Write-Offs: 12.03.12
$$$S.E.C. Charges the Chinese Affiliates of 5 Big Accounting Firms [DealBook]
$$$Morgan Stanley wealth unit aims to close lending gap [Reuters]
$$$ "Through the end of November, U.S. companies with below investment-grade ratings sold $854 billion in junk-rated bonds and 'leveraged' loans, a record amount that outpaces the $785 billion sold in all of 2011 and even the $825 billion sold in 2007 before the financial crisis." [Deal Journal]
$$$Is Spying on Corporate Jets Insider Trading? [NetNet / John Carney]
$$$180 Minutes With [former Top Model contestant and current Citi equity derivatives saleswoman] Kim Stolz [NYM, earlier]
$$$ The Pope will start tweeting eventually [NYT]
$$$ A top-tier financial firm is looking for a securities lending analyst in Stamford [DBCC]
$$$ Credit Suisse is paying negative interest rates on some SFr cash balances [FTAV]
$$$Lawyer Says Trader Did Not Manipulate Market [DealBook]
$$$Oracle to Pay Three Dividends in December [WSJ]
$$$El Paso's $110 mln settlement over Kinder Morgan deal approved [Reuters]
$$$Romney Rejoins Board of Marriott [WSJ]
$$$Whisky Restores Eyesight of Man Who Was Blinded by Vodka [Gawker]