Wells Notice
Standoff in Texas Park!
Submitted by hedgeless_horseman on 01/08/2016 13:47 -0500Free Corzine!!! Hasn't he already served enough time?
Frontrunning: July 24
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/24/2014 07:03 -0500- Apple
- Bank of England
- Bank of Japan
- Barclays
- Bitcoin
- BOE
- Boeing
- California Public Employees' Retirement System
- Carbon Emissions
- Carlyle
- China
- Citigroup
- Corruption
- Department Of Energy
- Detroit
- Deutsche Bank
- E-Trade
- European Union
- Evercore
- Ford
- France
- General Motors
- Germany
- GOOG
- HFT
- Ice Age
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Keefe
- Lehman
- Lehman Brothers
- Markit
- Merrill
- Middle East
- Morningstar
- Mortgage Backed Securities
- Netherlands
- New Home Sales
- Norway
- Obama Administration
- Ohio
- ratings
- Raymond James
- Reuters
- Sallie Mae
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Securities Fraud
- Serious Fraud Office
- Standard Chartered
- Starwood
- Time Warner
- Treasury Department
- Ukraine
- Wells Fargo
- Wells Notice
- White House
- EU to weigh extensive sanctions on Russia (FT)
- U.S. lifts flight ban to Israel (Reuters)
- Russia says will cooperate with MH17 probe led by Netherlands (Reuters)
- Norway faces ‘concrete and credible’ terrorist threat (FT)
- Don’t Tell Anybody About This Story on HFT Power Jump Trading (BBG)
- But... but... PMI: Unilever Sales Growth Misses Estimates on Asian Slowdown (BBG)
- World’s Biggest Wealth Fund Reviews $8 Billion Russian Stake (BBG)
- Qualcomm latest US tech company to reverse in China (FT)
- Hamptons Home Sales Rise as Buyers Find More Inventory (BBG)
Frontrunning: June 30
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/30/2014 06:24 -0500- B+
- Barclays
- Blackrock
- Boeing
- Capital Markets
- Carlyle
- Central Banks
- Chicago PMI
- China
- Citigroup
- default
- Deutsche Bank
- Dubai
- DVA
- Evercore
- General Motors
- Global Economy
- Hong Kong
- Housing Market
- Iceland
- Iraq
- LBO
- Market Share
- Merrill
- NASDAQ
- Natural Gas
- New York State
- New York Stock Exchange
- Newspaper
- Nomination
- Puerto Rico
- Real estate
- Reality
- Reuters
- Tender Offer
- Verizon
- Wall Street Journal
- Wells Notice
- Facebook Researchers Manipulated News Feeds in 2012 Study (BBG)
- Argentina at Brink of Default as $539 Million Payment Due (BBG)
- Hedge fund correlation risk alarms investors (FT)
- As China Flexes Muscle, Obama Frets Over Rival’s Weakness (BBG)
- As caliphate declared, Iraqi troops battle for Tikrit (Reuters)
- Dubai Caps Worst Month Since 2008 as Real Estate Stocks Tumble (BBG)
- Russian Advisers Ready Iraq to Use New Combat Aircraft (BBG)
- Blackstone Readies Big-Bet Hedge Fund (WSJ) - so what was GSO?
- Pope says communists are closet Christians (Reuters)
- Thomson Reuters revising FX trading standards (Reuters)
Frontrunning: April 24
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/24/2014 06:46 -0500- Apple
- Barclays
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Boeing
- China
- Comcast
- Copper
- Corporate Finance
- Credit Suisse
- Deutsche Bank
- E-Trade
- Equity Markets
- Financial Overhaul
- Ford
- General Electric
- General Motors
- goldman sachs
- Goldman Sachs
- Gross Domestic Product
- Housing Market
- Iceland
- India
- Institutional Investors
- Japan
- Keefe
- Merrill
- Morgan Stanley
- Morningstar
- Omnicom
- Private Equity
- Rating Agencies
- Raymond James
- Reuters
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Starwood
- Starwood Hotels
- Tender Offer
- Time Warner
- Toyota
- Ukraine
- Verizon
- Warren Buffett
- Wells Notice
- Yuan
- Ukraine forces kill up to five rebels, Putin warns of consequences (Reuters)
- Obama to Russia: More sanctions are 'teed up' (AP)
- Vienna Banks Bemoan Russia Sanctions Testing Cold War Neutrality (BBG)
- GE’s $57 Billion Cash Overseas Said to Fuel Alstom Deal (BBG)
- GM posts lower first-quarter profit after recall costs (Reuters)
- Apple Stock Split Removes Obstacle to Inclusion in Dow (BBG)
- U.S. regulators to propose new net neutrality rules in May (Reuters)
Frontrunning: October 10
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/10/2013 06:25 -0500- Barack Obama
- Barclays
- Boeing
- Bond
- China
- Chrysler
- Citigroup
- Credit Suisse
- CSCO
- Debt Ceiling
- default
- Dell
- DRC
- Federal Reserve
- Financial Regulation
- FINRA
- GOOG
- International Monetary Fund
- Janet Yellen
- KKR
- LTRO
- Meredith Whitney
- national security
- Newspaper
- Nomination
- Obamacare
- PIMCO
- President Obama
- Private Equity
- Raymond James
- Reuters
- Sirius XM
- Spectrum Brands
- Spirit Aerosystems
- Time Warner
- Univision
- Verizon
- Wall Street Journal
- Wells Notice
- Yuan
- The ice breaks; fiscal talks set (The Hill); Ryan steps up to shape a deal (The Hill), as predicted here yesterday
- Republicans consider short-term U.S. debt ceiling increase (Reuters)
- Shutdown Standoff Shows Signs of a Thaw (WSJ)
- JPMorgan Clients in Cash as Schwab’s Options Hedge Default (BBG)
- Mitch McConnell, Senate GOP search for way out (Politico)
- Meredith Whitney Winds Down Brokerage Unit After Setting Up Fund (BBG)
- Washington Budget Chaos Keeps Fed Rates Low for Longer (BBG)
- Chinese Premier Outlines US Debt Concerns (FT)
- Saudis brace for 'nightmare' of U.S.-Iran rapprochement (Reuters)
- Obama Urges Action on Yellen’s Fed Nomination (Reuters)
- Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan Freed After Kidnap (WSJ)
JP Morgan Has Zero Trading Losses In The First Quarter
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/08/2013 16:36 -0500
Earlier it was Bank of America reporting a perfect trading quarter, with profitability on 60 out of 60 trading days, and now it is JPMorgan's turn. Moments ago, Jamie Dimon's firm filed a 10Q in which, among other things, it announced than in the quarter ended March 31, it was profitable on 63 out of 63 trading days and had one day in which it gained more than $200 million, or said simply another case of trading perfection unmatched anywhere in the known universe except perhaps by sellers of newsletters on Twitter. It was not immediately clear why JPM got a freebie of three extra profitable trading days in the quarter compared to BofA, although we suspect Jamie Dimon's presidential cufflinks may have something to do with it. What is clear is that the probability of one firm trading without error for an entire quarter, let alone two (and soon more as other banks file their 10-Qs) is slim to quite slim. Although not nearly as slim as whoever the hot chick is on Dancing with the Stars this season, which we are confident is the only thing the bulk of the population cares about. For everyone else, there's E(rror free)-trade.
Frontrunning: December 7
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/07/2012 07:30 -0500- Apple
- Australia
- BAC
- Bank of America
- Bank of America
- Bond
- Capital One
- China
- Citigroup
- Creditors
- Eastern Europe
- European Central Bank
- Eurozone
- Gambling
- goldman sachs
- Goldman Sachs
- Greece
- Japan
- Lazard
- Michigan
- Morgan Stanley
- Natural Gas
- Newspaper
- Obama Administration
- Private Equity
- Recession
- recovery
- Reuters
- SAC
- Sears
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Serious Fraud Office
- Unemployment
- Wall Street Journal
- Wells Fargo
- Wells Notice
- Bundesbank cuts growth outlook as crisis bites (Reuters)
- Strong quake hits off Japan near Fukushima disaster zone (Reuters)
- Greece to Buy Debt It Already Owns to Reach Target (BBG)
- Draghi’s Go-to ECB Seen Risking Credibility Through Overload (BBG)
- Judge urges Apple and Samsung ‘peace’ (FT) ... Alas only the US government has a Magic Money Tree; others need profit
- Fed Exit Plan May Be Redrawn as Assets Near $3 Trillion (BBG)... make that $5 trillion this time in 2014
- Level Global, SAC Fund Managers Ruled Co-Conspirators (BBG)
- Egypt demonstrators reject Mursi call for dialogue (Reuters)
- Japanese Dealerships in China Retrench in Wake of Dispute (BBG)
- Apparel factory fire reveals big brands' shadowy supply chainsa (Reuters)
- Republican Defectors Weigh Deal on Tax-Rate Increase (BBG)
Netflix' CEO Receives Wells Notice, SEC Alleges "Reg FD" Violation
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/06/2012 17:13 -0500The antics of the world's most cartoonish CEO, that would be NFLX' Reed Hastings of course, who once upon a time posted on Seeking Alpha telling naysayers not to short him, bro, (only to continue sell his company's stock even as NFLX proceeded to use corporate money to buyback its own stock in the $200+ area), before promptly collapsing to multi-year lows, has finally been called to task by none other than that other most cartoonish of organizations: the SEC, which is now desperate to clean up its image as the bulk of the most coopted personnel are jumping ship, and will likely end up in various Wall Street companies.
Gold Falls Just 1.3% Despite Massive, Odd 3.5 Million Ounce Sell Orders
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/29/2012 07:53 -0500As ever, it is very difficult to pinpoint exactly why gold and all precious metals fell in price. Interestingly, oil fell by even more - NYMEX crude was down by 1% and was down by more than 1.7% at one stage. The CME Group, which operates the U.S. COMEX gold futures market, said Wednesday's plunge in gold was not the consequence of a "fat finger" or a human error. The trading wasn’t even fast enough to trigger a pause on Globex, said CME. One thing that we can say for certain was that there was massive, concentrated selling as the New York stock markets opened with some 35,000 lots sold which is equivalent to 3.5 million ounces and saw the price fall from $1,735/oz to $1,711/oz between 0825 and 0830 EST. One sell order alone was believed to be 24 tonnes or 770,000 troy ounces. Incredibly there was 35% daily volume in just 60 seconds. The selling, like all peculiar, counter intuitive, sharp sell offs in recent months, was COMEX driven with COMEX contracts slammed leading to further stop loss selling. The selling may have been by speculative players on the COMEX. It may have been algo or computer trading driven or tech selling – although this is less likely. Informed commentators questioned the nature of the selling as a large institutional COMEX trading entity would normally gradually sell a position of this size in order to maximise profit.
Frontrunning: November 29
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/29/2012 07:32 -0500- B+
- Barclays
- China
- Citigroup
- Cohen
- Copper
- Dell
- Deutsche Bank
- Exxon
- Federal Reserve
- Hong Kong
- Insider Trading
- Japan
- JPMorgan Chase
- LIBOR
- Mexico
- Morgan Stanley
- NRF
- Nuclear Power
- Obama Administration
- President Obama
- Reuters
- SAC
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Securities Fraud
- Swiss Franc
- Treasury Department
- Volkswagen
- Wall Street Journal
- Wells Fargo
- Wells Notice
- Wen Jiabao
- White House
- As this has been priced in since September 13, it should come as no surprise to anyone: Fed Stimulus Likely in 2013 (Hilsenrath)
- Bowles Says Fiscal Cliff Deal Unlikely by End of Year (Bloomberg)
- Argentina debt repayment order frozen (FT)
- Obama Is Flexible on Highest Tax Rates (WSJ)... not really
- Geithner deployed for fiscal cliff talks (FT)
- Audit firms Deloitte and KPMG sued in HP's Autonomy acquisition (Reuters)
- Euro-Zone Budget Proposal Is Unveiled (WSJ)
- EU Nations Clash on Thresholds for Direct ECB Oversight (Bloomberg)
- LDP leader Abe: BOJ must ease until inflation hits 3 percent (Reuters)
- SNB’s Jordan Says High Swiss Franc Burdens Many Companies (Bloomberg)
- EU to launch free trade negotiations with Japan: EU officials (Reuters)
SAC Receives Wells Notice
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/28/2012 08:54 -0500It turns out the topic of today's much expected conference call originating at 72 Cummings Point Road Stamford, is what many already knew yesterday, namely that the SEC has warned SAC that after years and years of pursuits, the enforcer is finally getting close in for the kill, and has sent a Wells Notice, usually a first step before civil charges are filed.
- SAC SAID TO TELL CLIENTS IT GOT WELLS NOTICE FROM SEC LAST WEEK
The notice will be filed against the holdco, implying Cohen himself will be implicated, instead of just the CR Intrinsic OpCo where Martoma worker. Usually the SEC does not file Wells Notices without sufficient backing, so this may finally get interesting. But we are not holding our breath. One needs to simply recall how the SEC bungled its CDS insider trading case vs Millennium and Deutsche to see how the endgame here could well be another epic humiliation for the soon to be Schapro-less regulator.
Was FINRA Really First to Sniff Out the Corzine Trade?
Submitted by EB on 03/28/2012 08:31 -0500- B+
- Bond
- Capital Expenditures
- Carrying Value
- Counterparties
- Credit Rating Agencies
- Creditors
- Financial Accounting Standards Board
- FINRA
- fixed
- GAAP
- House Financial Services Committee
- Lehman
- MF Global
- None
- Rating Agencies
- Reuters
- Rick Santelli
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Sovereign Debt
- Testimony
- Washington D.C.
- Wells Notice
A warning by the SEC in mid-March 2011 regarding repo-to-maturity trades suggests otherwise.
Goldman Reports Receipt Of Another SEC Wells Notice On February 24
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/28/2012 18:09 -0500Looks like the SEC is not done with Goldman Sachs, already the subject of the largest civil fine levied by the SEC on a Wall Street firm, aside for that whole Robosettlement farce of course - which still is not available to the general public, and is back for more wristslaps. Per Reuters: "The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission notified Goldman Sachs Group Inc that it may file a civil case against the bank related to a $1.3 billion offering of subprime mortgage securities, Goldman said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. Goldman received the "Wells notice" on Feb. 24 related to the bond deal, which was underwritten by Goldman in 2006, according to the 10-K filing. A Wells notice indicates that SEC staff plans to recommend that the Commission take legal action, and gives a recipient a chance to mount a defense. The bank said it will be making a submission to SEC staff "and intends to engage in a dialogue" with them to address their concerns." Our only question is how will Goldman pin this one entirely on Fabrice Tourre who may or may not be still in the employ of the 200 West headquartered firm.
Santelli to Chilton: Will the SEC Serve Itself a Wells Notice Regarding an MF Global Bond Offering?
Submitted by EB on 02/18/2012 14:09 -0500
CFTC Comissioner Runs From Questions, Admits SEC Should be “Looked Into”
In Preparation For Solyndra 2, A/K/A LightSquared: A Humiliated Phil Falcone Gets Wells Notice
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/09/2011 09:59 -0500Just because Solyndra was not enough of a humiliation for the president, not to mention MF Global where inquiring minds are wondering when the president and vice-president will refund any and all campaign donations received by Jon Comminglerzine, here comes the next public fiasco for the administration, as the broader public shifts its attention to LightSquared by way of owner Harbinger capital, and its flamboyant head (and wife) - Phil Falcone. As has been just released in an SEC filing, Harbinger has received a Wells Notice from the SEC. Now in a time long, long ago, or about three years ago, before market criminality and manipulation became wholly endorsed by the US government, getting a Wells Notice was a death sentence for any hedge fund. Alas, it still is: "The Wells Notices state that the staff intends to recommend or is considering recommending that the Commission file civil injunctive actions against HCP, Harbinger Capital Partners Offshore Manager, LLC, Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations GP, LLC, Mr. Falcone, Mr. Asali, and Ms. Roger alleging violations of the federal securities laws’ anti-fraud provisions in connection with matters previously disclosed and an additional matter regarding the circumstances and disclosure related to agreements with certain fund investors." And whether the Wells Notice is merely an inquiry into Falcone previous shady hedge fund-dipping practices described here, or a preamble to a full blown public spectacle-cum-humiliation on Harbinger's LightSquared remains to be seen. One thing is certain: Mrs Falcone will milk the newly found notoriety to its full extend, prenup firmly in gold-braceleted hand.




