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Study Group: Credit Default Swap Experts

Council Members in this Study Group: 109

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Paul Equale, President, EQUALE AND ASSOCIATESPaul Equale

President
EQUALE AND ASSOCIATES
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Paul Equale leads Equale & Associates, where he consults on legislative, regulatory and headline risk associated with business, legal and financial services issues in Washington DC. His specialty areas include financial services legislative and regulatory reform, including the consumer financial protection...

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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...

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Raymond Natter, Partner, Barnett Sivon & Natter, P.C.Raymond Natter

Partner
Barnett Sivon & Natter, P.C.
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Raymond Natter is Partner at Barnett Sivon & Natter in Washington, DC, where he specializes in representing financial institutions before the U.S. Congress and federal regulatory agencies. Previously, Mr. Natter served as Deputy Chief Counsel of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),where...

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George Lee

Principal
Beyondbond
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George Lee is currently Principal at Beyondbond, a leading financial solutions provider for the fixed income markets. From July 2006 - February 2008, he was Managing Director of Capital Markets at Capmark Finance, where he managed pricing and distribution of proprietary lending products in all lending...

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Justin Hupet, CFA

Consultant
Justin Hupet
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Justin Hupet is a Canada based independent Consultant specializing in capital markets, investment, and financial and business services consultancy to institutional asset managers, hedge funds, private equity firms, and broker/dealers; as well as financial intermediation, divestitures, and corporate...

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Andrew Lowenthal

President
Porterfield, Lowenthal & Fettig LLC
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Andrew Lowenthal is President of Porterfield, Lowenthal & Fettig, a government relations firm based in Washington, D.C. Previously, Mr. Lowenthal was a Vice President at Van Scoyoc Associates, representing a variety of financial services entities. From 2001 to 2003, he was a Director of GovernmentRelations...

Lisa Curran

Principal
LJC Ventures
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Lisa Curran, CFA, is the Principal of LJC Ventures, an independent management consulting firm. Previously, Ms. Curran was the Director of Strategic Planning at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. At the CME, she managed a team responsible for developing overall strategy. Ms. Curran performed strategic...

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Mark Mariotti, Chief Executive Officer, Future Management Holdings IncMark Mariotti

Chief Executive Officer
Future Management Holdings Inc
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Mark Mariotti is the Chief Executive Officer of Future Management Holdings, where he leads the global corporate directives and project management consulting efforts of a diversified global management consulting and holding company. Since 1975, as an acknowledged authority of project management using...

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Singapore and the Swiss

November 6, 2009

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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...

Capitalize Social Change

October 7, 2009

Mark Mariotti, Chief Executive Officer, Future Management Holdings Inc

Climate Change: How to Invest for the Possibility | seekingalpha.com

The social awareness of climate change presents an opportunity to capitalize on firms providing net benefits to the global carbon footprint.

JPMorgan, the man who encouraged lending

September 26, 2009

Mark Mariotti, Chief Executive Officer, Future Management Holdings Inc

How to Stop a Credit Card Payment Increase | www.mainstreet.com

During the last major financial meltdown or depression, JPMorgan, the man who encouraged lending by laying down the gauntlet to his peers, single handedly stimulated the economy. He knew that the severe times dictated new and severe lending techniques. I believe there is going to be an even LARGERbacklash...

More Fantasy Business, Really!

September 18, 2009

Mark Mariotti, Chief Executive Officer, Future Management Holdings Inc

Fantasy Football Open Championship Awards First-Ever Million Dollar Grand Prize | www.reuters.com

Last year the first-ever million dollar prize for a Fantasy Football league was awarded, indicating that this fantasy business is becoming big business. Since 1998 our firm's FMPartnersOnLine holdings have engaged in providing sports content via Internet affiliates. Sign-ups for the 2009 fantasy football...

Thanks, but no thanks

September 17, 2009

Mark Mariotti, Chief Executive Officer, Future Management Holdings Inc

Lending in Europe continues to shrink | www.ft.com

Banks across Europe have insisted in recent months any decline in lending is due to a falloff in demand, not supply. Supply is not useful if the line or rate does not make any sense.

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