Bernie Madoff

  • Bill Brodsky: Lead-off man who played all leagues

    By Ginger Szala  |  May 24, 2013

    With a 40-year plus career spanning all segments of the financial industry, Bill Brodsky, Chicago Board Options Exchange executive chairman, talks about the events that shaped the modern trading landscape, his role in them, and what’s next for the industry.

  • Action is power

    By Ginger Szala  |  May 1, 2013

    The name Jon Corzine still puts the futures industry’s teeth on edge. And the reaction seems stronger than some other names that have roiled their spheres of influence.

  • Action is power

    By Ginger Szala  |  April 24, 2013

    The name Jon Corzine still puts the futures industry’s teeth on edge. And the reaction seems stronger than some other names that have roiled their spheres of influence.

  • Mary Schapiro to step down as SEC chief

    By Michael McFarlin  |  November 26, 2012

    After nearly four years in office, SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro announced her resignation as the chairwoman of the agency today, effective Dec. 14.

  • Rogue CEOs and absent regulators: Is there a pattern?

    By Steve Zwick  |  November 1, 2012

    Corzine may have moved rogue trading to the boardroom, but that’s only the latest in a line of offenses.

  • Spotting broker red flags

    By Larry Schneider  |  November 1, 2012

    Could you have seen MF Global coming? Here are red flags to watch going forward.

  • Going backwards

    By Ginger Szala  |  October 1, 2012

  • Going backwards

    By Ginger Szala  |  September 26, 2012

    August volume for CME Group compared to the same period last year was down by 40%. That’s not a statistic that sits well with an industry that has grown, almost non-stop, for a few decades.

  • Madoff victims recover $2.5 billion

    By Alanna Byrne  |  September 20, 2012

    The Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) announced today that Bernie Madoff’s victims will receive almost $2.5 billion in funds as part of a second round of distributions from trustee Irving Picard.

  • What is Holder waiting for?

    By Daniel P. Collins  |  August 16, 2012

    The mere volume of high level financial fraud, in various forms, coming out at us so fast is hard to keep up with.

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