Daniel Scotto

Daniel Scotto
Born	New York City
Occupation	Chairman & CIO, [Whitehall Financial Advisors LLC]
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Daniel "Dan" Scotto is an American financial analyst. In August 2001, as an analyst with BNP Paribas, Scotto downgraded Enron securities from "Buy" to "Neutral".^[1] He took this action four months before the Enron accounting scandal was revealed that led to the company's bankruptcy. Scotto claims that he was fired due to this decision, a claim that is disputed by BNP Paribas.^[1] According to the March 2002 Publication of Infrastructure and Financial Markets Review (page 9), the Enron report “All Stressed-up… And No Place To Go” issued by Dan Scotto was characterized by BNP Paribas as “we don’t think it was a good recommendation or a reasonable one.” At the time Enron’s stock was trading at in a range of $35 to $40 per share which “…provided investors with a good opportunity to cut their losses.” Daniel Scotto has been indoctrinated into Beta Gamma Sigma by Pace University as the 2008 Honoree for exemplifying the ideals of Beta Gamma Sigma.

For nine consecutive years Dan Scotto was named the Top Bond Analyst in the United States as measured by Institutional Investor Magazine, an achievement no other analyst has surpassed.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} English, Simon (2002-01-29). "Whistle-blower sent off". Telegraph.co.uk (Telegraph Media Group). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2002/01/30/cnron230.xml. Retrieved 2008-04-09. 

• Feature Article on Dan Scotto in The Wall Street Journal January 29, 2002
• Fast Company Article Referencing an interview by NBC's Matt Lauer
• http://archive.pulp.tc/electric_perfect_storm.pdf New York's Perfect Storm An Industry in Crisis:The Financial Condition of Electric Generating Companies in New York State
• Infrastructure and Financial Markets Review (page 9) March 2002 [2]

External links

Profile at Whitehall Financial Advisors*[3]

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Name	Scotto, Daniel
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Date of birth	1952
Place of birth	New York City
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