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Amanda Atkins, Chief Executive Officer, Afinia Capital GroupAmanda Atkins

Chief Executive Officer
Afinia Capital Group
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Amanda Atkins is the CEO of Afinia Capital Group. Afinia is backed by Deutsche Bank, Eos and Atkins Capital and assists insurance companies release capital and streamline mature or discontinued liabilities. Concurrently, she is the CEO of Atkins Capital, a consulting firm which provides financial,strategic...

Patrick Young, Founder and Chairman, Derivatives VisionPatrick Young

Founder and Chairman
Derivatives Vision
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Patrick Young is the Founder and Chairman of Derivatives Vision, a securities exchange advisory and media company. Mr. Young has over 22 years experience in securities exchanges focused on ETFs, hedge funds, single stock futures, stock exchange structures, and market structures. His background is in...

Dominic Paniccia

Senior Research Director
CARD (Card Analytics, Research and Discussion)
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Dominic Paniccia is Senior Research Director at CARD (Card Analytics, Research and Discussion), a firm which offers research and advisory services including surveys of credit card industry managers and executives, in-depth quantitative assessments, forecast models and comparative analytics on the largest...

Robert Mochwart

FormerChief Risk & Credit Officer
Popular Financial Holdings, Inc
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Robert Mochwart is a dynamic and strategy-minded leader. Until March 2008, he was the Chief Risk and Credit Officer for Popular Financial Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of the $44 billion financial holding company Popular, Inc. Popular is a diversified financial services provider with operations...

Stanley Fortgang

FormerManaging Director, Fixed Income
JEFFERIES & COMPANY INC
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Stanley Fortgang is an independent financial consultant specializing in fixed income, who has over 25 years experience as a trader at global investment banks. Mr. Fortgang began his career in 1985 at First Boston Corp, before moving to Goldman Sachs in 1990. In 2001, he became Head of Financial Sector...

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Singapore and the Swiss

November 6, 2009

Swiss Banks Lose European Clients | online.wsj.com

The article is correct. Money is flowing to Singapore.  Not only money from Switzerland, but also money from China, Russia, and Indonesia.  People do not trust their governments, and they are putting their trust in the benevolent dictator in Singapore.  Singapore's government can stand up to the pressure...

Expect More to Come - Acquisition of "Captive" Client Centers by BPO Players

November 5, 2009

Cognizant buys UBS back office provider for $75 mln | www.reuters.com

Cognizant acquired UBS’ Indian Subsidiary for $75 million - the former supports UBS around the globe with Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO), Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and IT Outsourcing (ITO) and employs 2,000 people in India.As part of the deal, UBS signed a 5 year $442 million serviceagreement...

AN INCLUSIVE FINANCIAL SYSTEM TO FIGHT THE WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS

November 5, 2009

Social enterprise in microfinance industry: what does it mean? Microfinance Gateway, September 2008. | zunia.org

The question is: could we say that social performance management is nothing else than the achievement of a micro finance institution social return on investment? Translating this concept into macro level, can we say that social performance in microfinance means the achievement of a country’s inclusive...

Mitchell International Industry Trends Report | Q4 2009 - Canada Numbers

November 2, 2009

Mitchell International Industry Trends Report | Q4 2009 | /www.mitchell.com/mcms/content/pub/Newsletters/ITR_vol-9-no-4-fall-2009-2106.pdf

This report has some very good data on the Canadian Collision Repair Market.

Is the Recovery Real?

November 2, 2009

Is the Recovery Real? | www.margolisadvisory.com

Third quarter growth was strong. Much of the strength was influenced by government stimulus. The "new normal" environment will be characterized by muted growth.

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