Posts Categorized: Governments & Regulators

Wells Fargo facing pressure from investor to clawback executive pay

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Description: A Wells Fargo investor is pressuring the bank to punish executives who oversaw a massive fake account fraud. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Sep 20, 2016 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2016/09/20/wells-fargo-ceo-warren.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Do you think the critical review of Wells Fargo by Elizabeth Warren is fair? Should the CEO be held financially and criminally… Read more »

The Professor Who Was Right About Index Funds All Along

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Description: Burton Malkiel has been saying the same thing about investing for more than 40 years. What’s new is that a big chunk of the financial industry now admits he was right all along. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Sep 22, 2016 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-22/the-professor-who-was-right-about-index-funds-all-along Questions for discussion: Summarize what Burton Malkiel has been saying? What do you… Read more »

Will Warren Buffett break his silence on Wells Fargo?

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Description: Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has lost a lot of money (on paper) in Wells Fargo since the bank was fined by regulators for creating fake accounts. But Buffett hasn’t said a word. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Sep 14, 2016 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/14/investing/warren-buffett-berkshire-hathaway-wells-fargo-fake-account-scandal/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom Questions for Discussions: What does this report say about the culture… Read more »

Johnson Controls’ CEO Thinks the Corporate Tax System Needs an Overhaul

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Description: Alex Molinaroli explains why his company moved to Ireland. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Sep 09, 2016 Link: http://for.tn/2cgLsGW Questions for Discussions: Do you believe tax rates in different countries plays an important role in decisions related to mergers and acquisitions? How should governments deal with this issue?

Wells Fargo fires 5,300 for creating phony accounts

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Description: Wells Fargo fired 5,300 employees for creating ghost accounts without customers knowing. Regulators allege millions of bank and credit card accounts were opened. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Sep 08, 2016 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2016/09/08/wells-fargo-fires-5300-for-creating-phony-accounts.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Why is this incident so significant for the company and the industry as a whole? Do you… Read more »

Opinion: No investor is paying attention to this important anniversary

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Description: Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy, eight years ago, reminds us that we can rarely predict a calamity Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Sep 09, 2016 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/no-investor-is-paying-attention-to-this-important-anniversary-2016-09-09?siteid=nwtwk Questions for Discussions: Summarize what the report says about this event and the legacy. Do you agree with the assessments presented?

Oil jumps as Saudi Arabia and Russia agree to work together

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Description: It looks like major oil producers might finally be ready to play nice. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Sep 05, 2016 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/economy/2016/08/31/g20-the-great-split.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What does the report suggest about oil supply and pricing strategies? What doe this mean for investors?