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Entries tagged "Eliot Spitzer"Truth, lies and the regulatorsIn the roll call of Sisyphean tasks, none must be greater than the attempt by regulators to sanitize the monumental flows of information that cascade through the markets every day. Spitzer building real estate dealmaking resumeThe former New York governor pulled off a deal selling a garage for $10.28 million, following his purchase (along with his family's real estate company) of an office building for $180 million. Video: Henry Blodget vs. SpitzerBlodget -- who was famously banned from Wall Street thanks to Eliot Spitzer -- interviewed him about several topics on Wall Street. Paying the price of fragmented regulationThe Fed e-mails leaked to the press ahead of Ken Lewis' Congressional testimony sheds some light on the financial regulatory turf wars. Spitzer: The GS, BofA and JPM conspiracy theoryFormer New York Attorney General and Governor Eliot Spitzer says the bigger scandal is the billions financial firms received through AIG. Why Congress may not want a new Ferdinand PecoraIn Tuesday's New York Times, the estimable Ron Chernow lobbies for Congress to find a new Ferdinand Pecora to investigate "the origins of the current crisis." In truth, Chernow, like Pecora in the '30s, appears less interested in that large and complicated subject and more in dragging Wall Street to the bar and tossing a midget in its lap. There is no doubt that the cigar-chomping Pecora did reveal a number of seamy practices on Wall Street, but what Pecora did not do (despite an illustration for Chernow's piece that effectively deifies him) was reveal the deeper origins of the... Spitzer bad mouths Obama's financial teamEliot Spitzer may not hold any political power, but he continues to pull no punches now that he's become a media commentator. Earlier this month Spitzer began his comeback when it was divulged he was joining The Washington Post's online magazine Slate. However, he's not only voicing his thoughts via WaPo publications, but to anyone who will listen to him. The most recent outlet is a Vanity Fair political blog, where he spouted off some candid thoughts on President-elect Barack Obama's financial team to Maureen Tkacik. ... Sign of the Apocalypse: Blodget, Spitzer as colleagues?Another sign the end times are near: Eliot Spitzer, the disgraced former New York governor, has joined the staff of The Washington Post's online news magazine Slate, which also happens to employ one of Spitzer's old targets from his attorney general days, deposed Merrill Lynch & Co. analyst Henry Blodget. One might think that circumstance would create for an awkward Christmas party, but surprisingly Blodget, writing on his Silicon Alley Insider blog, is looking forward to it. - Matthew Wurtzel See Spitzer's first column from Slate See Blodget's reaction to the news from Silicon Alley Insider ... Eliot Spitzer's wife lands hedge fund jobNew York Magazine reported that Silda Wall Spitzer joined Metropolitan Capital Advisors Ltd., a Manhattan hedge fund run by CNBC Fast Money panelist Karen Finerman. This marks a comeback for Wall Spitzer as she was once a prominent corporate attorney covering mergers, acquisitions and corporate finance at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. ... Some fingers point at Spitzer for AIG downfallThe blame game for the downfall of American International Group Inc. is in full swing. Some target AIG's current risk-taking board, led by its recently removed CEO Robert B. Willumstad. Meanwhile an Associated Press report cites Wall Street and politicians placing blame on former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.... That scoundrel Spitzer may become a vultureSince Eliot Spitzer's fall from the New York governor seat, he's been called a scoundrel and beyond. With his next career move, people may be calling him a vulture for his interest in starting a distressed real estate fund possibly controlled by his father's company, Spitzer Enterprises, according to The New York Sun.... Spitzer goes from Client No. 9 to real estate dealmakerRemember client No. 9, aka the former governor of New York, Eliot Spitzer? The disgraced politician, who had ambitions someday running for the White House, has found a new career in real estate. According to the New York Observer, he is working for his father Bernie's empire, Spitzer Enterprises. Not a bad backup gig for someone who fell from one of the most prestigious positions in the country, the New York governor seat, earlier this year.... Top tagsYou have executed a tag search on Dealscape. On the left,you will find a comprehensive list of stories tagged "Eliot Spitzer." Below are the most-popular tags for Dealscape. On the right of the page you will find a search box to dig deeper into our content.
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