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Study Group: Financial Guaranty Experts(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 74

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on commercial banking, retail banking, asset management, mortgages, consumer finance, exchanges, capital markets, transaction processing, credit cards, insurance, and business services.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

James Butler, C.F.A, Ph.D.
President
Rigley Financial Corporation

James Butler is the Managing Director of Rigley Financial, LLC, and the Senior Partner for Rigley Capital, LLC, an Illinois-based origination and consulting firm specializing in providing advisory services to Municipal, Governmental-Issues, Consumer, Energy, Commercial, and Mortgage industry-related...

Amanda Atkins, Chief Executive Officer, Afinia Capital GroupAmanda Atkins
Chief Executive Officer
Afinia Capital Group

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...

Joseph Delaney, CPCU
President and CEO
Hilb Rogal and Hobbs of Washington

Joseph Delaney is a President at Hilb Rogal and Hobbs of Metropolitan Washington, a brokerage which places general and specialty insurance (including property/casualty, aviation, and employee benefits) with major underwriters on behalf of its targeted clients (middle-market businesses), as well as individuals...

Raj Mehra, President & Founder, Chelsea Advisory ServicesRaj Mehra
President & Founder
Chelsea Advisory Services

Raj Mehra is the President of Chelsea Advisory Services, a financial risk and forensic accounting advisory firm in Washington DC. He has over 21 years of experience in areas such as banking, subprime mortgages, credit card, auto and student lending. Mr. Mehra is an expert in securitization and structured...

Maureen Bolton
Principal
Global Capital Access

Maureen Bolton is the Principal in Global Capital Access, an investment consultation firm specializing in developing securitization programs for domestic and international clients. She specializes in advising clients on creating funding programs for a wide variety of consumer assets, structuring efficient...

David Boyle
Board Member
Ram Holdings Ltd

David L. Boyle is a Director on the board of RAM Re, a Bermuda-based reinsurer serving the financial guaranty industry. In addition, Mr. Boyle serves as a Trustee of Wittenberg University (Springfield, OH). Until July 2005, Mr. Boyle was Vice Chairman of Ambac Financial Group. Mr. Boyle joined Ambac...

Jerome Fons, Principal, Fons Risk SolutionsJerome Fons
Principal
Fons Risk Solutions

Jerome Fons is the Principal of Fons Risk Solutions. He provides advisory in the areas of measuring and pricing credit risk, developing statistical credit risk models, and Basel II implementation. Mr. Fons also advises asset managers on investment strategies with respect to rating agencies. Prior to...

Susan Abbott
Managing Director
New Harbor Incorporated

Susan Abbott is a Managing Director at New Harbor, a Connecticut-based investment banking consulting firm. Ms. Abbott currently participates regularly in expert witness cases related to the ratings agency industry. In addition, she also chairs and moderates vaious panels focused on this industry. ...

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SWF are no fools | 08-18-2008
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF) have a lot of money. So they can buy advice. What they do with it is another matter. Investing in Blackstone was investing in a reputable firm at a bad time. So short term the investment looks bad. Long term is the the time horizon of SWF and in the longer term it may...

Bond Insurer Rescue ??....OPEN ISSUES...just around the corner... | 08-06-2008
Analysis of: Merrill, XL to bail out struggling bond insurer | www.reuters.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Merrill Lynch and XL, Citigroup and Ambac "Commutations" illustrate problem of blindly applying P&C Insurance concept to CREDIT risk and the CAPITAL MARKETS.   Grappling with one issue at a time, in  separate policies, silos and islands DOES NOT solve the problem, when they are ALL...

Will Government's Promotion of Covered Bonds as Mortgage Funding Mechanisms Bring Back Investors to US Mortgage Market? | 07-30-2008
Author: Maureen Bolton, Principal, Global Capital Access

This article is important because it announces and describes: a) the US Treasury's support of covered bonds, an on-balance sheet method of funding mortgage originations, as an alternative to off-balance sheet mortgage securitizations or mbs b) Four major US banks announcements of their intentions to...

There Will Be Blood(letting) | 06-06-2008
Author: James Butler, C.F.A, Ph.D., President, Rigley Financial Corporation

Citigroup has continued to show losses in global operations, some relating to subprime issues. However, while many of the financial institutions are showing losses, Citi's losses are different, which is a good thing for the investor.

Indian FDI into Europe will fall in size | 05-23-2008
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Indian industry is coming of age but Indian FDI in Europe will not keep up the indicated pas 

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