Morgan Stanley and Dead Presidents

U.S. Probes Morgan Stanley The news is out. US prosecutors are investigating several Morgan Stanley CDOs. Like the Abacus inquiry at Goldman Sachs, the issue is what representations Morgan Stanley made to clients. How did the bank market those Weapons of Money...

Euro Cop: Playing With a Hedge Fund Near You

The E.U. is getting tough with member nations according to The New York Times. Strong warnings to Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and the Netherlands. Get your your budget deficits in order, or else…. Excuse me if I don’t buy it. Here are three things you...

Euro: If It’s Broke, Don’t Fix It?

Hedge Funds Try ‘Career Trade’ Against Euro Here’s the deal. Hedge funds are betting the Euro will crash against major currencies. The “short-Euro” trade, however lucrative to the gods of Greenwich, raises three scary questions with one...