by Brian Garst | Feb 25, 2016 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared on The Daily Caller on February 24, 2016. Should hedge fund managers be allowed to be too politically connected to fail? The answer might seem obvious, but the responsiveness of regulators and some lawmakers to the self-interested demands of...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Feb 19, 2016 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared on The Blaze on February 19, 2016. In 2012 activist hedge fund titan Bill Ackman announced a $1 billion short of Herbalife stock by his fund, Pershing Square Capital Management. Making such shorts public is rare, but even more unusual are...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Feb 9, 2016 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared on Inside Sources on February 9, 2016. Often called payday loans and frequently derided as “predatory,” the small loans market serves millions of customers every year. It has also been a top target of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Feb 4, 2016 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared on The Blaze on February 4, 2016. With the presidential campaign season in full swing, no one should be surprised to find politicians using hyperbole and demagoguery to energize supporters while vastly oversimplifying complex policy problems....
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Feb 4, 2016 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared on The Daily Caller on January 29, 2016. President Obama has proven time and again his willingness to abuse executive power to sidestep Congress and avoid Constitutional checks and balances. Of all his abuses, perhaps none has been more...
by Brian Garst | Jan 30, 2016 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared in Cayman Financial Review on January 29, 2016. Problems with the OECD’s work on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) are numerous and will likely lead to a variety of negative consequences. Most obvious is the wasted effort put into a massive...
