Monday, August 20, 2012

J.P.Morgan Selects Panel for 'Whale' Inquiry




JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM: 36.98, -0.12, -0.32%) has picked Lee Raymond, ex-chief executive of oil major Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM: 88.40, -0.27, -0.30%), to head an inquiry into losses in a credit derivative portfolio run by its London-based Chief Investment Office (CIO), the Wall Street Journal reported.

The company also appointed William Weldon - chairman of Johnson & Johnson - and real estate developer Laban Jackson to the inquiry panel, the business daily said, citing people close to the probe.

Raymond, 73, was chief executive and chairman of Exxon from 1993 to 2005 and was already an independent director of the bank, among other positions. The panel, which will double-check the previous findings of management and will interview company employees where necessary, is not expected to complete its review until late fall or early winter, the sources said...

Read more: http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/08/20/jpmorgan-picks-panel-for-whale-inquiry-wsj/#ixzz245rcvBI1

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