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Bernard Madoff affair still making news

It's hard to believe that Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty to running a massive Ponzi scheme way back in 2009. It seems like just yesterday, in part because even from his North Carolina prison where he is serving a 150 year term, the great Ponzi schemer is still making news, as is Irving Picard, the

Bank of America CEO struggles to turn stock around

Whenever a bank stumbles as mightily as Bank of America has, you will inevitably hear criticism aimed at the CEO. Usually, it starts very subtly, and then over time, as the woes linger, the criticism morphs into a full-throated howl for the CEO to step down. Regarding Bank of America CEO Brian

Is Preet Bharara overplaying his hand?

Preet Bharara has created some lofty expectations for his anti-insider trading prosecutorial efforts. People are already comparing him to the likes of Rudy Giuliani, who is credited with cleaning up insider trading in the 1980s. Bharara makes clear he thinks insider trading is rampant on Wall

Another big-name journalist takes aim at Goldman Sachs

We noted recently that author and journalist Michael Lewis took some shots at Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS ). Now comes journalist Charlie Gasparino, who told FINalternatives : "Under the (CEO Lloyd) Blankfein regime, Goldman became a hedge fund and was almost Darwinian in its approach to tra

Lehman Brothers charges still coming? Erin Callan spared?

FOX Business has been aggressive in reporting that SEC charges against Lehman Brothers are imminent, coming perhaps in September. The press in general has been rather cautious in following up on the news. But Charlie Gasparino reports that "the end game on this is clearly happening. And it

Favorable report card for Vikram Pandit?

Recall that as the terms of Citi's ( C ) bailout required that the firm hired an outside company to evaluate management. Egon Zehnder's report on Vikram Pandit is finished and is now "with the board." CNBC 's Charlie Gasparino says that his sources tell him that the report reflects well on Pa