In assessing the ethical issues surrounding the Goldman Sachs Abacus controversy‚ there are several factors that must be taken into consideration. Despite John Paulson playing a limited role in the ultimate construction of the CDO by having a hand in the asset composition selection process‚ as well as Goldman’s lack of disclosure in excess of the law‚ it is important to recognize that the counterparties to the CDSs were sophisticated investors. As sophisticated investors‚ making large speculative
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only one bad one to lose it.” (Ben Franklin). Goldman Sachs was the most prestigious investment bank with over one hundred years of good business history and on September 21st‚ 2008 it reorganized itself as a bank holding company. As a bank holding company‚ it engaged in global investment management‚ investment banking‚ securities‚ and other financial services. An unfortunate series of scandals had put its good reputation in a downward spiral. Goldman engaged in a series of scandals from the collapsed
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SEC V. GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. AND FABRICE TOURRE When financial fraud has occurred to the American people by the alleged “Too Big to Fail” banks on Wall Street‚ is it more productive to the economy and society to criminally charge the executives of these financial institutions or negotiate a civil penalty that compensates victims and reforms the deceptive trade practices of our nation’s largest banks? Further‚ if settlement is the best solution‚ why settle for the less money than the financial harm
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relative winners in 2014E: external demand/export strength‚ leverage trends‚ structural reform focus and organic growth areas. Helen Zhu +852-2978-0048 helen.zhu@gs.com Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. Ben Bei +852-2978-1220 ben.bei@gs.com Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. Timothy Moe‚ CFA +852-2978-1328 timothy.moe@gs.com Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. Jason Sun +86(10)6627-3187 jason.sun@ghsl.cn Beijing Gao Hua Securities Company Limited Strong upside‚ front-end loaded returns We believe that the
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Goldman Sachs Vice Java Speak at Great Indian Developer Summit 2010GIDS is India’s largest conference for software developers Polyglot ProfessionalsBangalore 25 March 2010: Every year the Great Indian Developer Summit will be a game-changer for thousands of IT professionals and offers them a competitive advantage over their peers‚ enlightening them with “bleeding edge” information very useful in their daily work and helps them network with top experts and visionaries‚ and giving them the much needed
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banks suffered the storm. Even though the Goldman Sachs had also been buffeted by the Financial Storm. But “Goldman was still rewarding the firm’s CEO that named Blankfein with a pay check for $68.7 million.” Every one of their 30‚000 employees from traders to secretaries earned an average of $600‚000‚ and Goldman Sachs also got many rewards. That means Goldman still earned money‚ when the other investment banks met their waterloo. Basically‚ Goldman Sachs always changes their culture to fit the
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Title: The effectiveness of Goldman Sachs’ code of ethics Date: 17 October 2012 To: CEO‚ Lloyd C. Blankfein Introduction The code of ethics is adopted by organizations to assist members in understanding the difference between ’right’ and ’wrong’ and in applying that understanding to their decisions. An effective code of ethics should also help to delineate the proper procedures to determine whether a violation of the code of ethics has occurred and‚ if so‚ what remedies should be imposed.
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GOLDMAN SACHS RECOMMENDED READING LIST Written by Current or Former Goldman Sachs Employees • The Five Great Myths About China and The World by Jonathan Anderson and Fred Hu; PPP Company • Exploring General Equilibrium by Fischer Black; MIT Press; 1995 • Business Cycles and Equilibrium by Fischer Black; Blackwell Publishers; 1991 • Managing Currency Risk by Fischer Black; Association for Investment Management & Research; 1989 • Old Girls’ Network: Insider Advice for Women Building Businesses
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NAME OF THE COMPANY: Goldman Sachs ABOUT THE COMPANY: The Goldman Sachs Group‚ Inc. (NYSE: GS) is an American multinational investment banking firm that engages in global investment banking‚ securities‚ investment management‚ and other financial services primarily with institutional clients. Goldman Sachs was founded in 1869 and is headquartered at 200 West Street in the Lower Manhattan area of New York City. SUBSIDARY COMPANIES LIST: Name | | State or | | | Jurisdiction of | | |
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Economic Research Understanding US Economic Statistics Fifth Edition Revised Important disclosures appear on the back cover of this publication. Goldman Sachs US Economic Research Goldman Sachs Economic Research Group In New York +1(212) 902 6807 In London Jim O’Neill‚ M.D. & Chief Currency Economist David Walton‚ M.D. & Co-Director of European Economic Research Andrew Bevan‚ M.D. & Director of International Bond Economic Research Erik Nielsen‚ Director of New European Markets Economic
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