Lending Club CEO Takes Fall On Investment, Board Member Mack Questioned Amid Poor Disclosure

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Mark Melin
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As Lending Club CEO Renaud Laplanche takes a fall due in part to an investment in a related company that was similar to that of board member John Mack, troubles mount on all sides. The company and its regulatory disclosures, considered a specialty of regulatory veteran and board member Larry Summers, are also coming into critical focus. As a result of the troubles, the stock closed at its lowest level since the firm’s successful initial public offering.

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.