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Posted by Larry Doyle on May 6th, 2010 12:57 PM |
FINRA is supposed to be the Wall Street cop, right? Is the cop a real cop or more of a facade? Well, when the Wall Street banks which FINRA is charged to oversee do not observe the most basic of FINRA rules and regulations, in my opinion, FINRA is exposed as nothing more than a facade.
Evidence of this was on display just yesterday as Bloomberg highlighted in reporting, Goldman Sachs Said to Be Late to Report SEC Probe to FINRA:
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was late in notifying the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority that trader Fabrice Tourre might be sued for fraud by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to people familiar with the matter. (more…)
Will Fabrice Tourre be Paul Mozer and Lloyd Blankfein be John Gutfreund?
Posted by Larry Doyle on April 19th, 2010 1:29 PM |
While some may view Friday’s charges by the SEC as a mere flesh wound against the all powerful Wall Street titan Goldman Sachs, I think this situation has the potential to mushroom far beyond that.
I am sure that Goldman Sachs is currently running full throttle in terms of damage control. In fact, given that Goldman was served with a Wells Notice many months ago, there is no doubt in my mind that Goldman has been ‘circling the wagons’ in regard to its legal exposures. That said, Goldman can not fully nor properly prepare for public backlash and investor outrage. As much as Goldman can do to disparage the SEC’s case, the fact is the much bigger case against Goldman will be held in the court of public opinion. (more…)
