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Los Angeles leads nation in mortgage fraud
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 8, 2009
... you own a home in Los Angeles, watch out for the scammers. Your city leads the nation in mortgage fraud , according to the FBI's annual mortgage fraud review.
The FBI's Los Angeles field of...
Beware loan-modification scams
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 7, 2009
If you want to read a chilling story, try this one published yesterday by the Los Angeles Times. It details the devastating effects that loan-modification scammers can have on their victims.
The Times' story details the plight of a Hesperia, Calif., homeowner who thought she was working with ...
Stimulus packages create corruption opportunities
in Sox First, on June 23, 2009
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The global stimulus packages are likely to provide massive opportunities for fraud, according to a report from risk consultancy Kroll . According to the report, corruption could swipe about $500 ...
Beware of loan-modification scams
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 21, 2009
As the number of housing foreclosures across the nation continue to rise, something else is on the upswing, too: loan-modification scams.
The scammers target homeowners who have fallen behind in their mortgage payments or those who are facing foreclosure. They promise to modify these homeowners'...
NFL Week 6
in End Zone Buzz, on June 19, 2009
...nd promised to appear in Texas to face burglary and like 7 counts of drug related charges involving fraud and delivery.
Ouch!
So I wonder... as a disgruntled fan, can I get a refund out of some of...
Does Obama's patchwork overhaul go far enough?
in Sox First, on June 18, 2009
...y, advisers of hedge funds whose assets exceed a certain size will be required to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As I said, it all makes sense and is long overdue. But will it ...
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Throwing the book at Madoff
in Sox First, on June 16, 2009
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Bernard Madoff, who has pleaded guilty to 11 charges of fraud, money laudnering, perjury and theft, faces up to 150 years in jail. And his victims want exactly that! The New York Times reports ...
Swine flu and crime
in Sox First, on June 10, 2009
... the Australian Crime Commission that organized crime syndicates could cash in on the pandemic with fraud, robbery and a black market in bootleg medicine. The Commission warned: "Criminal groups ...
PCAOB chairman Mark Olson quits. What now for Sarbanes-Oxley?
in Sox First, on June 9, 2009
...lt in a rethink of Sarbanes-Oxley. Another explanation might be that Olson was appointed by former Securities and Exchange Commission chief Christopher Cox. He is gone and a new administration and ag...
SEC probe uncovers problems
in Sox First, on June 2, 2009
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All is not well at the Securities and Exchange Commission. Read through the report of the SEC Inspector General and weep. Shake your head in disgust because the report makes it clear that the th...
Conrad Black's landmark case
in Sox First, on May 28, 2009
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Conrad Black's appeal against his fraud conviction will have massive implications on the system, regardless of what the decision is. Black, as we know, was convicted two year ago of a a $6.1-m...
The recession: blaming the business schools
in Sox First, on May 21, 2009
...h, Hank Paul-son, the former US Treasury secretary, and Christopher Cox, the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a remarkable trinity who more than fulfilled the mission o...
SEC official abuses position
in Sox First, on May 18, 2009
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Earlier this month, I did a blog entry looking at how appallingly the Securities and Exchange Commission has been managed. Basically, it's a case of of the lunatics running the asylum. Addi...
Hedge Fund Administrator of The Year
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on May 13, 2009
... Nordic institutions.
The Global Awards judging panel included Dr Werner Frey, CEO of the European Securities Forum and Angela Knight, CEO of The British Bankers Association.
More about the awa...
Madoff's son in slug fest
in Sox First, on May 6, 2009
...nto a Wall Street warrior defending dad's not so good name. The story about his fist fight with securities trader Reed Abend came out on the Dealbreaker blog last week. Apparently, young Madoff ...
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The next accounting battle
in Sox First, on May 3, 2009
...s this month. More details here . CFO.com reports how James Kroeker, acting chief accountant at Securities and Exchange Commission says it will eclipse fair value as a painful issue for accountant...
No recovery in sight
in Sox First, on April 30, 2009
...ely to remain weak for a time". With the Fed printing money to buy Treasurys, mortgage-backed securities and housing agency debt , some economists are predicting the US economy will return to gr...
HedgeCo.Net Spring Manager Showcase on Wed next week
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on April 26, 2009
... HedgeCo.Net and HedgeCo Securities is holding the Spring 2009 Manager Showcase. This event is open to all accredited HedgeCo.Net members and will profile some of the leading fund managers.
T...
Recession: neither the beginning of the end or end of the beginning
in Sox First, on April 13, 2009
... "The end of the decline isn't the beginning of the recovery," David Resler of Nomura Securities told the WSJ. Actually, it's going to be hard to tell whether the decline is ending ...
The great economic cover up
in Sox First, on April 10, 2009
...nce, and people start spending again. But William Black , Executive Director of the Institute for Fraud Prevention warns that this amounts to a cover up. In an interview with Bill Moyers , Black sa...
ATM Skimmers are High Tech Robbery
in The Gadgets Weblog, on April 10, 2009
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I know about ATM skimmers, and in general I know they are a bad thing. What I didn't know is that their use across the globe and throughout the US is dramatically on the rise. If you aren't familiar with ATM skimmers, they are a ATM/credit card reader that fit over the card ...
Fake Accounting Standards Board strikes again
in Sox First, on April 6, 2009
...ce Rule Change Lets Banks Reinvent the Past . The FASB now allow banks to stick impaired financial securities into a balance sheet dumping ground called "Other Comprehensive Income". That w...
Japan's economic collapse
in Sox First, on March 30, 2009
... shrinking 9.4% . Last week, we had reports of retail sales in Japan falling 5.8% and Macquarie Securities has told Bloomberg that deflation has taken over again. Japan's finance minister Ka...
New directions on the IFRS roadmap
in Sox First, on March 25, 2009
...ble and that "we are 80% there." That's not withstanding the comments made by the new Securities and Exchange Commission chief Mary Schapiro. McGregor told me we could just ignore her. Y...
US dollar under fire
in Sox First, on March 24, 2009
...o change in the short term because central banks around the world hold more U.S. dollars and dollar securities than they do assets denominated in any other individual foreign currency. Still, the fact...
Supermarket looting: a sign of things to come
in Sox First, on March 20, 2009
...itain that recession related robberies are on the rise and other reports of a massive increase in fraud. With no sign of recovery, people are getting desperate. It's a trend that will continue ...
Mortgage fraud and AIG
in Sox First, on March 17, 2009
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Mortgage fraud is on the rise, up 26% , and it's a serious problem. Fewer loans are being processed but there's more fraud, suggesting there is a real sickness in the system. It means peo...
Still in the dark on Steve Jobs
in Sox First, on February 26, 2009
...ompany, without spelling out exactly how, and refused to answer questions about reports that the US Securities and Exchange Commission was examining Apple's conduct in disclosing Jobs' health ...
Tour Gets Burned Again
in Eagle Par Birdie, on February 24, 2009
...s burst - an unpleasant characteristic often manifests, according to Socionomics: rampant cheating, fraud and financial exploitation.
Bernie Madoff is one human face we can put to that characterist...
Madoff madness
in Sox First, on February 4, 2009
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Much has been said about the Securities and Exchange Commission's incompetence over fraudster Bernard Madoff and why it ignored all the red flags. Now whistleblower Harry Markopoulos, who warn... ...
Much has been said about the Securities and Exchange Commission's incompetence over fraudster Bernard Madoff and why it ignored all the red flags. Now whistleblower Harry Markopoulos, who warn...
What are different forms of supply chain fraud?
in Supplychainer, on January 31, 2009
... I read a blog post in Supply Chain Network on supply chain fraud (Read it here ) which was mentioning that in every step of the value chain, there are opportunities for fraud and these can have d...
Internetbetrug bei Hotelbuchungen floriert
in kinkaa blog - das Blog zur Reisesuchmaschine, on January 30, 2009
Bin über folgende News von pressetext. deutschland gestolpert und frage mich gerade, ob es sich wohl um ein reines US Phänomen handelt. Hierzulande habe ich bis jetzt noch nicht von solchen Fällen speziell im Hotelbereich gehört.
Also Obacht da draussen, vor falschen Hotelseiten. Wir werden mit Sich...
Ponzi schemes proliferate
in Sox First, on January 28, 2009
...nevitable more Ponzi schemes would come to light. For a good reason too. With every bubble there is fraud. Look behind every bubble and you'll find the cousins of fraud, greed and unchecked enthus...
Sarbanes-Oxley: It's crunch time for small companies
in Sox First, on January 28, 2009
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It looks like the honeymoon is over for small companies. Incoming Securities and Exchange Commission chairwoman Mary Schapiro says she wants small public businesses to start complying with the ...
Mayor Of Gulfport Mississippi Charged With Committing "Katrina" Fraud
in Exclusive from our news room , on January 28, 2009
...Brent Warr, the mayor of Gulfport Mississippi and his wife, Laura Jean Warr, have been charged with fraud in connection with a liability insurance claim they filed.
The couple also defrauded FEMA, an...
Financial crisis to drive fraud claims
in Sox First, on January 22, 2009
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The financial meltdown will result in more fraud claims and legal disputes, according to the latest report from risk management consultants Kroll . The alarming part about this report is the war...
Steve Jobs and board failure
in Sox First, on January 22, 2009
... sales and profits . Obviously, investors don't seem to care that Bloomberg reports that the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Apple's disclosures about Steve Jobs' he...
Lessons from Siemens
in Sox First, on January 19, 2009
Siemens is upbeat about its chances of getting its insurers to pay a big chunk of the $1.3 billion it paid to settle corruption probes in the United States and Germany. And that's a worry because it leaves you wondering whether the company has learned any lessons from the debacle. Law...
Maths and the meltdown
in Sox First, on January 14, 2009
...utures contract or other financial instrument? If they do act rationally, then the market prices of securities accurately capture their true value, based on all information available. The Madoff scam ...
Hedging the bets
in Sox First, on January 13, 2009
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Hedge fund managers are now conceding that Bernard Madoff has probably achieved what the Securities and Exchange Commission's Christopher Cox could never do: usher in strict new regulations fo...
Fixing the financial system
in Sox First, on January 12, 2009
...nted by the Congress and the president for 10-year terms on a staggered basis. Under his model, the Securities and Exchange Commission would have its powers wound back, and be responsible only for dis...
The Effect of Satyam's Revelation
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on January 10, 2009
...stantial pressure to show results, particularly as the world economy deteriorated .
Whether the fraudulent statements by Satyam or the Indian governments late-but-strong reaction to it will affect...
Outsourcing safely
in The CIO Weblog, on January 9, 2009
Implicit in the conflation of agile operations with fragile support is a requirement that your users have access to services which are at once flexible and scalable and which are also efficient for your business to provide. When you put those three words together, the next thing you come to is i...
Subprime meltdown drives litigation
in Sox First, on January 7, 2009
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The financial meltdown is driving litigation. New data released in the Securities Class Action Filings: 2008 Year End Assessment , from Cornerstone Research and the Stanford University Law Schoo...
Diagnosing the liquidity and credit crunch
in Sox First, on January 6, 2009
...h diversification, assets issued by these vehicles received a better rating than did the individual securities in the pool.1 In addition, issuing short-term assets improved the overall rating even fur...
Fair value blow for banks
in Sox First, on January 1, 2009
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has given the banking a much deserved kick in the guts by releasing a 211 page report that fends off the banks' claim that fair value created the finan...
Winners and losers for 2008
in Sox First, on December 30, 2008
...gest loser. Not far behind that come Yahoo investors, Bernard Madoff's clients, the incompetent Securities and Exchange Commission, the Chicago School of Economics which for long had peddled the l...
Madoff's insanity defense
in Sox First, on December 29, 2008
...estments, lines of credit, loans, business interests, brokerage accounts, and other holdings to the Securities and Exchange Commission by New Year's Eve. As Bloomberg points out, it will provide...
Cox defends his legacy
in Sox First, on December 25, 2008
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Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Christopher Cox has defended his regime in a way that would just leave the public gob-smacked. The culture of slack oversight allowed US financial inst...
SEC: porn, conflicts of interest and private businesses
in Sox First, on December 20, 2008
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The Securities and Exchanges Commission has had quite a shellacking over the last week over its ineptitude and turning a blind eye to Bernard Madoff's scam. An Office of Inspector General (O...
Insurance brokers warn
in Sox First, on December 19, 2008
...n't looking good, and accountants should start to worry. With the credit crisis, the number of securities class actions has nearly doubled this year, according to NERA Economic Consulting . Now...
Madoff: why the SEC dropped the investigation
in Sox First, on December 18, 2008
...tead getting house arrest in his $7 million apartment, The Wall Street Journal tells us that the Securities and Exchange Commission had him cold on multiple violations back in 2006 but let him off ...
Bernanke the banker
in Sox First, on December 17, 2008
... few quarters the Federal Reserve will purchase large quantities of agency debt and mortgage-backed securities to provide support to the mortgage and housing markets, and it stands ready to expand its...
Will there be more Madoffs?
in Sox First, on December 16, 2008
...s Bernard Madoff a sign of things to come? Will there be more like him? Is Madoff's $50 billion fraud a sign of things to come? These are valid questions because Madoff was the product of a dysfu...
More law suits for big tobacco
in Sox First, on December 16, 2008
... the way they promote light and low tar brands. Basically, the court has allowed smokers to sue for fraud. It is, as the New York Times points out, a fraught issue because fraud claims are not suite...
The Madoff debacle: how did people get sucked in?
in Sox First, on December 14, 2008
... faceless organizations owned by other equally faceless organizations, Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC harks back to an earlier era in the financial world: The owner's name is on the d...
George W rewrites history
in Sox First, on December 12, 2008
...he tax cuts fed the housing bubble. "With China and other foreign countries absorbing Treasury securities directly, and U.S. corporations still coming off of their late-90's investment binge,...
RFID ePass: Entire boarding ritual at airport will now be a breeze
in The RFID Weblog, on December 2, 2008
...ag identifier and number sequence and does not include any kind of personal information. Chances of fraud are negligible as customer would have to be present self during the entire process.This entire...
Auditors can't beat fraud
in Sox First, on November 25, 2008
...g entry suggesting that it might be easy to pull the wool over auditors' eyes when it comes to fraud.
Now a piece in CIO Today, Investigations or Audits: Fraud vs. Innocent Mistakes reaffirms...
How the predication models failed
in Sox First, on November 11, 2008
...e securitization of the mortgage market, with loans sold off and mixed into large pools of mortgage securities, has prompted lenders to move increasingly to automated underwriting systems, relying mai...
AIG's bigger bailout
in Sox First, on November 10, 2008
...overnment may be betting that its involvement will encourage AIG's trading partners to sell the securities tied to the CDS contracts to the new entity. Once it holds the securities, AIG could canc...
Accounting regulators protecting banks
in Sox First, on November 6, 2008
...ow Deutsche Bank had used that to disguise a loss as a profit. Now, CFO.com reports that the Securities and Exchange Commission and Financial Accounting Standards Board have bent the rules, all...
Deutsche Bank's accounting shell games
in Sox First, on November 5, 2008
... crisis, but it won't solve the problem. When financial markets were up, such assets as loans, securities, derivatives, mortgages, property, also rose in value, showing the banks to be strongly c...
Fair value battle escalates
in Sox First, on October 29, 2008
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The fight over fair value continues with a Securities and Exchange Commission roundtable set to look at the fair value, or mark-to-market issue. As CNN suggests, we can expect to see some firewo...
Competing for bailouts
in Sox First, on October 27, 2008
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The name of the game now is competing for a slice of the bailout. Insurers, automakers, securities dealers and banking types are all lining up for a slice of the action with the Financial Services...
Black blogs from cell
in Sox First, on October 24, 2008
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Jailed for more than six years for Fraud, Conrad Black is "working", even if it's for gratis, for Tina Brown's web venture The Daily Beast . The disgraced businessman has taken...
