tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49381810010527856782009-06-25T21:40:39.603+08:00Musings on life and, yes, investment banking.S@RZIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04633786794209639352clmagnaye@gmail.comBlogger418125http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/fb_pwrd.gifblogspot/viakhttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with FeedLoungeSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Yourminis.comSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with netomat HubHi there! Welcome to my musings. Visit my blog for more...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938181001052785678.post-38571711643922813172009-06-09T23:28:00.006+08:002009-06-10T00:46:55.353+08:002009-06-10T00:46:55.353+08:00S@RZIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04633786794209639352clmagnaye@gmail.com2I'm neck-deep in work on an important project but I couldn't resist the pull of the touching story of Carlos Araya, an ex-crude oil trader on the New York Mercantile Exchange who used to order lobster, filet mignon and $200 bottles of red wine at the Palm Restaurant in midtown Manhattan, but who now seats customers as a host at its Tribeca branch. Here are excerpts from Mary Pilon's WSJ report on <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8WpU2nlGbfn6qpxJk9rD-5Yvhfw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8WpU2nlGbfn6qpxJk9rD-5Yvhfw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8WpU2nlGbfn6qpxJk9rD-5Yvhfw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8WpU2nlGbfn6qpxJk9rD-5Yvhfw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=ojmfsCxxy_8:gFyPTIgyEso:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=ojmfsCxxy_8:gFyPTIgyEso:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=ojmfsCxxy_8:gFyPTIgyEso:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img 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and shame the countries, tagged as "tax havens," that refuse to exchange tax information.This concern over so-called tax havens snowballed amidst allegations that banking secrecy and opaqueness in tax regimes have <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IIUUdjuCH7FUb9Xzdk-NvFIXG1w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IIUUdjuCH7FUb9Xzdk-NvFIXG1w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IIUUdjuCH7FUb9Xzdk-NvFIXG1w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IIUUdjuCH7FUb9Xzdk-NvFIXG1w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=H69-571vi4Q:uJ0_5L9-Zdg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=H69-571vi4Q:uJ0_5L9-Zdg:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" 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I'm sure this would interest you, whether you are still gainfully employed or you are now in transition to your next incarnation. Here's the substantive portion of Ms. Reingold's report:Goodbye, average Joe. Time was, any "B" or <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rqgnVlDlMWp15-_GZO2V8Y34Hrs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rqgnVlDlMWp15-_GZO2V8Y34Hrs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rqgnVlDlMWp15-_GZO2V8Y34Hrs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rqgnVlDlMWp15-_GZO2V8Y34Hrs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=Q3rBa0sc_Hw:780dDtjg1As:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=Q3rBa0sc_Hw:780dDtjg1As:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=Q3rBa0sc_Hw:780dDtjg1As:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=Q3rBa0sc_Hw:780dDtjg1As:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=Q3rBa0sc_Hw:780dDtjg1As:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=Q3rBa0sc_Hw:780dDtjg1As:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=Q3rBa0sc_Hw:780dDtjg1As:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=Q3rBa0sc_Hw:780dDtjg1As:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=Q3rBa0sc_Hw:780dDtjg1As:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=Q3rBa0sc_Hw:780dDtjg1As:ZCMnhw73Y7c"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=Q3rBa0sc_Hw:780dDtjg1As:ZCMnhw73Y7c" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/viak/~4/Q3rBa0sc_Hw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.investmentbankeronlife.com/2009/03/where-financial-sector-jobs-are.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938181001052785678.post-36788189624314655342009-03-25T12:30:00.002+08:002009-03-25T18:37:47.131+08:002009-03-25T18:37:47.131+08:00S@RZIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04633786794209639352clmagnaye@gmail.com2Risk-free entrepreneur. That sounds very much like an oxymoron, right? Risk and entrepreneurship go hand in hand, that's why Don Debelak's book, "The Risk-free Entrepreneur," intrigued me enough yesterday into buying the volume I'm reading now.I thought I'd share with you just enough flavor of what to expect between the covers of this book based on its introductory chapter, in case you're <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NO_2aVPzcZrJjpbumKcOHlGOd9E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NO_2aVPzcZrJjpbumKcOHlGOd9E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NO_2aVPzcZrJjpbumKcOHlGOd9E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NO_2aVPzcZrJjpbumKcOHlGOd9E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=uCm0SzhA4x0:nnmfrcDomK4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=uCm0SzhA4x0:nnmfrcDomK4:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=uCm0SzhA4x0:nnmfrcDomK4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=uCm0SzhA4x0:nnmfrcDomK4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=uCm0SzhA4x0:nnmfrcDomK4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=uCm0SzhA4x0:nnmfrcDomK4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=uCm0SzhA4x0:nnmfrcDomK4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=uCm0SzhA4x0:nnmfrcDomK4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=uCm0SzhA4x0:nnmfrcDomK4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=uCm0SzhA4x0:nnmfrcDomK4:ZCMnhw73Y7c"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=uCm0SzhA4x0:nnmfrcDomK4:ZCMnhw73Y7c" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/viak/~4/uCm0SzhA4x0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.investmentbankeronlife.com/2009/03/this-oxymoron-could-be-your-parachute.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938181001052785678.post-9895151269023953372009-03-25T06:24:00.001+08:002009-03-25T06:32:08.914+08:002009-03-25T06:32:08.914+08:00S@RZIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04633786794209639352clmagnaye@gmail.com0Let me take your mind off whatever anxieties you may have at the moment about your job by asking you this question: How would you like receiving $43 million as severance pay? To put that amount in context, consider that James Cayne, the former CEO of the now defunct investment bank Bear Stearns, got a severance package of $13 million. On the other hand, Kennedy Thompson, the former CEO of <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GEMM3uEysMYY-0p7Zg8Bq_CARKU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GEMM3uEysMYY-0p7Zg8Bq_CARKU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GEMM3uEysMYY-0p7Zg8Bq_CARKU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GEMM3uEysMYY-0p7Zg8Bq_CARKU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=gAIWZBhyHQE:PrHTOnvmpw4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=gAIWZBhyHQE:PrHTOnvmpw4:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=gAIWZBhyHQE:PrHTOnvmpw4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=gAIWZBhyHQE:PrHTOnvmpw4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=gAIWZBhyHQE:PrHTOnvmpw4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=gAIWZBhyHQE:PrHTOnvmpw4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=gAIWZBhyHQE:PrHTOnvmpw4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=gAIWZBhyHQE:PrHTOnvmpw4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=gAIWZBhyHQE:PrHTOnvmpw4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=gAIWZBhyHQE:PrHTOnvmpw4:ZCMnhw73Y7c"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=gAIWZBhyHQE:PrHTOnvmpw4:ZCMnhw73Y7c" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/viak/~4/gAIWZBhyHQE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.investmentbankeronlife.com/2009/03/how-much-would-make-you-happy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938181001052785678.post-85812252374950703332009-03-17T16:38:00.002+08:002009-03-25T00:06:20.558+08:002009-03-25T00:06:20.558+08:00S@RZIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04633786794209639352clmagnaye@gmail.com0The media really went to town with the public outrage over the $165 million bonus paid to AIG's financial products unit. This is the same unit that wrote the credit default swaps (CDS) that precipitated AIG's eventual downfall, and led to its subsequent bailout by the U.S. government using $170 billion in taxpayers' money. Have you taken sides in the highly-charged AIG-bashing still going on in <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y9VNaDXk38qhW5Fy6jTPh3JsFwQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y9VNaDXk38qhW5Fy6jTPh3JsFwQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y9VNaDXk38qhW5Fy6jTPh3JsFwQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y9VNaDXk38qhW5Fy6jTPh3JsFwQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=3O7MvSzkVlc:iG7vFyaImhU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=3O7MvSzkVlc:iG7vFyaImhU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=3O7MvSzkVlc:iG7vFyaImhU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=3O7MvSzkVlc:iG7vFyaImhU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=3O7MvSzkVlc:iG7vFyaImhU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=3O7MvSzkVlc:iG7vFyaImhU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=3O7MvSzkVlc:iG7vFyaImhU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=3O7MvSzkVlc:iG7vFyaImhU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=3O7MvSzkVlc:iG7vFyaImhU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=3O7MvSzkVlc:iG7vFyaImhU:ZCMnhw73Y7c"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=3O7MvSzkVlc:iG7vFyaImhU:ZCMnhw73Y7c" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/viak/~4/3O7MvSzkVlc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.investmentbankeronlife.com/2009/03/aig-bonus-somebody-should-get-fired.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938181001052785678.post-21790607277073684662009-03-14T14:59:00.001+08:002009-03-14T15:02:23.698+08:002009-03-14T15:02:23.698+08:00S@RZIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04633786794209639352clmagnaye@gmail.com0Do you believe in handwriting analysis or "graphology"? No? Well, major U.S. and European firms do, and this has been a part of their HR practice for screening would-be employees for some time now. In fact, according to this website, approximately 80 percent of large corporations in Switzerland routinely use handwriting analysis in their recruitment procedures. Practitioners who swear by <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/69nYkOLqKWtYpCqEuXyOVFIpX2c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/69nYkOLqKWtYpCqEuXyOVFIpX2c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/69nYkOLqKWtYpCqEuXyOVFIpX2c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/69nYkOLqKWtYpCqEuXyOVFIpX2c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=x6fzYz1sN-A:yoC_o-1ZWu4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=x6fzYz1sN-A:yoC_o-1ZWu4:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=x6fzYz1sN-A:yoC_o-1ZWu4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=x6fzYz1sN-A:yoC_o-1ZWu4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=x6fzYz1sN-A:yoC_o-1ZWu4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=x6fzYz1sN-A:yoC_o-1ZWu4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=x6fzYz1sN-A:yoC_o-1ZWu4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=x6fzYz1sN-A:yoC_o-1ZWu4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=x6fzYz1sN-A:yoC_o-1ZWu4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=x6fzYz1sN-A:yoC_o-1ZWu4:ZCMnhw73Y7c"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=x6fzYz1sN-A:yoC_o-1ZWu4:ZCMnhw73Y7c" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/viak/~4/x6fzYz1sN-A" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.investmentbankeronlife.com/2009/03/could-handwriting-test-have-made.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938181001052785678.post-18159463334269502552009-03-10T23:53:00.003+08:002009-03-13T08:08:30.887+08:002009-03-13T08:08:30.887+08:00S@RZIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04633786794209639352clmagnaye@gmail.com0Recorded trysts in hotel rooms, lies, extortion and deceit, multi-million euro payoffs, and wealthy women seduced by a glib ex-investment banker--all these could very well be elements of a formulaic Rated-PG movie. Except that this is a current news story, not a soon-to-be shown film.The main character in this sensational story is Helg Sgarbi, a 44-year old former Credit Suisse M&A investment <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YCJJ7fJnB3gfPq_OxXwZk49kgf0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YCJJ7fJnB3gfPq_OxXwZk49kgf0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YCJJ7fJnB3gfPq_OxXwZk49kgf0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YCJJ7fJnB3gfPq_OxXwZk49kgf0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=5jmvUwVUn20:b8U2XEkiOFE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=5jmvUwVUn20:b8U2XEkiOFE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=5jmvUwVUn20:b8U2XEkiOFE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=5jmvUwVUn20:b8U2XEkiOFE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=5jmvUwVUn20:b8U2XEkiOFE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=5jmvUwVUn20:b8U2XEkiOFE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=5jmvUwVUn20:b8U2XEkiOFE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=5jmvUwVUn20:b8U2XEkiOFE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=5jmvUwVUn20:b8U2XEkiOFE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=5jmvUwVUn20:b8U2XEkiOFE:ZCMnhw73Y7c"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=5jmvUwVUn20:b8U2XEkiOFE:ZCMnhw73Y7c" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/viak/~4/5jmvUwVUn20" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.investmentbankeronlife.com/2009/03/life-imitating-art.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938181001052785678.post-46522579875580129772009-03-05T20:44:00.002+08:002009-03-07T23:43:36.200+08:002009-03-07T23:43:36.200+08:00S@RZIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04633786794209639352clmagnaye@gmail.com0I've been receiving a modest amount of visitor traffic from Careers-In-Finance.com lately so my curiosity naturally pointed my mouse to that website. Boy, was I pleasantly surprised to find that Careers-In-Finance.com had gifted this blog with two free links on their popular website (Google pagerank of 6):one to my 12-part series on "My Life As An Investment Banker", under the category Best <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GPHy5DpjQbNbdM7JvWPhc6IEg9A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GPHy5DpjQbNbdM7JvWPhc6IEg9A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GPHy5DpjQbNbdM7JvWPhc6IEg9A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GPHy5DpjQbNbdM7JvWPhc6IEg9A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=eNGu1d8qbho:_rZ_cLG-UsE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=eNGu1d8qbho:_rZ_cLG-UsE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=eNGu1d8qbho:_rZ_cLG-UsE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=eNGu1d8qbho:_rZ_cLG-UsE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=eNGu1d8qbho:_rZ_cLG-UsE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=eNGu1d8qbho:_rZ_cLG-UsE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=eNGu1d8qbho:_rZ_cLG-UsE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=eNGu1d8qbho:_rZ_cLG-UsE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=eNGu1d8qbho:_rZ_cLG-UsE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=eNGu1d8qbho:_rZ_cLG-UsE:ZCMnhw73Y7c"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=eNGu1d8qbho:_rZ_cLG-UsE:ZCMnhw73Y7c" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/viak/~4/eNGu1d8qbho" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.investmentbankeronlife.com/2009/03/thanks-to-careers-in-financecom.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938181001052785678.post-92068930676984206292009-03-05T13:38:00.002+08:002009-03-05T13:40:27.553+08:002009-03-05T13:40:27.553+08:00S@RZIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04633786794209639352clmagnaye@gmail.com0Anita Raghavan's recent article in Forbes looks like an appropriate sequel to my last post where we posed the question, "Should Women Rule Wall Street?," so I picked it for this post. Even if biology provides a positive answer to that question, that day may remain a pipe dream in the foreseeble future, if we are to conclude from Ms. Raghavan's anecdotal evidence. The reason? The old boys' network <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/__9X8X_HxY8FtPVVvBMJWs-p7DI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/__9X8X_HxY8FtPVVvBMJWs-p7DI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/__9X8X_HxY8FtPVVvBMJWs-p7DI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/__9X8X_HxY8FtPVVvBMJWs-p7DI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=eu1bQPHjWyI:HRf_S_i2DXc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=eu1bQPHjWyI:HRf_S_i2DXc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=eu1bQPHjWyI:HRf_S_i2DXc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=eu1bQPHjWyI:HRf_S_i2DXc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=eu1bQPHjWyI:HRf_S_i2DXc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=eu1bQPHjWyI:HRf_S_i2DXc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=eu1bQPHjWyI:HRf_S_i2DXc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=eu1bQPHjWyI:HRf_S_i2DXc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=eu1bQPHjWyI:HRf_S_i2DXc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?a=eu1bQPHjWyI:HRf_S_i2DXc:ZCMnhw73Y7c"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/viak?i=eu1bQPHjWyI:HRf_S_i2DXc:ZCMnhw73Y7c" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/viak/~4/eu1bQPHjWyI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.investmentbankeronlife.com/2009/03/disappearing-women-of-wall-street.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938181001052785678.post-47213993136424627252009-02-14T15:33:00.003+08:002009-02-14T21:57:18.766+08:002009-02-14T21:57:18.766+08:00S@RZIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04633786794209639352clmagnaye@gmail.com2It's Valentine's Day and I presume the last thing you'd like to talk about during your date is the economy (ugh...). But just so you'll not run out of conversation pieces, I suggest you bone up on this recent ABC News video on Claire Shipman's report in "Good Morning America." Who knows when you'll find this handy? You see, there's a new medical study that lays the blame on gender for the <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zYxRIg96cJ71qacR-c-8ASvIQy4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zYxRIg96cJ71qacR-c-8ASvIQy4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zYxRIg96cJ71qacR-c-8ASvIQy4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zYxRIg96cJ71qacR-c-8ASvIQy4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=ZoGNyClX"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=On49RsnR"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=43" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=98Ikg8BX"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=98Ikg8BX" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=bKHedQOK"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=bKHedQOK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=nik0Pygs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=52" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=ceTImeVZ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=ceTImeVZ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=2q6YKEW7"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=2q6YKEW7" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/viak/~4/HhJ679zNUCE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.investmentbankeronlife.com/2009/02/should-women-rule-wall-street.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938181001052785678.post-20893151663034992032009-02-13T18:19:00.003+08:002009-02-13T18:28:01.575+08:002009-02-13T18:28:01.575+08:00S@RZIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04633786794209639352clmagnaye@gmail.com0I subscribe to BNET and their newsletter today caught my attention. Steve Tobak wrote a short but thought-provoking piece titled, "Is This Really A Good Time To Start A Business?" I cannot help but share it with you.It's a trick question alright, in light of the current global economic crisis. I agree with Steve's analysis. On the one hand, investment capital is tight and finding customers is a <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HHAiOpqfpC0--r-QH2Jk3TWPpoE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HHAiOpqfpC0--r-QH2Jk3TWPpoE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HHAiOpqfpC0--r-QH2Jk3TWPpoE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HHAiOpqfpC0--r-QH2Jk3TWPpoE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=x52dWdTG"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=qNJD6xGg"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=43" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=Ok0AekZg"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=Ok0AekZg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=IWMTlsND"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=IWMTlsND" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=sp20w4tz"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=52" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=1IDz7CUK"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=1IDz7CUK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=7PTLJ3UM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=7PTLJ3UM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/viak/~4/WoebnjeMAyQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.investmentbankeronlife.com/2009/02/steve-tobak-is-this-really-good-time-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938181001052785678.post-15064576439137309092009-01-25T14:26:00.002+08:002009-01-25T14:42:11.559+08:002009-01-25T14:42:11.559+08:00S@RZIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04633786794209639352clmagnaye@gmail.com0I thought I should break my blogging sabbatical to make this post. My wife was asking this morning which part of our house faced the southeast point of the compass. Now, that was her first ever question of that sort during our more than 30 years together. Apparently, she was planning to follow some Chinese New Year rituals for good luck and prosperity, which she read somewhere in the local papers <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Nt4z8r7X0g8FsoOWlf2xn8kMYdY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Nt4z8r7X0g8FsoOWlf2xn8kMYdY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Nt4z8r7X0g8FsoOWlf2xn8kMYdY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Nt4z8r7X0g8FsoOWlf2xn8kMYdY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=GYF1ZAyX"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=HJfC8sc9"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=43" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=E3CUEffI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=E3CUEffI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=Vu4oLPuu"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=Vu4oLPuu" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=L8wOC0Ri"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=52" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=NnBoGk98"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=NnBoGk98" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=MLHLTuU2"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=MLHLTuU2" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/viak/~4/GOfL6ZVkH9o" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.investmentbankeronlife.com/2009/01/lets-welcome-year-of-ox.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938181001052785678.post-79125426049038232372008-12-18T08:45:00.004+08:002008-12-18T09:21:55.264+08:002008-12-18T09:21:55.264+08:00S@RZIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04633786794209639352clmagnaye@gmail.com0I have effectively retired from blogging, but my inbox continues to feed me with interesting materials that I could either just leave in my inbox after reading or share with others after I'm done. This is one worth sharing here because it is relevant to banking.Hello Mr. Magnaye, I was reading over some of the blog post on your site and I was particularly interested in the Kelly Kilpatrick blog “ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ylHaPRRHsr4sfEeeN_0I3o3fYbI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ylHaPRRHsr4sfEeeN_0I3o3fYbI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ylHaPRRHsr4sfEeeN_0I3o3fYbI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ylHaPRRHsr4sfEeeN_0I3o3fYbI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=3I60toaN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=TboSvO3M"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=43" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=oF1ZjBeO"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=oF1ZjBeO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=ZP9ySCRd"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=ZP9ySCRd" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=lGEMfkNm"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=52" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=jbGn2Yd8"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=jbGn2Yd8" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=aU34EX97"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=aU34EX97" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/viak/~4/TteqBq3hWm8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.investmentbankeronlife.com/2008/12/technology-and-banking-survey-results.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938181001052785678.post-144462306443067012008-12-15T12:24:00.001+08:002008-12-15T18:12:35.113+08:002008-12-15T18:12:35.113+08:00S@RZIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04633786794209639352clmagnaye@gmail.com3What should I do with emails I receive which will definitely be more useful to others than to me? Share it through this blog, that's what:30 Years Ago I Learned This Market SecretFrom the desk of Adam HewisonI can honestly say that 30 years ago I learned how to trade the markets in the pits of Chicago. It was there, in one of those sweaty, tumultuous, in your face trading pits, that I learned one <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4Fx8DMRoNgrL6fcbO4likgJ5GDo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4Fx8DMRoNgrL6fcbO4likgJ5GDo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4Fx8DMRoNgrL6fcbO4likgJ5GDo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4Fx8DMRoNgrL6fcbO4likgJ5GDo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=kTDBQI2x"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=GXukHVCo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=43" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=n39Qqp8W"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=n39Qqp8W" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=gr7ikMGt"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=gr7ikMGt" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=CXyfakmk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=52" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=LdlKRai9"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=LdlKRai9" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=ZQMbtcU8"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=ZQMbtcU8" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/viak/~4/9X8KvrL82vY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.investmentbankeronlife.com/2008/12/resource-for-traders-market-secret.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938181001052785678.post-38166895866033669732008-12-03T09:33:00.003+08:002008-12-03T10:04:12.404+08:002008-12-03T10:04:12.404+08:00S@RZIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04633786794209639352clmagnaye@gmail.com1In the tradition of Pinoy goodbyes, here's a postscript contributed by one of my blog readers. This article is serious food for thought for Americans by an American. Here goes:The Missing Gap in Education – Why We’re a Nation in DebtBy Kelly KilpatrickGlobal financial crisis aside – how many of us really understand what the situation means? We read about it in the papers and watch it on the news <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0PoE-ghNPlWIrtOCKRd_I4TMyUc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0PoE-ghNPlWIrtOCKRd_I4TMyUc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0PoE-ghNPlWIrtOCKRd_I4TMyUc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0PoE-ghNPlWIrtOCKRd_I4TMyUc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=AhoCi95V"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=N9WcjPnC"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=43" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=cofGo9wA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=cofGo9wA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=l9xkBoJB"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=l9xkBoJB" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=Vh1feHtU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=52" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=NfHWBd9j"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=NfHWBd9j" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=F2nkuSu5"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=F2nkuSu5" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/viak/~4/-bmXCZ6Z7Jc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.investmentbankeronlife.com/2008/12/ps-missing-gap-in-education-why-us-is.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938181001052785678.post-40713543905424045862008-12-01T22:45:00.009+08:002008-12-02T10:40:57.207+08:002008-12-02T10:40:57.207+08:00S@RZIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04633786794209639352clmagnaye@gmail.com0Tonight is the night of the "smiling moon." I've taken the liberty of using the above photo which Acidsulfurik[heavy workload] uploaded to Flickr to give you an idea of the magnificent sight to which the heavens treated us tonight here in Manila. If you'll look at the night sky in the U.S., where most of my blog visitors come from, what you'll probably see is the inverted version--a frowning moon <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AajODwzWpEyHGoufq5BMPex0G6I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AajODwzWpEyHGoufq5BMPex0G6I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AajODwzWpEyHGoufq5BMPex0G6I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AajODwzWpEyHGoufq5BMPex0G6I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=z51MYNpT"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=nPdqDL2n"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=43" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=LSDsQXQX"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=LSDsQXQX" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=NlWsRBAc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=NlWsRBAc" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=SPpnIVzd"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=52" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=3WlwvZHJ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=3WlwvZHJ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=tPNd19co"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=tPNd19co" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/viak/~4/9nZtiUjo4tY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.investmentbankeronlife.com/2008/12/on-smiling-moons-and-goodbyes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938181001052785678.post-21647251288404211122008-11-26T23:50:00.000+08:002008-11-27T00:01:00.228+08:002008-11-27T00:01:00.228+08:00S@RZIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04633786794209639352clmagnaye@gmail.com2I almost missed this news item in Reuters a week ago regarding growing investor interest in new derivative instruments designed to reduce exposure to hedge funds which have refused redemptions by investors in order to prevent selling assets at depressed prices. According to Elinor Comlay, banks, like BNP Paribas SA and Nomura Holdings, have started to offer "swaps that are meant to offer <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/duZH-c0bp1NrN6zZoNo2NW_0ncA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/duZH-c0bp1NrN6zZoNo2NW_0ncA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/duZH-c0bp1NrN6zZoNo2NW_0ncA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/duZH-c0bp1NrN6zZoNo2NW_0ncA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=AHuPrN17"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=vIeT8Qvm"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=43" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=Luuc6oO3"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=Luuc6oO3" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=vyYf9gAS"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=vyYf9gAS" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=80HAYN5e"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=52" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=YM2wth1S"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=YM2wth1S" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=kMWRatBM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=kMWRatBM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/viak/~4/6CEKb_spTwA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.investmentbankeronlife.com/2008/11/mathematical-models-theyre-at-it-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938181001052785678.post-65049664730879586492008-11-25T22:33:00.001+08:002008-11-26T00:44:10.879+08:002008-11-26T00:44:10.879+08:00S@RZIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04633786794209639352clmagnaye@gmail.com0UPDATE - November 25, 2008If you want the latest update on the $700 billion TARP Fund, as reported by The New York Times today, click on this link. It already includes the additional capital infusion to Citigroup which was announced over the weekend, and shows more details than my earlier slide show below.For a quick recap of the TARP Fund's status as of November 24, 2008, here goes (click to <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZVRXI4Rebhd77s3JhqYCPMYS1AM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZVRXI4Rebhd77s3JhqYCPMYS1AM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZVRXI4Rebhd77s3JhqYCPMYS1AM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZVRXI4Rebhd77s3JhqYCPMYS1AM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=PLyMDCHw"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=CEHAK2XE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=43" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=kuprBWBS"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=kuprBWBS" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=9HRrfcFJ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=9HRrfcFJ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=216ITCPe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=52" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=b2ZhfD2V"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=b2ZhfD2V" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=6YqEp1sM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=6YqEp1sM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/viak/~4/5BvBgTppn1A" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.investmentbankeronlife.com/2008/11/beneficiaries-of-tarp-capital-purchase.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938181001052785678.post-91685572298628730052008-11-23T21:27:00.007+08:002008-11-24T15:57:26.905+08:002008-11-24T15:57:26.905+08:00S@RZIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04633786794209639352clmagnaye@gmail.com0Extrapolating from recent Wall Street history, discussion boards are busy speculating: What will Monday bring for Citigroup? The probability of something eventful happening to the bank tomorrow appears high, based on the pattern observed here:Too much things happen over the weekend this year. Bear Stearns bailed on the weekend, Lehman Brothers failed on the weekend, Merrill Lynch bought by Bank <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Cwebo4aA_GW8f0PmN5e0YBuK364/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Cwebo4aA_GW8f0PmN5e0YBuK364/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Cwebo4aA_GW8f0PmN5e0YBuK364/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Cwebo4aA_GW8f0PmN5e0YBuK364/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=DV56dOnZ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=izSN4pMP"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=43" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=vz2RqqVA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=vz2RqqVA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=CQmaRfip"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=CQmaRfip" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=6JKLbOTj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=52" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=PHkmOb9V"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=PHkmOb9V" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=MuSvVbBU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=MuSvVbBU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/viak/~4/Vnq90_EGEs4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.investmentbankeronlife.com/2008/11/citigroup-what-will-monday-bring.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938181001052785678.post-26837131961270810542008-11-21T16:26:00.002+08:002008-11-22T12:44:34.462+08:002008-11-22T12:44:34.462+08:00S@RZIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04633786794209639352clmagnaye@gmail.com0Fear is back in the marketplace with a vengeance. The recent slew of negative financial and economic news was simply too much to take for already-rattled investors: Increasing signs that the U.S. economy is slipping into a recession; Data that initial jobless claims had jumped to its highest level in 16 years; Massive additional layoffs announced by a number of banks; Indications that the credit <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/s2JPu0-z0ZW6H4M9AcT5OWNRD84/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/s2JPu0-z0ZW6H4M9AcT5OWNRD84/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/s2JPu0-z0ZW6H4M9AcT5OWNRD84/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/s2JPu0-z0ZW6H4M9AcT5OWNRD84/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=FCpSMGUc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=pHlE4gEe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=43" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=nHJ7pOju"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=nHJ7pOju" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=RyxBKF5c"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=RyxBKF5c" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=kW9RimNb"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=52" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=OzrCrRNE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=OzrCrRNE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=fcXI75BC"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=fcXI75BC" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/viak/~4/48Ehkuv0yv4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.investmentbankeronlife.com/2008/11/wanted-badly-obama-nominee-for-treasury.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938181001052785678.post-26062697898984539942008-11-18T13:15:00.001+08:002008-11-18T13:18:04.339+08:002008-11-18T13:18:04.339+08:00S@RZIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04633786794209639352clmagnaye@gmail.com3"It's about time!!!" was how one, possibly irritated, blog reader greeted the news that Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sach’s CEO, and his team will be paid only their base salaries, with no bonuses this year, as a show of contrition for being part of an industry that's been responsible for the current crisis. My reaction, on the other hand, is just a big yawn, mainly because under the Troubled Assets <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qw4OqIfRec-qWoMdXaVyAk4WGeY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qw4OqIfRec-qWoMdXaVyAk4WGeY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qw4OqIfRec-qWoMdXaVyAk4WGeY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qw4OqIfRec-qWoMdXaVyAk4WGeY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=kEW5Vvtv"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=OOBvGbaT"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=43" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=olytoo4Z"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=olytoo4Z" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=dADXS33f"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=dADXS33f" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=UkWphCOo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=52" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=cyxnFQp6"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=cyxnFQp6" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=737gRMi3"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=737gRMi3" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/viak/~4/c7f-8iSxh1Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.investmentbankeronlife.com/2008/11/on-blankfein-bonuses-and-bank.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938181001052785678.post-69457131744009324622008-11-17T23:45:00.001+08:002008-11-18T00:34:37.230+08:002008-11-18T00:34:37.230+08:00S@RZIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04633786794209639352clmagnaye@gmail.com2Three developments I monitored closely this month--my health check-up, the U.S. presidential elections, and the G-20 Summit. My health check-up is a semi-annual routine which was prescribed for me after I underwent a medical procedure in 2006. As for the recent elections, though I'm not an American, I eagerly awaited the outcome because Mr. Obama's vision of change captured my imagination. And <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x9BRhz3fyDAZFi8uh0_eljg4JRQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x9BRhz3fyDAZFi8uh0_eljg4JRQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x9BRhz3fyDAZFi8uh0_eljg4JRQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x9BRhz3fyDAZFi8uh0_eljg4JRQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=4F00qXAt"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=1BpglIuV"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=43" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=6pMTYU9i"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=6pMTYU9i" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=vCoEZh39"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=vCoEZh39" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=XwyBbugn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?d=52" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=mDHR3GLc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=mDHR3GLc" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?a=TtWQ6K6F"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/blogspot/viak?i=TtWQ6K6F" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/viak/~4/HWV85fVjTxg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.investmentbankeronlife.com/2008/11/g-20-summit-so-sorry-sarkozy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938181001052785678.post-69087947616833108192008-11-14T07:59:00.001+08:002008-11-14T08:02:48.829+08:002008-11-14T08:02:48.829+08:00S@RZIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04633786794209639352clmagnaye@gmail.com2A large proportion of my visitor traffic continues to come from Google and Yahoo searches on the keywords "investment banking" and "investment banker." These may mostly be searches from finance undergrad students. 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