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Daniel Lintz, President & Chief Executive Officer

Daniel LintzPresident & Chief Executive OfficerSafe Harbour Japan K.K. What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Japan Prepares to Dip into Postal Savings, Insurance Funds

November 22, 2009

Ordinary JGB Issuance To Exceed Y140tln In FY10 | www.nni.nikkei.co.jp

Nikkei reports plans for the issuance of more than JPY 150 trillion in government bonds during Fiscal 2010, nearly 30% of GDP, including the rollover of JPY 100 trillion in existing debt plus new issuance of 44 trillion in JGBs and 10 trillion in Fiscal Investment and Loan Program (FILP) bonds. Actual issuance could easily exceed plans, however, due to declining tax revenues and blanket guarantees extended to troubled borrowers.

Anthony Catanach, Director

Anthony CatanachDirectorDI2 Associates, LLC What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

More Under Armour Red Flags...

November 20, 2009

Stock Jocks Punish Under Armour's Mathletes | www.cnbc.com

Under Armour's most recent 10K contains a number of financial reporting "red flags" that reflect a cavalier attitude toward financial reporting transparency.

Daniel Lintz, President & Chief Executive Officer

Daniel LintzPresident & Chief Executive OfficerSafe Harbour Japan K.K. What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

ISDA Determination on JAL Rehabilitation Not Welcome

November 19, 2009

Will JAL Be Required to Settle JPY100 Billion in Derivatives Contracts? | headlines.yahoo.co.jp

The Yomiuri Shinbun reports that the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) may require Japan Airlines Corporation to settle JPY 100 billion in swaps and derivatives as a result of filing for creditor protection under ADR provisions of the Special Measure for Industrial Revitalization, raising the specter of potential retaliation by Japanese financial regulators.

Anthony Catanach, Director

Anthony CatanachDirectorDI2 Associates, LLC What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

What the Former SEC Chairmen Missed...

November 19, 2009

Don't Let Banks Hide Bad Assets | online.wsj.com

Conceptually, the arguments favoring fair value accounting are sound and quite appealing. Unquestionably, financial statement users will benefit from data about how a company’s assets and liabilities change in value during a reporting period. However, there are two major issues associated with fair value reporting that accountants, investors, legislators, and regulators need to address in the wake of our most recent financial crisis.

Anthony Catanach, Director

Anthony CatanachDirectorDI2 Associates, LLC What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

What Have the Accountants Done For Us Lately?

November 19, 2009

Systemic risk legislation threatens FASB’s independence | www.accountingweb.com

Debates about the causes of the recent financial crisis have yet to focus on the inability of financial institution independent auditors to provide adequate oversight over management’s valuations of financial instruments.

John SalomoneManaging DirectorStructured Finance International, LLC What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Not All Real Estate Is the Same - 4 Different Issues

November 9, 2009

Handling real estate loans will be a tough act | www.dallasnews.com

Real estate financing and refinancing poses 4 different levels of risk for lenders and owners, based on the project life cycle and its financing and overall structure. Broad statements about the looming problems are just that "broad statements" Real estate market participants must look at each transaction within the context of the 4 kinds of Real Estate Finance Structures, if they want to properly assess financing and refinancing values, issues and risk.

Daniel Lintz, President & Chief Executive Officer

Daniel LintzPresident & Chief Executive OfficerSafe Harbour Japan K.K. What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Japan Consumer Finance Regulation Faces Final Hurdle

November 1, 2009

Govt May Backtrack On Tighter Moneylender Regulations | www.nni.nikkei.co.jp

A committee of policy makers assigned to the Financial Services Agency, Consumer Affairs Ministry and Ministry of Justice will convene this month to assess the impact of Revisions to the Money Lending Business Law on the consumer credit industry in Japan. The committee will either recommend to proceed with full implementation of interest rate harmonization and quantitative lending restrictions or propose new legislation to alleviate the burden on the industry.

Daniel Lintz, President & Chief Executive Officer

Daniel LintzPresident & Chief Executive OfficerSafe Harbour Japan K.K. What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

JAL Downgraded on Transport Minister Comments

October 31, 2009

R&I Cuts JAL's Credit Rating 3 Notches On Turnaround Concerns | www.nni.nikkei.co.jp

Domestic rating agency R&I downgraded the corporate credit rating for Japan Airlines Corporation to CCC junk grade amid reports that Transport Minister Hon. Seiji Maehara may seek special legislation designating the company as "effectively bankrupt" in order to reduce pension payouts, underscoring the threat that unrealistic and inconsistent political directives pose to nation's flagship carrier.

Daniel Lintz, President & Chief Executive Officer

Daniel LintzPresident & Chief Executive OfficerSafe Harbour Japan K.K. What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

JAL Rehabilitation Requires a Political Decision

October 28, 2009

MARKET SCRAMBLE: JAL Shareholders Get No Respect -- Again | www.nni.nikkei.co.jp

Transport Minister Hon. Seiji Maehara wasted no time stepping between troubled carrier Japan Airlines Corporation and its three main creditor megabanks, but the latest rehabilitation plan may require a major overhaul to address three main issues: personnel, pensions and profitability. A political decision must be made regarding which stakeholder group should enjoy the benefits of a massive injection of public funds.

Daniel Lintz, President & Chief Executive Officer

Daniel LintzPresident & Chief Executive OfficerSafe Harbour Japan K.K. What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

DPJ Looks to Postal Savings, Insurance to Fill Gaps in Budget

October 21, 2009

New Japan Post Chief Faces Tightrope Act | www.nni.nikkei.co.jp

The appointment of Jiro Saito as Japan Post Holdings President indicates plans to draw on the Postal Savings and Insurance schemes to bridge ever widening budget gaps with Fiscal Investment and Loan Program (FILP) funds and massive JGB purchases, turning back the clock on fiscal and financial market reforms a decade or more.

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