Janet Tavakoli

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  ‘Antichrist’ at SEC, Dimon, Bush Among Villains of Financial Crisis: Tavakoli

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  August 29, 2012

  To Wall Street scourge Janet Tavakoli, the list of financial-crisis villains still evading responsibility is not short and includes, to name a few, Jamie Dimon, Jon Corzine, Tim Geithner, Mary Schapiro, George W. Bush, President Obama and the financial media.

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  Finding Financial Crisis Culprits; Selling Advisors Like iPhones: May Research—Slideshow

  By Editorial Staff  |  April 27, 2012

  Research magazine's May cover story, "Finding the Culprits," focuses on derivatives expert Janet Tavakoli and her hard-hitting analysis of who and what caused the financial crisis.

• Liars, Cheaters and Thieves

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  April 25, 2012

  Janet Tavakoli is a Chicago-based consultant with experience structuring and trading credit derivatives.

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  Finding the Culprits of the Crisis

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  April 25, 2012

  Derivatives expert Janet Tavakoli takes a hard look at what — and who — caused the financial crisis.

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  Goldman Sachs Ripped by Critics for History of Putting Profits Over Clients

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  March 15, 2012

  Greg Smith’s very public resignation from Goldman Sachs has sparked heated discussion in the financial services industry, not only on the propriety of Smith’s New York Times op-ed but on the substance of the former Goldman executive’s accusations against the firm.

• CDO Survey Under Way

  By Staff Writer  |  May 22, 2006

  CHICAGO (HedgeWorld.com)--By popular demand, Janet Tavakoli is completing an industry survey on the management and best practices related to the offering of collateralized debt obligations. Ms. Tavakoli--a consultant and expert witness on credit derivatives issues, a published author and speaker on the pitfalls of credit mismanagement and its implications-- is...

• UK's FSA Concerned about Sloppy OTC Back-Office Work

  By Staff Writer  |  February 28, 2005

  LONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--The Financial Services Authority of the United Kingdom announced that it has become concerned about the back-office systems and controls in the market for over-the-counter credit derivatives. The Feb. 22 announcement specifically described unsigned confirmations outstanding between counterparties for OTC credit derivatives, the volume of which has come to...

• Derivatives Accounting Reform in Europe Faces End-of-Year Deadline

  By Staff Writer  |  March 1, 2004

  LONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Phylon Fund, Ltd., a U.K.-headquartered hedge fund manager listed on the Irish Stock Exchange, announced a change of its accounting system from the international...

• Exec Launches Credit Derivatives Consulting Firm

  By Staff Writer  |  April 7, 2003

  CHICAGO (HedgeWorld.com)--A financial engineering executive, Janet Tavakoli, opened a new consulting firm catering to hedge funds, banks, insurance companies and mutual funds. Ms. Tavakoli formed the...