It's Almost Supernatural (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Here's an excellent response by Mike Berger and Milton Shain to Stephen Friedman's recent article in the Sunday Times, published at Politicsweb.co.za: A reply to Friedman You can find Friedman's original article here: Talk rights; not real estate Predictable, Berger and Shain have already been accused of labelling Friedman an antisemite or self hating Jew, even though...
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
John Lounsbury submits: There has been a lot of outrage about the the AIG bailout, but one particular aspect has been somewhat below the radar. Enter Matt Taibbi. Matt's latest expose at True/Slant ( here ) discusses the case of Stephen Friedman. The former chairman of the board of directors of the New York Fed bought more than 50,000 shares of Goldman Sachs ( GS ) stock following the...
Paidcontent (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
— MTV : Nick Shore is now the SVP, Strategic Insights and Research, for the network. He will oversee research efforts across MTV, MTV2, mtv.com, mtvU and MTV Tr3s on all platforms, and report to MTV GM Stephen Friedman. — Air America : Michael Bassik, the station’s first chief digital officer, is leaving. He will not be replaced, but Director of Technology Jon Irvin...
MTV News (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
... of abuse issues, the digital sphere exponentially increases opportunities for misuse," said Stephen Friedman, general manager of MTV. "There is a very thin line between private and public, this moment and forever, love and abuse, and words and wounds. A Thin Line is built to empower our audience to draw their own line between digital use and digital abuse." According...
Parry's Blog and Podcast (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
... of abuse issues, the digital sphere exponentially increases opportunities for misuse,” said Stephen Friedman, General Manager of MTV. “There is a very thin line between private and public, this moment and forever, love and abuse, and words and wounds. ‘A THIN LINE,’ is built to empower our audience to draw their own line between digital use and digital abuse....
TechCrunch (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
... total funding to $50 million. Investors that participated in the latest round Big Sky Partners, Stephen Friedman and William Harrison. Aravo says the new funding will be used to develop new products and to expand sales, marketing, and delivery channels. As part of the agreement, Aravo will work closely with Cisco to power and enhance Cisco WebEx. Aravo’s software includes options...
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Except for Goldman director/gangsta 4 life Stephen Friedman here, who is definitely packing heat. They tried to explain themselves. They tried to make nice. But the public has not been listening, and now Goldman Sachs bankers are taking matters into their own hands. Literally! They're buying guns , writes Warren Buffett biographer Alice Schroeder in Bloomberg today, in order to protect...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday tightened the conflict of interest restrictions governing the boards of directors of its 12 regional banks. The new rules were passed to deal with potential conflicts such as one that involved Stephen Friedman, a former... Federal Reserve System - Stephen Friedman - Board of directors - Federal Reserve - Government
DealBreaker (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Remember that whole nasty incident with former New York Fed Chairman Stephen Friedman ? The Fed sure does. And it's taking steps to make sure no one on the boards of its 12 regional banks can have those annoying perceived conflicts of interest, because the public gets really pissed off when a bank you're bailing out happens to have a representative on the inside. From now on, any B or...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday tightened the conflict of interest restrictions governing the boards of directors of its 12 regional banks. The new rules were passed to deal with potential conflicts such as one that involved Stephen Friedman, a former chairman of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The requirements take effect immediately and spell out the obligations of directors with ties to...
VentureBeat (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Aravo Solutions, provider of software that helps companies manage their supply chains and corporate risk and responsibility, has raised $19 million of a targeted $22.1 million fourth round of preferred stock, according to a filing with the SEC. Based in San Francisco, the company is backed by Big Sky Partners and individual investors Tony Mayer and Stephen Friedman. It raised $7 million...
Open Left (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
... that an audit threatens the Fed's "independence." So ... Have any of you heard the name Stephen Friedman , former Chair of Goldman Sachs? While still on the Board of Goldman Sachs he was Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Now there's some independence for you! (Never mind the stuff about buying GS stock after the Fed became their regulator in late 2008, etc.)...
The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Aravo Solutions , provider of software that helps companies manage their supply chains and corporate risk and responsibility, has raised $19 million of a targeted $22.1 million fourth round of preferred stock, according to a filing with the SEC. Based in San Francisco, the company is backed by Big Sky Partners and individual investors Tony Mayer and Stephen Friedman. It raised $7 million...
PEU Report (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
... the list? 1. Fraud that led to the financial crisis. 2. Insider trading by New York Fed Chairman Stephen Friedman (purchase of GS stock) 3. Insider trading by Senator Dick Durbin (purchase of Berkshire Hathaway) Wall Street doesn't play by the same rules as Main Street. Neither do the Beltway Boys. As long as the Beltway's revolving door is greased and spinning, neither group ever...
BizzyBlog (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
... economist. The chairman of the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York until May 2009 was Stephen Friedman, former Chairman of Goldman Sachs, and a member of the Goldman’s board at the time of his New York Fed service. Friedman also chaired the search committee that selected Geithner’s replacement–William Dudley. At the time his former Goldman Sachs colleague Dudley was...
