Business Information Alert articles from March 2009

Business Information Alert archives from March 2009

After Madoff and Stanford: researching brokers and brokerage firms.
March 1, 2009... The recent frauds of Bernard Madoff, and most recently, the suspected dubious activities of Sir Allen Stanford and his firm made me think about understanding how "brokerage" firms work. This led me to the complexities and difficulties of...

Bringing the bankers to book.(From the Editor)
March 1, 2009... In the past couple of months, I have been absorbed in watching the taped sessions of the [UK Parliament] House of Commons Treasury Committee. Equivalent to U.S. Congressional hearings, these sessions are an investigation into the banking crisis...

Bad news & good news.(News and Trends)
March 1, 2009... I'm sorry to report that my dire predictions about Open Access have become reality. Info Pros cheered last year when the U.S. Congress passed a bill requiring taxpayer-supported scientific research to be made freely available on the Internet...

Bear Trap: The Fall of Bear Stearns and the Panic of 2008.
March 1, 2009... Bear Trap: The Fall of Bear Stearns and the Panic of 2008 Bill Bamber and Andrew Spencer Brick Tower Press NY, 2008 I could hardly believe what I read when I started this book. Within a few pages, Bill Bamber, a former Bear Stearns...