Doug Cornelius on compliance for private equity real estate
This post contains my notes from the webinar: Madoff Litigation: Can the Lost Billions be Recovered? How? The Webinar was sponsored by NERA Economic Consulting and produced by The Securities Docket. The slides are available on Securities Docket.com: Materials from Madoff Litigation Webcast. Brad Friedman of Milberg LLP Gerald Silk of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & … Read more »
NPR’s Science Friday has an interesting broadcast on Gullibility. Ira Flatow interview Stephen Greenspan, author of Annals of Gullibility: Why We Get Duped and How to Avoid It. Can science explain why some swindles are so successful? Why are some people more likely to try to buy the Brooklyn Bridge or send money to the … Read more »
Boston University School of Law professor Tamar Frankel testified before the Committee on Financial Services of the U.S. House of Representatives discussing Ponzi schemes, the importance of trust in the securities markets and the need for regulatory reform in light of the Madoff scandal. See also: Testimony from House.gov Testimony from JD Supra Read more »
SEC Inspector General H. David Kotz In the first Congressional hearing since the Madoff scandal broke in December, Mr. Kotz said his agency’s handling of the Madoff case may be a symptom of more widespread problems with how the agency handles its examinations and investigations. Kotz testified on the subject of “Assessing the Madoff Ponzi … Read more »
As Merritt Maxim of CA points out, Madoff Scheme Highlights Need for Impartial CCO, one of the biggest red flags in the Madoff scandal was that was the disclosure that Madoff’s brother Peter served as the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer. “While having any sibling or family member serve as a CCO should not be an … Read more »
Sam E. Antar, the convicted felon and former CEO of Crazy Eddie, puts forth the theory that the bad economy is accusing white collar crimes to float to the surface: Is there really more white collar crime today? No. The Madoff scheme is an example of a scheme that fell apart whent he markets went … Read more »
Gregory Zuckerman of the Wall Street Journal put together a story on the Multiple Red Flags in Madoff Case. Steady returns in every kind of market Operated as a broker dealer with an asset management division. Why not simply act as a hedge fund and pocket big gains, rather than profit from trading commissions. “Why … Read more »