Overview
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.
Full Product Details
Author: Harry Markopolos ,
Michael Ocrant ,
Frank Casey ,
Gaytri Kachroo
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 16.30cm
, Height: 3.20cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.652kg
ISBN: 9780470553732
ISBN 10: 0470553731
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 26 February 2010
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
‘…a salutary tale and the detailed regulatory lessons offered in the epilogue deserve attention.' (Financial Times, March 2010).
'A salutary tale and the detailed regulatory lessons offered in the epilogue deserve attention.' (Financial Times, March 2010).
‘…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).
Author Information
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
