Money & Markets – Week of 02.09.14

JPMorgan Global Program Trading Exec, Dead at 37
Housing Wire | 12 February 2014
Ryan Henry Crane, 37, executive director in JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s (JPM) global program trading, died Feb. 10…

Moody’s: Two Sides to Local Government Pension Coin in 2014
Pensions and Investments | 06 February 2014
Local governments’ unfunded pension liabilities that declined in 2013 thanks to strong investment returns…

D.C. Circuit Affirms Decision Striking Down Tax Return Preparer Regs.
Journal of Accountancy | 11 February 2014
The IRS’s attempt to regulate unenrolled tax return preparers was dealt another blow on Tuesday…

Another JPMorgan Banker Dies, 37 Year Old Executive Director Of Program Trading
Zerohedge | 12 February 2014
Ordinarily we would ignore the news of another banker’s death…

Bitcoin Hit by Denial of Service Attacks as Regulators Prepare Clampdown
Bloomberg | 11 February 2014
Bitcoin is being hit by attacks from unknown computer hackers who are sending…

The Glitch That Will Help Kill Bitcoin
Bloomberg | 11 February 2014
As the world’s first, and most popular, cryptocurrency…

Alipay Tops in Mobile Paying
The Standard | 10 February 2014
The payment affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding, China’s biggest e-commerce company…

Switzerland Turns Down Greece’s Wish to Retroactively Tax Greeks’ Bank Deposits
Keep Talking Greece | 04 February 2014
Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf turned down the proposal…

October 2015: The End of the Swipe-and-Sign Credit Card
The Wall Street Journal | 06 February 2014
It’s a payment ritual as familiar as handing over a $20 bill…

Goldman Partners Exercise $77 Million of 2008 Options
Bloomberg | 10 February 2014
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) partners exercised options awarded at the end of 2008…

Millions of Americans are “Leaving Money on the Table”: The Case for Refinancing
Yahoo! Finance | 10 February 2014
A big rally in the bond market has resulted in a sharp drop in mortgage rates…

My Baby and AOL’s Bottom Line
Doublex | 09 February 2014
That “distressed baby” who Tim Armstrong blamed for benefit cuts? She’s my daughter…

The City That Told Google to Get Lost
Guardian | 10 February 2014
If pushing your enemy into the sea signifies success, then Google’s decision to start ferrying workers to its campus by boat suggests the revolt against big technology companies is going well…

Iron Mountain Fire in Buenos Aires Kills 9, Destroys Corporate Records
ComputerWorld | 06 February 2014
The company has had a half dozen fires in facilities over the past 17 years…

Icelanders to Enjoy Virtual Cash Giveaway
BBC News | 07 February 2014
Every Icelandic citizen is to be given the chance to get a handful of virtual coins on 24 March…

German Court Warns There are ‘Important Reasons to Assume’ ECB Bond-Buying is Illegal
The Telegraph | 07 February 2014
Germany’s constitutional court “inclined” to rule ECB’s eurozone crisis backstop is illegal…

BOE Staff Said to Have Condoned Currency Traders’ Conduct
Bloomberg | 07 February 2014
Bank of England officials told currency traders it wasn’t improper to share…