Category Archives: Arts and Culture

WHO WON 2012?

You know, there’s just something so appealing about government employees who get on with their job like grownups and do something really freaking cool like landing something the size of a phone booth on a planet millions of miles away … Continue reading

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CONFUCIUS WEIGHS IN ON DODD-FRANK

One of the most important things (among many) that the Office of Financial Research is working on is the creation of Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs).  Which totally makes sense.  Once you know exactly who your counterparty IS, then you can … Continue reading

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BOOK REPORT: I’M AFRAID I CAN’T LET YOU DK THAT, DAVE

So yesterday Amazon delivered me “The Fear Index” by Robert Harris.  I was slightly surprised, as I didn’t recall ordering it, but, hey, I had always figured that Amazon would become self-aware at some point and start sending me stuff … Continue reading

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BOOK REPORT: GODS OF GREENWICH

You may well be hiding under the desk at this point.  Which will blow up the world, Europe or the banks with significant litigation exposure?  Or the banks with European and litigation exposure? When you send Josh the intern out … Continue reading

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