Laurels and darts for Markopolos’s new book “No One Would Listen”
| Apr 14th, 2010 | Filed under: Hedge Fund Operations and Risk Management, Today's Post | By: AAA Staff |
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Few have told of the Bernard Madoff scandal like Frank R. Casey, current President of Fortune USA but formerly the colleague of Harry Markopolos, the man now famous for blowing the whistle on Madoff and his multi-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme.
Casey recently made a visit to Toronto to promote his friend and former colleague’s new book, “No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller,” (Harry Markopolos, John Wiley & Sons, 2010) which details the nearly 10 years it took for he, Markopolos and their small team of believers to finally see Madoff’s pyramid brought down.
The book might have been a true financial thriller if not for Casey’s formidable story-telling abilities, which at a luncheon for the Investment Counsel Association of Canada earlier this month he demonstrated in intricate detail, unveiling what it took for people to finally hear and listen to all the whistling and blowing that Madoff and his firm was a giant fraud. More…
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