DealBook » New Fund Hopes to Prove Thesis of Outspoken Analyst | Christopher Whalen of Tangent Capital Partners says the strongest banks are the ones without exposure to Wall Street, and he is setting up a fund focused on small and midsize banks.
The uncertainty relating to the Alzheimer drug's clinical results could help explain what led Mr. Cohen to hedge SAC's position so that it had "neutral exposure," in Wall Street parlance, heading into disclosure of the trial results.
R.B.S. AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD WEEK NEW FUND FOR OUTSPOKEN ANALYST Christopher Whalen of Tangent Capital Partners says the strongest banks are the ones without exposure to Wall Street.
A fast talker with a booming laugh, Mr. Whalen, 53, who recently wrote "Inflated: How Money and Debt Built the American Dream," a book on the history of borrowing in America, has argued that the strongest banks are the ones without exposure to Wall Street.
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In the midst of these growth-threatening circumstances, along came 60 Minutes worth of Michael Lewis' latest exposure of Wall Street excess ("The Flash Boys") undermining confidence just when confidence is what investors need most.
When Ms. Walls tried to voice an opinion, her professor asked her, "What do you know about the lives of the underprivileged?" Being young, cautious and fearful of exposure, Ms. Walls chose to shut up.
One filing that quickly gained attention in the market revealed that Morgan Stanley had one of the biggest exposures among Wall Street companies to the ailing French banks — about $39 billion at the end of last year, before factoring in offsetting hedges and collateral.
The elastic sealant material was the primary source of exposure but walls and floors showed a similar PCB pattern.
Investigators have found an association of exposure to plastic wall materials (any plastic wall surfaces) with the development of bronchial obstruction, persistent wheeze, cough, and phlegm in children (Jaakkola et al. 1999, 2000).
