Magnetar

As president and COO, Dimon also presided over an institution that paid hundreds of millions of dollars after it bribed municipal officials in Alabama and misled investors in a fund called Magnetar.

Richard (RJ) Eskow: For a Sane Economy in 2012, How About a Little Shame? RJ 2012

As president and COO, Dimon also presided over an institution that paid hundreds of millions of dollars after it bribed municipal officials in Alabama and misled investors in a fund called Magnetar.

Richard (RJ) Eskow: For a Sane Economy in 2012, How About a Little Shame? RJ 2012

As president and COO, Dimon also presided over an institution that paid hundreds of millions of dollars after it bribed municipal officials in Alabama and misled investors in a fund called Magnetar.

Richard (RJ) Eskow: For a Sane Economy in 2012, How About a Little Shame? RJ 2012

As president and COO, Dimon also presided over an institution that paid hundreds of millions of dollars after it bribed municipal officials in Alabama and misled investors in a fund called Magnetar.

Richard (RJ) Eskow: For a Sane Economy in 2012, How About a Little Shame? RJ 2012

The bizarre failure to mention Magnetar, which is integral to understanding this deal, suggests Ms. Story was going to some lengths to present the story as a new account, at the expense of reader understanding.

Thomas Adams and Yves Smith: New York Times Muffs Merrill/Magnetar Piece (Corrected and Updated) 2010

And 97% of all investors must get paid back before the equity investors, aka Magnetar, also got their money back.

Do Business Schools See Why CDOs Are Compared to "Springtime for Hitler"? 2010

The show then tells the story of a hedge fund called Magnetar whose business plan is as villainous as its name.

Heard the one about the top banker who said sorry? No, me neither 2010

The bizarre failure to mention Magnetar, which is integral to understanding this deal, suggests Ms. Story was going to some lengths to present the story as a new account, at the expense of reader understanding.

Thomas Adams and Yves Smith: New York Times Muffs Merrill/Magnetar Piece (Corrected and Updated) Thomas Adams 2010

And 97% of all investors must get paid back before the equity investors, aka Magnetar, also got their money back.

David Fiderer: Do Business Schools See Why CDOs Are Compared to "Springtime for Hitler"? 2010

But the week's award for sheer gall goes to a Chicago area hedge fund called Magnetar, named after a kind of neutron star that spews deadly radiation across the galaxies.

Crocodile Tears on Wall Street 2010