STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Monday, 21 May 2012

[Demeter]

38. JPMorgan Risk Overseer Said to Have Trading Losses Record By Lisa Abramowicz

WE HAVE A FALL GUY--WHO MIGHT ACTUALLY DESERVE IT

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-20/jpmorgan-cio-risk-overseer-said-to-have-record-of-trading-losses.html

Irvin Goldman, who oversaw risks in the JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) unit that suffered more than $2 billion in trading losses, was fired by another Wall Street firm in 2007 for money-losing bets that prompted a regulatory probe, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

JPMorgan appointed Goldman in February this year as the top risk official in its chief investment office while the unit was managing trades that later spiraled into what Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon called “egregious,” self-inflicted mistakes. The bank knew when it picked Goldman that his earlier work at Cantor Fitzgerald LP led to regulatory sanctions against Cantor, according to a person briefed on the situation.

JPMorgan’s oversight of risk in its chief investment office has become a key issue as U.S. authorities examine the incident and lawmakers debate how to prevent banks from making wagers that might endanger depositors. Goldman was given the risk- oversight job after his brother-in-law, Barry Zubrow, 59, stepped down in January as JPMorgan’s top risk official, according to a person briefed on the matter. Less than a week after the loss became public, the bank stripped Goldman of those duties, appointing Chetan Bhargiri to succeed him...

KEEPING IT ALL IN THE "FAMILY" EH?