Prosecution of Wall Street Banks
A panel of legal experts, including former New York governor Eliot Spitzer (D), talked about why there were not more big-ticket prosecutions of Wall Street institutions for mortgage fraud,…
496 viewsA panel of legal experts, including former New York governor Eliot Spitzer (D), talked about why there were not more big-ticket prosecutions of Wall Street institutions for mortgage fraud,…
496 viewsEliot Spitzer, former governor of New York and New York State attorney general, presents his thoughts on when the government should intervene in the financial market. Mr. Spitzer argues that government assistance…
726 viewsFormer New York Governor Eliot Spitzer delivered remarks on the role of government in a market economy. Among the issues he addressed were government intervention to save failing financial…
241 viewsPanelists discussed corporate responsibility. Among the specific issues addressed were over-reliance on stock price as a measure of success, incentives to provide false or misleading financial…
56 viewsMr. Spitzer talked about the government’s role in consumer protection and regulation of business accounting and the securities industry. He also talked about his experiences as New York…
58 viewsWitnesses testified about allegations of criminal activity by mutual fund managers involving illegal trading practices such as late trading and stale trading of mutual fund holdings to…
140 viewsWitnesses testified about a $1.4 billion settlement reached between the Securities and Exchange Commission and ten of the largest brokerage firms. Among the topics they addressed were…
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