Which is to say, a court in Ghana ruled in favor of Mr. Singer yesterday, affirming the hedge fund manager's right to seize a training ship owned by the Argentinean navy over unpaid sovereign bonds. The Elliott Management affiliate contesting the issue is believed to be asking $20 million to return the three-masted frigate.

When you say not-nice things about people, they tend to say not-nice things about you, at any rate, that's been the case for Greg Smith, noted ping pong enthusiast and author of the forthcoming memoir, Why I Left Goldman Sachs. With the book set to come out next week, some Goldman bankers chatted up the Financial Times, telling the paper that until shortly before Mr. Smith's resigned on the op-ed page of The New York Times, he'd seemed more concerned with how much money he was making, and less interested in what he later labeled Goldman's toxic culture.

In other news, 99 percent of the times Goldman bankers used the word "muppet" they were referring to last year's movie, again, according to the FT.

Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein would pay higher taxes if it meant he didn't have to read Mr. Smith's book, or you know, if it would reduce the national debt or something.

JPMorgan said third-quarter profit rose 34 percent from a year ago as revenue from mortgage-lending rose.

The firm's chief financial officer Doug Braunstein is considering a new role at the bank, according to Bloomberg. Head of regulatory affairs and former chief risk officer Barry Zubrow was said last week to be retiring at the end of the year.

Morgan Stanley and IKB are being sued for selling mortgage-backed securities that quickly soured, turnabout for IKB, which has often been on the other side of mortgage lawsuits.

Brian Moynihan is still planning on letting go 30,000 employees.

Larry Ellison may be bidding on sports and entertainment giant Anschultz Entertainment Group, according to Reuters.

Alexander Rekeda, a former trader at Mizuho Financial Group, was the rare distinction being charged over two separate derivatives deals he structured in the run-up to the financial crisis.

Nomura will cut costs by about $500 million in European business, according to Bloomberg. The Japanese financial firm has said previously it will seek to pare costs by $1 billion in its wholesale business.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney president Greg Fleming has been shuttling between cities of late to reassure financial advisers that the company is working to fix technology issues that have plagued the firm, according to Bloomberg. According to a Reuters report last week, 40 or so advisers have been threatening to leave the firm.

Wayne Chrebet is changing teams ... the former Jets wide receiver is part of a six-member wealth management group that's leaving Morgan Stanley Smith Barney for Barclays.

Citigroup is launching a European commodity trade finance business, according to The Financial Times, as the region's banks marshal funds to meet stricter capital requirements.

Nearly one in four Greeks were out of work in June. France's unemployment rate rose to 10.2 percent, its highest level in 13 years in the second quarter.

Ranji H. Nagaswami, chief investment officer for New York City pensions, is leaving government service for a role at Bridgewater, the world's largest hedge fund.

Qatar's sovereign wealth fund remains a thorn in the side of Glencore chief Ivan Glasenberg.

"Just in case it was unclear, you can’t moon your boss and expect to keep your job. Or your bonus."