February 1, 2008

Slain hiker resisted attacker for days

"It is unclear, [but] I would like to think she was doing everything she could to ensure that he would perhaps get caught during his efforts to use the ATMs"

Meredith Emerson, who had a green belt in judo, put up such a fight against Gary Michael Hilton that he dropped his police-style baton while trying to kidnap her in the mountains of North Georgia on New Year's ... via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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January 31, 2008

Who Is Jerome Kerviel?

"This is the end of credit expansion [the symptom] based on the mistaken belief of market fundamentalism [the cause], that you should let markets have total freedom."

That's probably what the Fed chairman said Thursday morning when he woke up and saw the headlines. via Seeking Alpha

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January 30, 2008

Financial Regulator Wanted! No Experience Needed

"The failure of Northern Rock, while primarily a failure of its directors, was also a failure of its regulator"

"We need to stay cool and send positive signals...I repeat: We shouldn't create alarm." Joaquin Almunia, European commissioner for monetary affairs, interviewed by Der Spiegel, Jan 27th JEROME KERVIEL , ... via Bits of News

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Inner Life of Jerome Kerviel, Accidental Rogue: Michael Lewis

When a person loses $7.2 billion of other people's money, other people naturally want to know more about him. via Bloomberg Business News

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January 29, 2008

Rogue Trader Stole Passwords To Dodge Risk Controls, French Bank Says

"He misappropriated IT access controls belonging to operators"

Rogue trader Jerome Kerviel on his resume says he's a sailor and an accomplished judo instructor. via InformationWeek

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January 28, 2008

French Trader Is Remembered as Mr. Average

"I have no interest in talking about this."

DOREEN CARVAJAL and CAROLINE BROTHERS The front page of The Guardian on Friday, with a photo of Jérôme Kerviel, blamed for a $7.2 billion loss at Société Générale. Nicole ... via HendersonvilleNews.com

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