Banking
William D. Cohan
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October 25, 2023
Confessions of a Former SVB Executive
It was always a mystery how Silicon Valley Bank’s leadership could have made such basic, preventable mistakes. To get answers, I spoke with a former executive at SVB, who witnessed the insanity firsthand.
William D. Cohan
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June 14, 2023
The Testament of Solomon
The rumblings are getting louder at 200 West that things are not as wonderful as they should be in Goldmanland: Despite a relatively buoyant stock price during the David Solomon era, high-level people are pissed. And, unlike the old days at the bank, they aren’t keeping it to themselves.
William D. Cohan
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March 13, 2022
Michael Lewis on Wall Street’s Past and Future
Sure, the days of strippers on the Salomon Brothers traders’ desks are long gone, but the iconic author has another revelation about what has changed most on Wall Street. “One of the incredible feats Wall Street has performed is preserving the businesses that aren’t really necessary anymore,” he says.
William D. Cohan
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February 2, 2022
Of Mice and Goldman
How the most prestigious bank on Wall Street became smaller than JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, and Citi. And the M&A deals that could put it back on top.
William D. Cohan
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October 20, 2021
“As Good as It Gets”: Wall Street Eats Its Cake
A decade ago, Congress and the vox populi banded together to try to send Wall Street bankers to the clink and chasten the industry for a generation. How’d that go? Re-regulation made the industry stronger and richer than ever—just as the mob moved on to Silicon Valley.
William D. Cohan
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October 17, 2021
Jamie’s Bitcoin Call & The New Barbarians at the Gate
Regarding the most pressing questions on Wall Street and in my inbox.
William D. Cohan
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October 13, 2021
The Case for Not Prosecuting Donald Trump
Most financial projections are rosy, as Wall Street well knows. That’s why banks have credit committees in the first place. But winning the case may prove more troublesome than having opened it at all.