SEC in Talks to Settle Mortgage-Bond Probe

Regulators are in talks with several major banks to settle a number of investigations of their sales of mortgage-bonds, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The probe focused on the sale of pools of mortgages and other loans as collateralized debt oblig…

New Clues About How Hedge Funds Make So Much Money

We all wonder why Wall Street pros make so much more money than everyone else. But investment bankers are pikers compared to hedge fund managers, who make their money by taking a small cut of the assets they attract as well as a larger slice of the pro…

U.S. Builds Massive Insider-Trading Case Against Investing Pros

The government is about to spring the trap on people it alleges have engaged in insider trading. The case has been built over a three year period.

The Wall Street Journal reports, “The criminal and civil probes, which authorities say could eclipse the…

Goldman Sachs Promotes Hundreds of Employees

Goldman Sachs Group (GS) promoted a record number of employees to the position of managing director, giving them more money and prestige as the bank rebounds from the financial crisis.

The bank raised 321 people to the status of MD, up from 272 last …

GM IPO Isn’t Closing Early, Goldman Sachs Says

Goldman Sachs Group won’t stop taking orders for General Motor’s initial public offering at noon Friday, the investment banking giant now says, despite an email sent by the bank to clients on Thursday that said it would, Dow Jo…