No One Would Listen (eBook)

A True Financial Thriller

Harry Markopolos (Autor)

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2010
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-62576-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Harry Markopolos and his team of financial sleuths discuss first-hand how they cracked the Madoff Ponzi scheme No One Would Listen is the thrilling story of how the Harry Markopolos, a little-known number cruncher from a Boston equity derivatives firm, and his investigative team uncovered Bernie Madoff's scam years before it made headlines, and how they desperately tried to warn the government, the industry, and the financial press. Page by page, Markopolos details his pursuit of the greatest financial criminal in history, and reveals the massive fraud, governmental incompetence, and criminal collusion that has changed thousands of lives forever-as well as the world's financial system. The only book to tell the story of Madoff's scam and the SEC's failings by those who saw both first hand Describes how Madoff was enabled by investors and fiduciaries alike Discusses how the SEC missed the red flags raised by Markopolos Despite repeated written and verbal warnings to the SEC by Harry Markopolos, Bernie Madoff was allowed to continue his operations. No One Would Listen paints a vivid portrait of Markopolos and his determined team of financial sleuths, and what impact Madoff's scam will have on financial markets and regulation for decades to come.

Autor

HARRY MARKOPOLOS, a former securities industry executive turned independent financial fraud investigator, was the whistleblower who provided credible and detailed evidence several times from 2000-2008 that should have prompted an immediate investigation by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission into Bernie Madoff's $65 billion Ponzi scheme. Markopolos's investigation was assisted by his investigative team, including Frank Casey, Neil Chelo, and Michael Ocrant. The retelling of their true story was assisted by David Fisher.

Inhalt

Foreword.

Who's Who.

Introduction.

Chapter 1. A Red Wagon in a Field of Snow.

Chapter 2. The Slot Machine That Kept Coming Up Cherries.

Chapter 3. Falling Down the Rabbit Hole.

Chapter 4. Finding More Peters (to Pay Paul).

Chapter 5. The Goddess of Justice Wears a Blindfold.

Chapter 6. Didn't Anyone Want a Pulitzer?

Chapter 7. More Red Flags Than the Soviet Union.

Chapter 8. Closing the Biggest Barn Door in Wall Street
History.

Chapter 9. Soaring Like an Eagle Surrounded by Turkeys.

Epilogue. Mr. Pinkslip Goes to Washington.

Appendix A. Madoff Tops Charts; Skeptics As How.

Appendix B. The World's Largest Hedge Fund Is a Fraud.

Appendix C. Online Resource Guide for the Classroom and
Beyond.

A Note on Sources.

About the Author.

Acknowledgments.

Index.

Rezensionen

[STARRED REVIEW] Markopolos, the whistleblower who filed
five unheeded complaints against Ponzi king Bernie Madoff over nine
years, has produced an astonishing true-life whodunit set amidst
the personalities, plots, and international intrigue of Wall
Street. Having collected damning information on money manager
Madoff-the respected co-founder of NASDAQ who ran the largest
financial scam in history-since 1999, Markopolos's work as a
chartered financial analyst and certified fraud examiner, aided by
an industry journalist and two colleagues from his days as a
derivatives portfolio manager, lays bare the Security and Exchange
Commission (SEC) as a tragically inept regulating agency that
"didn't give a rat's ass about protecting investors," and seemed to
consider Madoff "just another guy cutting some corners." Realizing
he had not one but two powerful opponents-"Madoff and this
nonfunctioning agency"-Markopolos refused to give up, despite
fearing for his life and his family; accordingly, he transmits his
team's determination and fascination in contagious detail. The hows
and whys of Madoff's eventual arrest, Markopolos's subsequent
appearances before Congress, and the carnival of press coverage
makes a satisfying conclusion to this strange epic; Markopolos also
includes complete documentation of his formal submissions to the
SEC, plus his recommendations for much-needed reform at the agency.
(Mar.) (PublishersWeekly.com, March 29, 2010)

"...a salutary tale and the detailed regulatory lessons
offered in the epilogue deserve attention." (Financial
Times, March 2010)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.2.2010
• Zusatzinfo: Photos: 0 B&W, 0 Color; Maps: 1 B&W, 0 Color
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Geld / Bank / Börse
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Finanzierung
• Schlagworte: Business & Management • Business & Management Special Topics • Harry Markopolos, Markopolos, whistleblower Harry Markopolos, whistleblower Markopolos, Markopolos and Madoff, Markopolos story, inside Markopolos? investigation, Markopolos? warnings about Madoff, warnings about Madoff, madoff warning signs, front running stocks, Madoff?s Ponzi scheme, whistleblower, army of one • Spezialthemen Wirtschaft u. Management • Wirtschaft • Wirtschaft u. Management
• ISBN-10: 0-470-62576-7 / 0470625767
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-62576-7 / 9780470625767