R&R Consulting » Sylvain Raynes

Raynes: Which Side of Bear Stearns Hedge was Fed On?

R&R Consulting — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 11:54:41 +0000

R&R Consulting principal Sylvain Raynes challenges the government’s claim that it purchased “investment grade” assets in its 2008 rescue of Bear Stearns. Read the full story by Caroline Salas, Craig Torres and Shannon D. Harrington, “Fed Made Taxpayers Unwitting Junk-Bond Buyers,” Bloomberg, July 1, 2010.

Raynes: Goldman Must Have Known Condition of AIG Swaps

R&R Consulting — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:05:40 +0000

R&R Consulting principal Sylvain Raynes expresses skepticism toward Goldman Sach’s claims that it did not have full access to information on AIG’s finances in its proprietary trades with the troubled insurer in 2005 and 2006. Read the full story by Greg Gordon, “Goldman admits it had bigger role in AIG deals,” McClatchy News, June 29, 2010.

Raynes Casts Doubts on Franken’s Rating Clearinghouse

R&R Consulting — Fri, 14 May 2010 19:37:14 +0000

R&R Consulting principal Sylvain Raynes expresses skepticism over the effectiveness of a Senate proposal to establish a clearinghouse for rating complex securities.

Read the full article by Karen Brettell, “Franken bill unlikely to make ratings more reliable,” Reuters, May 14, 2010.

R&R’s Raynes Weighs in on Banks vs Rating Agencies

R&R Consulting — Fri, 14 May 2010 11:49:26 +0000

Rating Agencies have borne much of the blame for the credit crisis, but now they’re fighting back with accusations that they were misled by the banks whose securities they rated. R&R Consulting principal Sylvain Raynes provides his insights on the controversy on Business News Network’s Squeezeplay.

Quantnet Interviews Sylvain Raynes

R&R Consulting — Mon, 03 May 2010 17:37:02 +0000

A controversial recent encounter with Jim Cramer on CNBC has had many people asking, “Who is Sylvain Raynes?” Quantnetwork gets to the heart of the matter in an amusing in-depth interview with R&R Consulting’s co-founder.

Read the full article on Quantnetwork.