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...
Success has a thousand fathers, but failure has a movie named Motherhood. This ambitious but unsuccessful little film has scored the dubious honor of having the poorest opening weekend in British box office history. Its US opening last fall was pretty gawdawful as well, though...
The 3D revolution is supposed to be the salvation of the Hollywood commercial film industry. Or is it about to devour the industry? This is actually a pretty important question, because we have now been hit with the first two major punches (Avatar and Alice...
A few weeks ago, Boxoffice.com asked me what makes a film a "sleeper." I think I gave them a decent enough answer. In truth, how the heck would I know? If I had that sort of psychic power, I would right now be in Vegas...
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...
It isn't often that the Academy Awards bring to mind the quotations of Mao Zedong, but by 10 pm last Sunday I was busy hunting for my copy of The Little Red Book. I felt the need to re-read Section Four on "The Correct Handling...
The most notable event next Sunday at the Academy Awards will be when Kathryn Bigelow receives the Oscar for Best Director. At least she’d better win. She won the Directors Guild of America award, and it’s basically the same bunch voting for Best Director at...