Mighty Who Fell Wield Wrong Kind of Clout: Bloomberg Markets

Money laundering and interest-rate manipulation, brokerage collapses and insider convictions. The past year has had enough failure and scandal in the world of finance to perhaps overshadow the successes.

The 50 Most Influential list, published in the October issue of Bloomberg Markets magazine, recognizes those who have been on the good side of bad events, such as U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. To complete the picture, though, here are five people who were influential for the wrong reasons.