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Carl Levin

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Carl Levin was a prominent American politician who served as a United States Senator from Michigan from 1979 until 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Levin was known for his leadership on the Senate Armed Services Committee, where he played a key role in shaping U.S. military policy and defense spending. Throughout his tenure, he was an advocate for various issues, including environmental protection and consumer rights.

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Jul 21, 2014

So Mosel is controlled by Renaissance.

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Jul 21, 2014

So how can Franconia make an independent judgment of the experience and expertise of RenTec?

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Jul 21, 2014

I have a few questions for the GAO, but, we will now hear from Senator McCain.

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Jul 21, 2014

It is also something they are representing to the SEC that they do not control it.

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Jul 21, 2014

Today's hearing brings those two themes together.

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Jul 21, 2014

You actually stopped them from making purchases every day.

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Jul 21, 2014

To both you, Mr. Malloy and Mr. Ramakrishna, your banks' profits from the options came from financing and transaction fees. Is that correct?

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Jul 21, 2014

Yes, I could not agree with you more as to who the beneficial owner was of this account, who got the profits and losses, who made the decisions on what to buy.

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Jul 21, 2014

Barclays still was 100 percent owner of Palomino.

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Jul 21, 2014

Well, let us look at the regulatory purposes.

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Jul 21, 2014

Senator Johnson, whenever you are ready, let me know. I would be happy to yield to you...

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Jul 21, 2014

Did you understand that Mosel, which signed the agreement with you, owned by RenTec, representing to you that it is not going to make decisions?

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Jul 21, 2014

If that is your definition of 'independence,' I would like to find a dictionary.

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Jul 21, 2014

How can Franconia be able to make an independent judgment of RenTec?

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Jul 21, 2014

More significantly, Renaissance is signing a deal with itself, and the company is such a shell that you, as an executive officer of RenTec, sign all of the papers.

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Jul 21, 2014

Year after year after year, that is what they say to the SEC.

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Jul 21, 2014

Yes, but at least Barclays sure does not.

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Jul 21, 2014

Is this a serious representation when you tell the SEC that you do not control Palomino?

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Jul 21, 2014

Now, they had the authority to execute trades without prior approval.

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Jul 21, 2014

And would you agree that the reason that they put that in there is to give the appearance that the activity is not Renaissance's but the banks?

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Jul 21, 2014

The banks and Renaissance claim that Renaissance is independent from the fund when it is acting as investment advisor to the banks.

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Jul 21, 2014

I was very concerned about the reputational risk of the bank.

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