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What the fear index is telling us

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:02:15 GMT

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), which is referred to as the fear index, is at its lowest level since September 2008. It closed at 20.47 points on Tuesday, which is close to the low reached just before Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. collapsed.
Source: livemint.com

Lehman, Bear officials gained US$1 bil.: study

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:37:32 GMT

Trying to debunk the theory that executive compensation at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Bear Stearns Cos. didn't encourage the risk-taking that doomed the firms, a Harvard University study found that their top officials had a net gain of more...
Source: China Post

Lehman U.K. administrators propose $11B rebate

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:10:05 GMT

Almost three weeks after the U.K. Court of Appeal killed a legally binding plan for the return of assets held in trust by Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s European arm, the bankruptcy administrators have issued a formal alternative to its clients.
Source: DealScape

McCormick Bad Dollars Derive From Economist Deficits Model Beating Quants

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:23:12 GMT

Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- James McCormick was home with his family in London on the evening of Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008, when he found out that Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. , his employer of seven years, was filing for bankruptcy.
Source: Bloomberg.com

Lehman's U.K. Administrator Proposes to Return $11 Billion to Creditors

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:01:01 GMT

Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s U.K. bankruptcy administrator said it will issue a proposal that will allow for the return of as much as $11 billion in assets to creditors.
Source: Bloomberg.com

Study backs link between pay, risk

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:29:49 GMT

NEW YORK - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Bear Stearns Cos. executives made $2.5 billion from 2000 to 2008, a sign pay policies may have encouraged risk-taking that doomed the companies, a Harvard University study said.
Source: Boston Globe

Lehman to Try to Thaw $11 Billion in Assets in U.K.

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:26:17 GMT

By Mike Spector Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s bankruptcy estate in the U.K. is set to launch Tuesday a proposal to hedge-fund creditors aimed at unfreezing about $11 billion in assets.The "claim resolution agreement" is a bid to return assets tied up...
Source: Wall Street Journal

Big Payouts For Lehman And Bear Stearns Execs: WSJ

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:18:19 GMT

NEW YORK -- The top executives at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Bear Stearns Cos. cashed out almost $2.5 billion from their firms between 2000 and 2008, according to a report in Monday's Wall Street Journal.
Source: FOX Business

Quoted in 'Strategy Memo: Merging Of The Bills'

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:12:28 GMT

said in Real Clear Politics:

is a measure that for the first time would regulate privately sold derivatives like credit default swaps, the complex contracts that brought down Wall Street banking house Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and nearly toppled insurance giant

Photo from AP Photo by Hassan Ammar

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:11:54 GMT

Thomas Russo, former Vice Chairman, Lehman Brothers, center, speaks to a journalist at a press conference during the 3rd Global Competitiveness Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009.

Photo from AP Photo by Hassan Ammar

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:05:21 GMT

Thomas Russo, former Vice Chairman, Lehman Brothers, left, speaks with an unidentified Saudi official during a press conference during the 3rd Global Competitiveness Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009.

CNN Lehman brothers makeout

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:36:40 GMT