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No One Would Listen Harry Markopolos

No One Would Listen By Harry Markopolos

No One Would Listen by Harry Markopolos


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Harry Markopolos and his team of financial sleuths discuss first-hand how they cracked the Madoff Ponzi scheme No One Would Listen is the exclusive story of the Harry Markopolos-led investigation into Bernie Madoff and his $65 billion Ponzi scheme.

No One Would Listen Summary

No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller by Harry Markopolos

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.

No One Would Listen Reviews

'...a salutary tale and the detailed regulatory lessons offered in the epilogue deserve attention.' (Financial Times, March 2010). '...a highly readable account...' (Pensions Week, April 2010). '...full of details about his dispiriting efforts to alert the authorities to Bernie Madoff's $65 billion fraud.' (UK.Reuters.com, March 2010). '...reads like a thriller, full of purple prose.' (TimesOnline.co.uk, March 2010). 'This was easily the most exiting book I have read this year.' (Actuary, SEptember 2010).

About Harry Markopolos

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. For additional information and resources, visit www.noonewouldlisten.com

Table of Contents

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 Ask 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.

Additional information

GOR003321780
9780470553732
0470553731
No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller by Harry Markopolos
Used - Very Good
Hardback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
20100226
368
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