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Study Group: Financial Guaranty Experts

Council Members in this Study Group: 89

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Amanda Atkins, Chief Executive Officer, Afinia Capital GroupAmanda Atkins

Chief Executive Officer
Afinia Capital Group
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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...

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Joseph Delaney, CPCU

Managing Partner
Hilb Rogal and Hobbs of Metropolitan Washington, Inc.
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Joseph Delaney is a Managing Partner at Willis HRH of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., 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 wellas...

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Jerome Fons, Principal, Fons Risk SolutionsJerome Fons

Principal
Fons Risk Solutions
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Jerome Fons, Ph.D., is the Principal of Fons Risk Solutions, a firm providing advisory services 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...

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Martin Kamarck

Principal
MAKO Consulting LLC
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Martin Kamarck is Principal of MAKO Consulting, providing strategic advice to clients. He is a director of Quadrant Structured Credit Products, a AAA-rated credit derivatives operating company owned by Magnetar Capital & Lehman Brothers. He recently completed longer-term retainer assignments for aEuropean...

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David Boyle

Board Member
RAM HOLDINGS LTD
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David L. Boyle is a Director of RAM Holdings. a Bermuda-based re-insurer 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 in March...

Maureen Bolton

Principal
Global Capital Access
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Maureen Bolton is the Principal of Global Capital Access, a structured finance advisory firm specializing in developing securitization programs for domestic and international clients and advising hedge funds and private equity firms on making strategic investments and acquisitions. Ms. Bolton advises...

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Robert Omahne

FormerPresident
ACE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC
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Robert Omahne, was until late 2004, the President of ACE Financial Solutions. He was responsible for the development of financial risk insurance products, as well as leading the ACE INA movement to address the convergence of finance and insurance. Mr. Omahne has over 26 years of experience in the insurance...

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Susan Abbott

Principal
Abbott Consulting
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Susan Abbott is an independent consultant based in Connecticut offering expert analysis and testimony for regulated electric, gas and water companies, rating agency advisory services generally, and independent research on credit and debt market issues. In addition, she also chairs and moderates various...

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The Real Story Behind Wall Street’s Collapse

September 26, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Wall Street Journal Article - From Bear to Bull | online.wsj.com

The ill conceived and poorly executed regulations imposed upon the financial services industry over the past eight decades are the direct and proximate cause of the current turmoil taking place on Wall Street. Although certain narrowly tailored regulations are beneficial to the economy at large, the...

Task Force must dump a conflict ridden rating agency compensation system

August 28, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Bipartisan Policy Center Announces New Credit Rating Agency Task Force | news.corporate.findlaw.com

The task force should elicit not only comments from industry sources -- who after all have deep vested interests -- but independent experts with no axe to grind who argue that the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) precedent can be adapted to devise a new conflict free system of payment for...

There is less than meets the eye in this hoopla about SWFs!

August 18, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

New sovereign funds to emerge as crisis eases | uk.reuters.com

Doubling of money managed by SWF in ten years is just 7 per cent more pa on average and that is both from return on investment and additional funds. So how rapid is it really and how good a return is it? In both cases, not very. Are SWFs really going to invest in risky assets on those assumptionsof...

Calming Markets May Motivate Sovereign Funds to Seek Aggressive Returns.

August 13, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

New sovereign funds to emerge as crisis eases | uk.reuters.com

The impact of pooled investment money, including hedge funds, is attributing to an increase in capital within the financial markets.

Policyholders Deserve More Than Government Commentary

August 12, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Equitable Life policyholders head to court | business.timesonline.co.uk

Policyholders have been unquestionably placed in a position of attempting to procure compensation, while being faced with governmental intervention in an effort to control payments.

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

  • Consulting Firm
  • Independent Consulting Firm
  • Insurance Company
  • Actuarial Consulting
  • Insurance Consulting Firm
  • Institutional Asset Management
  • Boutique Investment Bank
  • Boutique Private Client Services
  • Global/National Brokerage
  • Private Client Services
  • Regional Banks

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

  • Principal
  • President
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Consultant
  • Owner
  • Director
  • Managing Director
  • Partner
  • Board Member

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