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BNN Interviews Raynes on the Role of Rating Agencies in the Financial Crisis

As hearings on Capitol Hill explore the role rating agencies played in the financial crisis, Business News Network interviews R&R Consulting Principal Sylvain Raynes for his insights. Watch the full interview on Squeezeplay.

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R&R’s Rutledge on the Cassandras of the Mortgage Industry

R&R Consulting principal Ann Rutledge is quoted in an Associated Press article about the role of short-sellers in the mortgage securities debacle. Read the article by Bernard Condon, “Does Goldman case tarnish Cassandras of the crash?”, Associated Press, April 21, 2010.

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Raynes Comments on Goldman in Les Echos

R&R Consulting principal Sylvain Raynes comments on the Goldman Sachs controversy in the French weekly Les Echos. Read the full article, “« Le grand déballage ne fait que commencer »,” Les Echos, April 20, 2010. For an earlier article by Pierre De Gasquet, read “Comment la « machine à bulles » est entrée dans la tourmente,” Les […]

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Don Harrold’s Follow-up on Raynes vs Cramer

Stock-picker Don Harrold interviews R&R Consulting principal Sylvain Raynes about his recent controversial encounter with Jim Cramer on CNBC. Watch the full interview on YouTube.

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Raynes vs Cramer on CNBC

R&R principal Sylvain Raynes is deemed insufficiently polite in a tussle with Jim Cramer over the SEC’s fraud charges against Goldman Sachs. People who don’t have a problem with that may enjoy this clip on Youtube. UPDATE: Bloggers weigh in on Raynes vs Cramer: Trader Mark on Fund My Mutual Fund: “Who is Sylvain Raynes and How […]

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R&R’s Rutledge on AIG’s Imploding Goldman CDOs

R&R Consulting Principal Ann Rutledge talks with Bloomberg Television about the “toxic” resecuritizations that doomed AIG. Watch the Bloomberg telecast on YouTube, “Rutledge Says AIG Had ‘Recipe For Implosion’ With CDOs: Video,” and read a write-up on Bloomberg.com, “How Lou Lucido Let AIG Lose $35 Billion with Goldman Sachs CDOs.”

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R&R’s Raynes on Reducing CDS Risk

R&R Consulting principal Sylvain Raynes is quoted in a Markets Media Online story on how to retain the benefits of the controversial sovereign credit default swaps while reducing risky speculation. Read the full story, “Regulators Move to Rein In CDS,” posted on March 9 on Markets Media Online (subscription or temporary free registration required).

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R&R’s Raynes on Goldman’s Greek Deals

McClatchy Newspapers quotes R&R Consulting principal Sylvain Raynes on the involvement of Goldman Sachs in covering up Greece’s sovereign debt. Read the full story by Kevin G. Hall and Greg Gordon, “Goldman under scrutiny for its role in Greece’s fiscal woes,” McClatchy Newspapers, February 25, 2010.

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R&R’s Dennis Toth Discusses Movie Sleepers on Boxoffice.com

What qualities can make an apparently unpromising movie premise into a box-office hit? Dennis Toth, a regular columnist on R&R Consulting’s Spectrum Blog, shares his insights in a feature story on Boxoffice.com. Read the full article by Christian Toto, “Sleeper Material?”, posted on February 25, 2010 on Boxoffice.com.

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R&R’s Raynes Comments on Greek CDSs

As controversy mounts over the dual role of investment banks in hiding and betting against Greece’s sovereign debt, The New York Times quotes R&R Consulting principal Sylvain Raynes on how credit-default swaps give an illusion of safety but actually increase systemic risk. Read the full article in the February 25 edition of the NYT Dealbook, […]

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