Tag Archives: greed


Bardem Turns Down Role in ‘Wall Street’ Sequel

July 23, 2009 : Permalink

New York Times Blogs – Actor Javier Bardem has turned down a role in the sequel to Oliver Stone’s seminal 1980s treatise on greed, “Wall Street.” The Oscar winner was to have played the world’s villain du jour: a hedge […]

Wall Street 2: Hedge Fund Is Villain, Shia LaBeouf To Join Michael Douglas

June 2, 2009 : Permalink

Huffingtonpost.com – I’m told that screenwriter Allan Loeb (21, Things We Lost In The Fire) will hand in his second draft of the long-awaited Wall Street 2 to 20th Century Fox later this week. (Although the great Stanley Weiser and his […]

Putting Finance Capitalism “Back in Its Box”

April 20, 2009 : Permalink

OpEdNews – So writes Philip Augar in an April 13 Financial Times (FT) op-ed. He’s a former UK investment banker/broker and author of The Death of Gentlemanly Capitalism, The Greed Merchants, and most recently Chasing Alpha: How Reckless Growth and […]

MBIA Debt-Guarantee Split Sparks Hedge Fund Lawsuit

March 12, 2009 : Permalink

Bloomberg – MBIA’s split of its bond- insurance business was challenged by hedge funds alleging the move hurts owners of about $240 billion of debt while benefiting stock investors, executives and some policyholders. The reorganization, in which MBIA stripped $5.4 […]

With Trial Looming, Fate of UBS Looks Grim

March 3, 2009 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – UBS may have until July 13 to “vigorously contest” the demands of the Internal Revenue Service to disclose the names associated with 52,000 offshore bank accounts, but the vice that the troubled Swiss bank is finding […]

Grace period for Himes doesn’t last long

January 15, 2009 : Permalink

Connecticut Post – It was with amusement that I read that freshman U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-4, will now be a member of the House Financial Services Committee. Why? Because of his expertise? Does anyone realize that he was trained […]