Irene Eng The Kibbitzer

That was the title of a NYT reporting almost two years ago to the day.  It’s about compliance lawyers have benefited from the high number of investigations into corporate finance.
Looked across the room at Babbo recently and figured that the man and woman splitting an expensive bottle of wine worked on Wall Street? Good [...]

The W hotel in Dallas is right across from the American Airlines Center where Mavericks and Stars (hockey) play.  It has great service (there’s money) but sleazy.  When Golfer and his colleagues drove up in a SUV, there were 4 doormen open the doors for them.  And wow, they immediately saw the groupies dressed almost in nothing.  [...]

Trading with Woodie is fairly simple: recognize his patterns for entry, do smart money management, then you’re in business.  He said the other day that ghost and famir patterns are the most profitable.  I can eye ball the ZLR and ghost (although I see way too many ghosts, but I don’t trade them all … only [...]

Lady Butler-Sloss, a talented British judge with 35-year career, had just resigned, citing that she lacked the degree of experience to deal with Diana’s high profile case.  Such candor is rare.  I think the smart people always know the time to exit the stage before the light is out on them.  Hong Kongers like to say if you [...]

FT wrote that according to a survey out last week from Institutional Investor’s Alpha Magazine, Simons took home $1.7bn in 2006, the biggest haul among hedgies and about 31x $54m paid to Lloyd Blankfein of GS.  He charges a legendary fees 5% of assets and 44% of profits, vs 2% n 20% the norm.  His Medallion [...]

In music, rondo means a theme a composer returns to.  Guess China is my rondo where I return to often, :) …

An interesting article in NYT today the power of connection, guanxi 关系.  I felt the western media over stated the importance of connection in China.  Yes, it’s important, but where it isn’t?