Gone Rogue

As Obama sweeps into the White House, he promises to fix Wall Street once and for all. What his government will do next will shift compliance from a back-office nuisance to a boardroom power. In our third episode of Gone Rogue: The 2008 Story, Shield explores the most sweeping financial reform since the Great Depression and how it defined the next decade of Wall Street. We hear from leading compli...

In this second episode of Gone Rogue: The 2008 Story, we uncover the day Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson summoned the CEOs of America’s nine biggest banks–what he tells them will end a certain era of Wall Street and American capitalism. Key questions in this episode are: Why did the government let Lehman Brothers fail, but bailed out AIG just days later? How was $700 billion conjured up out of thi...

On September 15th, 2008, Lehman Brothers collapsed - triggering the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression.  17 years to the day since Lehman Brothers fell, Shield returns with Gone Rogue: The 2008 Story.  Hear from those inside the bank itself as we reveal how systemic compliance failures across Wall Street helped turn a housing downturn into a global financial meltdown. In this firs...

Gone Rogue is back for another season. Join us as we continue to confront the darker side of a world driven by profit. This season marks the 17th anniversary of the 2008 recession—the day Wall Street stopped. It wasn't just an economic collapse; it was a compliance catastrophe that changed everything we know about banking. Join us as we retrace the moments that reshaped the industry forever, heari...

Following the largest ever settlement for insider trading in history, SAC is no more - but Steve escapes with his skin intact.  So what are the consequences of this investigation? Did it change anything? For Steve: officially innocent in the eyes of the law and the American people, he continues to manage his private fortune and purchase eye-wateringly expensive art - as his former employee begins...

After scraping through several legal battles, SAC might feel they’ve proven themselves beyond scrutiny. Enter ‘the man busting Wall St’: Preet Bharara. A hotshot District Attorney with a track record of getting the biggest Wall St scalps now has his sights set firmly on SAC - who will blink first? So begins a tight battle fought through lawyers, press releases, and even more lawyers.  As two senio...

In a tale of Wall St legend, Steve Cohen made $8,000 in profit on his first day as a Wall St trader.  Everything he touched turned to millions and when he founded his own hedge fund, investors queued up round the block to see their money double before their eyes. But much like the Greek King of Myth, this magic touch soon brought unwanted consequences.  Whether through jealousy of his success or g...

Delving behind the scenes of the shadowy world of finance, Gone Rogue is a narrative podcast series about the financial mavericks who bend the rules till they break. Join us as we confront the darker side of ambition and to contemplate the elusive nature of justice in a world driven by profit.  In this first series we investigate the story of the biggest settlement for insider trading in history:...