Frank Partnoy

Frank Partnoy is a law professor at the University of San Diego and has written several books about financial markets, including The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, The Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals (just out from PublicAffairs).

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The Dodd Wall Street Charade

The senator's financial reform proposal is missing one key paragraph—and without it, the idea that banks will be kept honest is just a charade.

Frank Partnoy

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Here Come the Stress Tests

Wall Street's fiscal report cards came out Thursday afternoon. Frank Partnoy argues they prove only one thing: the government will go to any lengths to prop up the nation's worthless banks.

Frank Partnoy

The Original Bernie Madoff

The forgotten saga of Ivar Kreuger—a financial fraudster from the 1920s who spun lies to friends and investors, was put under surveillance in his Park Avenue apartment, and sparked an epic bankruptcy scandal— provides valuable lessons for today’s economic crisis.

Frank Partnoy

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Hedge Fund Managers Are the Heroes of this Crisis

Savvy hedge fund managers are the heroes of the financial crisis—and regulators are smart enough to realize it.

Frank Partnoy