Finance
Paradise Papers Show Where Major Jewish Political Donors Stash Their Cash
The massive trove of documents shows how Sheldon Adelson and George Soros, among others, stash their cash.
Broker Says Morgan Stanley Fired Him For Having Hasidic Clients
The head of compliance said “that the people in the Jewish community are these mystical beings, that they have horns.”
This Is BitCoen, The First ‘Kosher’ Crypto-Currency
Unlike the online currency Bitcoin, BitCoen will set aside 10% of its profits to provide interest-free loans for Jews.
Goldman Sachs Alum Gary Cohn Touts Bank Regulation Rollback
Executive orders pushed by Cohn would instruct agencies to relax rules adopted under the Dodd-Frank Act, passed after the Great Recession.
Billionaire Steven A. Cohen Bets Big on Firm That Lets Algorithm Manage Your Cash
Billionaire investor Steven A. Cohen is committing $250 million to a Boston-based investment firm that lets scientists, developers and students submit computerized investment models and then picks the most promising ones to manage the money.
Hundreds of Israelis Exposed in Sprawling #PanamaPapers Financial Scandal
Some 600 Israeli companies and 850 Israeli shareholders are listed in the leaked documents of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, a leader in creating shell companies that often serve to conceal ownership of assets.
Benjamin Netanyahu to Appoint Moshe Kahlon as Israel's Finance Minister
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said he will appoint Moshe Kahlon as the country’s finance minister.
Why Yeshiva Is Only University Out of 92 With $1 Billion Endowment To Lose Value
92 U.S. universities have endowments over $1 billion. Yeshiva’s is the only one to shrink last year — and a Forward analysis reveals its performance under Richard Joel’s leadership.
Richard Joel Points Fingers Over Mushrooming Yeshiva Fiscal Crisis
Richard Joel blames Yeshiva’s financial woes on fired staffers and archaic management practices. Critics say that after 11 years at the helm, the problems are of his own making.
Yeshiva U. Plan To Shed Albert Einstein Money Pit Collapses
Yeshiva’s plan to shed its money-losing Albert Einstein medical school has collapsed. Financial analysts say the failed deal could exacerbate the university’s fiscal woes.