$$$ Citigroup Boys’ Club Highlights Industry Gender Gap [AB]
$$$ Bernie Madoff reveals that merger arbitrage is often insider trading and other secrets of the 1980s [CNBC]
$$$ The National Futures Association is trying to figure out how to catch the next Peregrine Financial fraud by asking Peregrine Financial [WSJ]
$$$ JPMorgan Said to Face Order to Tighten Money-Laundering Controls [Bloomberg]
$$$ You can email Mark Zuckerberg for $100 [Mashable]
$$$ Registration for the 5th annual Decathlon starts Tuesday, January 22! This year’s competition takes place on July 28th, and also includes monthly “Throw Downs” where all registered Decathletes compete in 1-2 Decathlon events and collect charity bets on head-to-head match-ups (40 yard dash! Pull-ups! Bench press!). All proceeds benefit the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
$$$ A hedge fund is looking for a junior equities relationship manager in Manhattan [DBCC]
$$$ FrontPoint veteran’s Copia Capital liquidates all funds, readies rebirth [AR]
$$$ Don’t worry about an Elliott vs Argentina precedent [Reuters / Felix Salmon]
$$$ Why exchanges should be forced to use open source software [Jayanth Varma]
$$$ Chicken Wing Prices Take Flight to Record High [Bloomberg]
$$$ Dog teaches puppy how to go down stairs [Gawker]
Merger arbitrage, unfortunately, no longer bears much resemblance to insider trading, at least as far as returns are concerned.
Why would anybody trust what Bernie Madoff has to say about anything?
telling these little stories, here's a good idea: Have a point. It makes it so much more interesting for the listener.