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Martin AlpertFebruary 1, 2008
WR Grace- Will they ever emerge from bankruptcy soon, smelling like a rose?
Analysis of: Grace Bets On Winning Asbestos Lawsuits | www.washingtonpost.com
Author: Martin Alpert, Claim Director, CAMBRIDGE INTEGRATED SERVICES GROUP INC
WR. Grace's tactics in their bankruptcy set the benchmark for all to follow. The allowance of extensive discovery in an asbestos bankruptcy has generally favored the defense.
January 30, 2008
SEC may tinker with regulation of rating agencies but solutions lie elsewhere
Analysis of: Credit Raters Face Heat; Moody's Is Sued by a Fund | online.wsj.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
What should the rating agencies do?   1 perhaps step back a little from ratings based largely on what they put forward as immutable quantitative stress tests that were not supposed to change with the credit cycle and turn a bit more to judgment and subjectivity because credit is not just a...
January 29, 2008
Limitations of VaR are significant
Analysis of: Death of VaR Evoked as Risk-Taking Vim Meets Taleb's Black Swan | www.bloomberg.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
VaR requires past price series which is not reliablie for illiquid securities VaR can be used for credit risk to do Credit VaR but this is frequeently not done VaR does indeed miss liquidity risks VaR entails many assumptions and so it is hard to compare VaR from one to another institution Internal...
Martin AlpertJanuary 25, 2008
FDA may give Pharmaceutical companies some discretion in labeling.
Analysis of: Big Pharma Hopes for a Stricter FDA on Labels | blogs.wsj.com
Author: Martin Alpert, Claim Director, CAMBRIDGE INTEGRATED SERVICES GROUP INC
How will the legal community react to the FDA giving Pharmaceutical companies some latitude in labeling? Even with Strict FDA Guidelines on discretionary changes in labeling will this open the floodgates for consumer & legal issues? Will even some latitude in Pharmaceutical labeling...
Martin AlpertJanuary 15, 2008
Alternatives to Traditional Health Insurance Marketing
Analysis of: The New Insurance Frontier | www.healthleadersmedia.com
Author: Martin Alpert, Claim Director, CAMBRIDGE INTEGRATED SERVICES GROUP INC
Advertising & marketing strategies are finally focusing more heavily on the unisured market. Greater legislative  commitment to Health Insurance affordability & availability.
Martin AlpertJanuary 11, 2008
Muni-Bonds-Taxing the Interest, Katie bar the door.
Analysis of: Class-action muni-bond case affirmed | www.investmentnews.com
Author: Martin Alpert, Claim Director, CAMBRIDGE INTEGRATED SERVICES GROUP INC
Could this type of taxing plan on Muni bonds by the States be considered some sort of restriction on free trade? If allowed, will many States follow suit and many businesses move from one State to another?   
January 2, 2008
Rating Sins and Redemption
Analysis of: Rating Subprime Investment Grade Made `Joke' of Credit Experts | www.bloomberg.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
1 Rating agencies should perhaps step back a little from ratings based largely on what they put forward as immutable quantitative stress tests that were not supposed to change with the credit cycle and turn a bit more to judgment and subjectivity because credit is not just a numbers game. ...
Martin AlpertDecember 28, 2007
Sub Prime; the Positive Affects!
Analysis of: Taxes Are Reassessed in Housing Slump as Prices Drop | www.nytimes.com
Author: Martin Alpert, Claim Director, CAMBRIDGE INTEGRATED SERVICES GROUP INC
Falling interest rates should result in a reduction in tax assessments. General downturns in the economy should result in lower prices. 
December 10, 2007
Not Enough....Not Even Close
Analysis of: Llenders Agree to Freeze Rates on Some Loans | www.nytimes.com
Author: James Butler, President, Rigley Financial Corporation
The rate-freeze approved and being implemented by the government is not nearly the answer to the problems facing the Mortgage Industry, or the Financial District as a whole. The problem is systemic, and the solution is only one of a bitter pill to swallow.
Martin AlpertNovember 2, 2007
Subprime issues will bring many more financial consultants within cross hairs!.
Analysis of: Merrill hit with shareholder lawsuit over subprime | www.washingtonpost.com
Author: Martin Alpert, Claim Director, CAMBRIDGE INTEGRATED SERVICES GROUP INC
The experts will always be a likely target when the wind shifts unfavorably on financial guidance. The precedent being set up under these Subprime issues may open up the flood gates to very vocal opinions marching up court house steps. 

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