Six federal agencies have adopted a final rule requiring banks to keep a stake in the mortgages they package and sell. The rule also provides a safe harbor for... read more

John Hempton of Bronte Capital Management recent admitted that Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) stock has reacted ‘very badly’ thanks to recent regulatory news. In his March 2014 investor letter, John Hempton... read more

Every watcher of the labor market now knows that seasonally adjusted jobs number – 175K.  The +175K is about 5K above what the market expected. The +175K makes the third... read more

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) faces a class-action suit from investors, with public pension funds named as lead plaintiffs, who allege that they suffered losses of about $52 million because the... read more

When the legendary hedge fund Long Term Capital Management (LTCM) imploded on September 23, 1998, there were those inside the derivatives industry shaking their head in disbelief that a... read more

Financial statements are supposed to provide useful information to a wide variety of users: equity analysts, investors, creditors, even prospective employees wanting to make sure they’re not about to... read more

When he passed away in September 2015, legendary dealmaker Richard Rainwater left behind a legacy in the private equity industry. Q1 hedge fund letters, conference, scoops etc mohamed_hassan / Pixabay Described as... read more

Is Cheap Gas A Bad Thing? Cheap Gas - Are oil prices too cheap for our own good? Remember peak oil? Remember when oil prices were $140 a barrel and Goldman... read more

Bitcoin, the virtual currency that started as a proof of concept among cryptanalysis buffs and is now garnering attention from institutional investors, crashed today, losing about a third of... read more

How the world's most prominent investors reacted before, during and after the financial crisis, should, I believe, form part of ever investors' education. Over these few years, huge fortunes were... read more