• 16 Jul 2008 at 5:27 PM

Write-Offs: 07.16.08

By Bess Levin

$$$ Uncovering the real rumor mongers: US Treasury. [Times Online]
$$$ Super Rich Under Investigation [ABC]
$$$ UBS buys back Auction Rate Securities [CFO.com]

Comments (9)

  1. 1
    Posted by StMarc | July 16, 2008 at 5:37 PM

    First the Swiss, then the Lichtensteiners. Is there nowhere a supervillain can hide his ill-gotten loot?
    I call it depressing.
    M

  2. 2
    Posted by guest | July 16, 2008 at 9:55 PM

    Does anyone know when Cody Willard is coming back to his show on Fox BUsiness?

  3. 3
    Posted by trojan | July 16, 2008 at 10:27 PM

    word on the street is serbia is the new switzerland

  4. 4
    Posted by StMarc | July 16, 2008 at 11:20 PM

    Screw Serbia. They throw some hellacious parties, but those Balkan types are all nuts. Kill you as soon as look at you. You ask me, it’d be like putting your money in a Panamanian bank right before pineapple-face lost his grip. You end up like that guy from “Blow.” No thanks. Besides, I really liked the idea of a secret lair in Lichtenstein. Even the NAME sounds cool.
    Prince Hans-Adams: Your Highness, if you’re listening, you have one chance to retain future supervillain wealth transfers. Heinrich Keiber must die spectacularly, under the very eyes of his guards. Preferably by blowfish poison or some cool shit like that. Otherwise, those Johnny-come-lately Serbs are going to walk off with it.
    Or worse, Dubai. You know how hot it is in Dubai? And what they do to you if they catch you with porn on your iPod? Rise up for the honor of the Stuarts, man!
    M

  5. 5
    Posted by Anal_yst | July 17, 2008 at 12:41 AM

    @ StMarc
    You’ve inspired me to come up with the next evil super (nay, MEGA) villain retreat. Fuck all these sissy cute little islands they’re building in Dubai, those pussies @ Nakheel need to man up and finally build a Dr. Evil-esque skull-shaped volcanic island, preferably somewhere in the Caribbean (but below the hurricane belt, come on now).

  6. 6
    Posted by guest | July 17, 2008 at 1:53 AM

    this is priceless: http://themoment.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/16/for-the-moment-filthy-rich-film-fest

  7. 7
    Posted by guest | July 17, 2008 at 3:17 AM

    Serbia and the rest of the Balkans is the Wild East of Europe.
    It is becoming a popular place for gangsters to stash their cash from smuggling and other more sinister activities among the neighbouring Balkan states and other ex-Soviet states. But it’s not a place for Private Banking or Wealth Management.
    There are lots of sinister and ruthless types in Belgrade. Do you want to have any dealings with them? Personally, I wouldn’t trust them with my toothbrush, let alone my dosh!

  8. 8
    Posted by diablo | July 17, 2008 at 8:16 AM

    I really don’t see anything wrong with Dubai if you have tons of money.

  9. 9
    Posted by StMarc | July 17, 2008 at 8:29 AM

    I’d rather try my luck in Singapore than in Dubai. I don’t do drugs and I rarely chew gum. But I have lots of habits that make it unlikely I’d ever be able to relax in a Muslim country.
    M

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