Financial MarketsJanuary 14, 2012In Defense of Private Capital and CapitalismIn Defense of Private Capital and Capitalism By R. Tamara de Silva January 14, 2012 Is Mitt Romney guilty of capitalism? His opponents in…Read More
Financial MarketsDecember 19, 2011Why MF Global’s Last Days May Have Been CriminalWhy MF Global’s Last Days May Have Been CriminalBy R. Tamara de Silva December 19, 2011 Last Thursday December 15, 2011 was MF Global…Read More
Financial MarketsDecember 13, 2011Was Corzine’s Testimony About MF Global Truthful?Was Corzine’s Testimony About MF Global Truthful? By R. Tamara de SilvaDecember 13, 2011 Testimony before Congress today revealed that MF Global had illegally…Read More
Financial MarketsDecember 7, 2011Blagojevich Sentenced to 14 YearsBlagojevich Sentenced to 14 Years By R. Tamara de Silva December 7, 2011 Former Illinois Governor, Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years today…Read More
Financial MarketsNovember 29, 2011Judge Rakoff Rejects SEC Settlement Agreement with CitigroupJudge Rakoff Rejects SEC Settlement Agreement with Citigroup By R. Tamara de Silva November 29, 2011 This is the legal version of an NFL…Read More
Financial MarketsNovember 28, 2011MF Global’s Missing Customer Funds and Its Implications on the Futures IndustryMF Global’s Missing Customer Funds and Its Implications on the Futures Industry By R. Tamara de Silva November 28, 2011 Abstract: The collapse of…Read More
Financial MarketsOctober 26, 2011Insider Trading Charges Against Goldman’s Rajat GuptaInsider Trading Charges Against Goldman’s Rajat Gupta By R Tamara de Silva October 26, 2011 Yesterday Rajat K. Gupta, a Senior Partner Emeritus and…Read More
Financial MarketsOctober 25, 2011Postponing the Inevitable Collapse of the Housing MarketBy R. Tamara de Silva October 25, 2011 On October 24, 2011 the Federal government announced that it would revise the Home Affordable Refinance…Read More
Financial MarketsSeptember 14, 2011Should Prohibiting Discrimination Against Those with Learning Disabilities Be Akin to Prohibiting the Making of Invidious Distinctions Based On Race?By R. Tamara de Silva August 22, 2011 “In approaching this problem, we cannot turn the clock back…” Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren, 1954…Read More
Financial MarketsAugust 31, 2011The Suspension of Civil Liberties by Regulation in Colleges and UniversitiesThe Suspension of Civil Liberties by Regulation in Colleges and Universities By R. Tamara de Silva August 20, 2011 The Obama Administration has dealt…Read More