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August 18, 2008
Factor In Reality
Analysis of: Bank Debt Risk Rises as Writedowns, Losses Exceed $500 Billion | www.bloomberg.com
Author: John Salomone, Managing Director, Structured Finance International, LLC
Write downs are not actual losses and a mark-to-market loss is not a cash loss. Widening spreads in the credit default market, although real, must be recognized for what they are; namely, market monetization of perceived risks compared to recent backwards looking asset and cash flow valuations. Recovery...
April 14, 2008
Deeper Analysis Required - Stability Likely
Analysis of: Hotels Most Vulnerable to Recession Scenario | nreionline.com
Author: John Salomone, Managing Director, Structured Finance International, LLC
On the surface, statements seem valid and perhaps are for individual properties and new construction plans. The structured financings inside management contracts and leases provide relatively stable cash flow for the real property owners and lenders that are the underlying financiers of the hotel industry....
March 17, 2008
Consolidation among Dealers is a Negative for OTC Derivatives Brokerage
Analysis of: JP Morgan Pays $2 a Share for Bear Stearns | www.nytimes.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Inter-dealer broker revenue is vulnerable to the quantity of dealers that are available.  Lower valuation of book value of investment banks as a result of the Bear Stearns acquisition by JP Morgan may increase consolidation among primary dealers of OTC derivatives. This will result in lower...
March 17, 2008
Still Room for (ATM) Cash Flow Buyers
Analysis of: ATMs and a changing biz model | www.greensheet.com
Author: John Salomone, Managing Director, Structured Finance International, LLC
Right if you seek only Equity Returns from an ATM Portfolio, but timing is ripe for Fixed Income investors. All the warnings and diligence advice is right on the button, but if you are looking to replace minimal returns on a portion of your fixed income portfolio, a properly structured ATM buy can produce...
January 14, 2008
Countrywide Financial not out of the woods yet.
Analysis of: Countrywide rescue: $4 billion | money.cnn.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
1) Regulatory issues 2) Share holder approval
January 4, 2008
Recent lawsuits over inappropriate investments will result in lower risk tolerance for asset managers.
Analysis of: State Street Corp. Is Sued Over Pension Fund Losses | www.nytimes.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
1) Lawsuits over "breach of fiduciary duty" will open the door to the legal system making a determination as to the appropriate riskiness of assets. 2) Money managers will give pause when looking at investing in complex financial structures (ex. CDO's) for fear they could be sued. 3)...
Orlan JohnsonNovember 12, 2007
Potential Fines and Penalties for Energy Transfer Partners
Analysis of: Is Enron Saga Entering The Final Chapter | news.glgroup.com
Author: Orlan Johnson, Partner, Saul Ewing LLP
A clear understanding of this area of the law has become critical  because the risks from noncompliance can subject an entire entity, including upper management, to significant fines ($1 million per day/ per violation), criminal penalties and disgorgement of undue profits.  Many energy...
November 2, 2007
Economic slowdown can be good for rural Microfinance
Analysis of: Micro finance ignored | www.marketwatch.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
As economies get into systematic slowdown and central banks shift from neutral/contractionary mode to expansionary monetary policies, a major section of microfinance may emerge a winner as the rural small and tiny businesses have proven to be insulated from economic slowdowns.
November 1, 2007
Strategic and Operational solutions to Rupee Risk management
Analysis of: Rising Re claims first BPO victim in Spectrum | www.business-standard.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
With Rupee holding at sub-40 levels, Rupee Risk remains at forefront for IT & BPO industries. While they have failed to exhibit adequate proactiveness in financial methods of tackling Rupee risk, their strategic and Operational solutions seem to be paying off.
October 22, 2007
Risks are like electrons, they can smeared all over the universe but they do not ever go away
Analysis of: One World, Taking Risks Together | www.nytimes.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
The comparison to 1907 is a reasonable one ( read the Panic of 1907, Bruner/Carr) but here we have government stepping in--led by Goldman Sachs alumni to bail out the financial elite that rule the Canyons of Wall Street and every money center in the world. It is as transparent as Morgan's locking the...

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