Aaron Elstein

Aaron Elstein is a senior reporter at sister publication Crain's New York Business.

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Why the SEC whiffs on prosecutions — can Walter do better?
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 18, 2012
Why the SEC whiffs on prosecutions — can Walter do better?

Three strikes in November alone for regulator trying to nail financial crisis culprits.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 06, 2012
Hedge fund stars plummet to earth

Three years ago, John Paulson bet the house against housing and got incredible results. When the real estate bubble popped, the hitherto-unknown hedge fund manager pocketed a tidy $15 billion

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 06, 2011
Economy's 'Dr. Doom' looks to bright side

Nouriel Roubini, one of the few people to predict the collapse of 2008, long ago morphed from respected economist to global celebrity

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 15, 2010
Wall Street edging back to hiring mode

Signs are emerging that Wall Street is looking to staff up after a long, painful purge.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 11, 2010
Brokers, banks gone 'rogue,' says Jeremy Grantham

Co-founder of GMO also slams money management and financial advice firms. 'We have made no fight as we slid down the rathole.'

Shareholders refuse to put nail in golden coffin
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2010
Shareholders refuse to put nail in golden coffin

17 of Fortune 100 companies provide death benefits for heirs of top execs. Omnicom stockowners are just the latest to vote down a 'pay-for-no-pulse' proposal

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 03, 2010
Nuns take aim at Street's moral dilemma

At Goldman Sachs' annual stockholders meeting May 7, a group of nuns will raise some uncomfortable issues.

SEC's 'pit bull' lead lawyer in Goldman case toppled Crazy Eddie
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 26, 2010
SEC's 'pit bull' lead lawyer in Goldman case toppled Crazy Eddie

Sam Antar describes commission attorney Richard Simpson as 'an unbelievably tough guy.' Antar should know: he was CFO of Crazy Eddie, the crooked retailer that Simpson helped topple in the Eighties

White-hot investor? Uncle Sam
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 26, 2010
White-hot investor? Uncle Sam

So far, the unwinding of the government's stakes in once-distressed banks has paid off handsomely for the U.S. taxpayer. The profit on the planned sale of Citi stock should be the topper.

Limo driver-turned-hedgie faces long stretch in prison
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 02, 2010
Limo driver-turned-hedgie faces long stretch in prison

Alan Fishman used to drive Wall Street bankers around New York. All the while, he thought he could do what they did. Now, the hedge fund president is facing five years in jail for securities fraud.