Category Archives: Primary Dealers
Financial Times Survey: Banks’ Brexit Relocations By March 2019 Much Lower Than Feared
In the run-up to the recent agreement on phase I of Brexit, there was mixed news on the extent to which jobs in the City of London would be relocated to other European hubs, primarily Frankfurt. On one hand, we discussed the meeting between US Commerce Secretary, Wilbur Ross, and executives of JPM, Goldman, HSBC […]
Don’t Mention Madoff: JP Morgan Whistleblower Not Fired For Whistleblowing (Allegedly) In Third Trial
Here we go again, the third trial, following two appeals, in which former JP Morgan Wealth Manager, Jessica Sharkey, claims she was unfairly dismissed after whistleblowing on one of the bank’s clients shortly after the Bernie Madoff scandal came to light. The client in question, an Israeli with involvement in the diamond cutting and pre-paid […]
The U.S. Justice System Must Focus On Elite Criminality
Authored by Mike Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog, Two very important articles published in recent days serve to once again highlight America’s metastasizing elite criminality problem. A problem which our justice system simply refuses to address. This corrupt two-tier justice system is something I’ve been focused on from the very beginning of my writings, and […]
Big Bank Bosses Are Dumping Their Stocks As “Credit Risk Ricochets Back”
"Credit risk is ricocheting back as a legitimate concern after years of hibernation…" warns David Hendler, founder and principal at Viola Risk Advisors, who considers recent share sales by executives at the big retail banks, in particular, to be smart, as consumer portfolios are showing signs of strain. Wall Street analysts have been urging investors […]
Bill Blain: “There Is One Obvious Trigger That Could Lead To A Market Fall In The Second Half”
By Bill Blain of Mint Partners Politics – More Destabilizing Than You Think! “With comedy we can search for the profound…” Dark skies, torrential rain and thinking about putting the log-burner on.. Welcome to high-summer in England. Markets are thin and the crowds trying to clamber on the train were noticeably lighter this morning. (Actually, […]
Morgan Stanley Triumphs Again: Posts Higher FICC Revenue Than Goldman Sachs
After yesterday’s stunning 40% plunge in Goldman’s FICC revenue, market watchers and MS shareholders were nervously anticipating the release of today’s Morgan Stanley Q2 earnings data. In retrospect, they had no reason to be worried, because moments ago MS reported revenue and EPS which both beat expectations, with Q2 EPS of $0.87 (est $0.76) on […]
Warren Buffett Becomes Bank Of America’s Top Shareholder, Books $12 Billion Profit
As we previewed exactly 24 hours ago, Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway said it will exercise warrants to swap its preferred Bank of America shares for 700 million shares of BAC common stock, making Buffett the largest shareholder, surpassing BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street . Buffett is also the top shareholder at Wells Fargo. Buffett exercised his […]