December 26, 2012: We’re back after a short Christmas holiday. Today’s issue features a number of predictable prediction stories for 2013, including one from former IMF economist Simon Johnson and another from Forbes. There is also a break though in the bankruptcy...
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MF Global Trustee Deal: Customers Get $130M from CME Group
MF Global trustee James Giddens struck a deal with the CME Group that recovered $130 million in customer funds from the exchange group. The agreement must be approved by a bankruptcy court and is not associated with the $1.6 billion in missing customer funds. In...
MF Global Report Points Out the Weak Spots
There isn’t much left out of the June 4th report from MF Global Trustee James Giddens “Report of the Trustee’s Investigation and Recommendations.” It’s a thorough 181 page (275 if you count all the charts and graphs at the end) Titanic journey of MF Global under Jon...
Trustee for the Liquidation of MF Global Inc. Submits Report of Investigation and Recommendations
Link to the report: http://jlne.ws/NcOJYp (PDF) Press release from James W. Giddens, the Trustee for the liquidation of MF Global Inc.: June 4, 2012 – New York, New York – James W. Giddens, the Trustee for the liquidation of MF Global Inc., today filed a report on his...
MF Global News (12/29/11 AM)
The latest news on the MF Global bankruptcy and fallout, published in the John Lothian Newsletter (subscribe here) the morning of December 29, 2011. In the wake of the MF Global bankruptcy, John Lothian Newsletter has created a special...
MF Global News (12/15/11 AM)
The latest news on the MF Global bankruptcy and fallout, published in the John Lothian Newsletter (subscribe here) the morning of December 15, 2011. In the wake of the MF Global bankruptcy, John Lothian Newsletter has created a special...
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture’s MF Global Investigation Testimony – Panel 3
Video of Panel 3 of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture's hearing, plus links to written testimony. Featuring: Terrence Duffy, Executive Chairman, CME Group (View written testimony - PDF) James W. Giddens, Trustee, Securities Investment Protection Act...
MF Global News (12/13/11 AM)
The latest news on the MF Global bankruptcy and fallout, published in the John Lothian Newsletter (subscribe here) the morning of December 13, 2011. In the wake of the MF Global bankruptcy, John Lothian Newsletter has created a special...
Statement from the Office of the Trustee for the Liquidation of MF Global Inc.
On November 29, the Office of the Trustee for the Liquidation of MF Global Inc. released the following statement: New York, New York – James W. Giddens, the Trustee for the liquidation of MF Global Inc., today filed an expedited motion with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York seeking approval of a […]
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Clearinghouse Urges Faster Trade Settlement Amid GameStop Scrutiny
First Read $29,776/$300,000 (9.9%) ++++ ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Maureen Downs has been re-elected as the chair of the NFA Board of Directors. Also, Don Thompson of JP Morgan is to serve as vice chair. Also, elected to two-year terms as...
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Wall Street’s favorite volatility index is the latest stock-market bubble, JPMorgan’s quant guru says; Structured Notes Saw Record Demand in a Volatile 2020. Investors Should Mind the Fine Print.
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