured finance, swaps

August 4, 2009 : Permalink

Caribbean Net News – The UK Serious Fraud Office is investigating sales of credit-default swaps and structured-finance products, including collateralized debt obligations, prior to the credit crisis, following up an earlier investigation into a hedge fund and a related British Virgin […]

Hedge Funds: The Next Shoe to Drop

October 1, 2008 : Permalink

Conde Nast Portfolio – You think things are bad now? Just you wait: the chart above gives you a very good indication of what Christine Williamson calls the "bloodbath ahead" in the hedge-fund industry. No one wants to be invested […]