Goldman Sachs agreed Thursday to pay a record $550 million to settle charges that it committed fraud when it misled investors in its Abacus subprime mortgage CDO deal, sold to institutional investors. The settlement is the largest the S.E.C. has ever leveled at a Wall Street firm in its history, said enforcement director Robert Khuzami in a press conference....More
Today’s Senate hearing with Goldman Sachs may increase the likelihood that a fiduciary standard for brokers will make it into Senator Christopher Dodd’s financial regulatory reform legislation....More
LAST UPDATED : April 16, 4:57 p.m. The Securities Exchange Commission sued Goldman Sachs for fraud today in connection with the mortgage-backed collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) it packaged and sold to investors....More
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Goldman's quarterly earnings were "amazing," but what will a populist Congress think of its "accrued compensation" kitty of $4.71 billion? For more, go to VonAldo.com, the blog of Registered Rep. editor-in-chief David A. Geracioti....More
Well, it seems that the little guy may be forced to reach into his pocket once again. It doesn't look like Ground Zero is going to be rebuilt by the deadlines set back in 2005, which means that taxpayers are going to be forced to pay for $321 million in handouts to Goldman Sachs....More
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Hey I just quit my job as an assistant to an FA (long story...)
Was thinking of going into the insurance side, and then use it as a leverage to get in the training program of a canadian bank on the investment side.
I talked to insurance agents at my old firm, commission seem to be comparable and the market larger yet it seems the investment side attracts far more applicants.
So what made you choose insurance over invesment? Did anyone make the transition from insurance to getting investment-liscenced properly?...More
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