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Downgrade Q&A: Is AA+ So Bad?
August 7, 2011 Melanie Latchman Community Investment Intern, Federal Home Loan Bank of New York

By Mark Gongloff

Q: What’s the difference between AAA and AA+? That doesn’t sound so bad.

A: It’s not so bad — and there’s not much difference. Technically, AA+ is considered “high grade” credit, while AAA is “prime.” The likelihood of getting paid back by a AA+ credit is c ...

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Women Break Down Barriers in Mideast Finance
June 28, 2011 Karen Bennett Recruiter & HR Analyst, JPMorgan Chase
BY CHRIS V. NICHOLSON

Hoda Abou-Jamra still remembers the meeting when potential investors for her private equity fund thought she was the secretary.

“I would ask a question, and they would answer to the man next to me. I would answer their question, and they would look at him,” she said, ...
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Employees Become Front Line in Cybersecurity Fight
June 23, 2011 Ryan Taylor Project Manager - Technology, Morgan Stanley

If your company gets hacked, it may very well be your fault, and if your bank account gets broken into by digital thieves, you might be to blame too.

The question, though, is whether you'll ever actually be punished for your transgressions.

Digital security in 2011 is about users just as muc ...
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The Financial Sector Keeps Shrinking
June 9, 2011 Corinne Russo Recruiter, Robert Half
By Michael J. Moore

Financial firms are becoming a smaller part of the U.S. economy as they deal with a past that won't go away and a future of lower revenue and fewer jobs. Persistent low interest rates and stagnant loan growth are shrinking interest income just as new regulations are putting a ...
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The 39 Most Influential People In The Financial Markets
June 6, 2011 Barry Miller Manager Alumni Career Programs and Services, Pace University

Here's our list of the 39 most influential people in the finacial markets.

 

1. Ben Bernanke - Chairman of the US Federal Reserve

2. Tim Geithner - US Treasury Secretary

3. Jean-Claude Trichet - President of the European Central Bank

4. Zhou Xiaochuan - Governor of the People's Bank of China

5. Chris ...

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Advocates and Bankers Join to Fight Loan Rules
June 2, 2011 Michael Lee Senior Recruiter, Financial IT, Andiamo Partners, Inc.
The weight of the mortgage crisis fell heavily on lower-income and minority communities, where first-time home buyers often fell victim to the predatory lending practices that resulted in an explosion of defaults and foreclosures.

That left consumer advocates and civil rights groups frequently at ...
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Hot Accounting Careers Set to Sizzle
May 26, 2011 Karen Bennett Recruiter & HR Analyst, JPMorgan Chase
By Selena Chavis

Jobs in accounting and finance may not be recession proof, but they canopy a range of careers that come pretty close to the mark. That’s what recruiters and experts in the field are saying, and the outlook only gets better going forward.

“Even through the recession, accoun ...
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Community Banks Lobby to Limit New Regulations
May 24, 2011 Marisol Reyes VP - Compliance, Credit Suisse
BY BEN PROTESS

Network television ads appearing in the Washington area feature an anxious woman who cautions that “community banks and credit unions will be squeezed” by “bad” regulation.

Subway cars serving suburban Virginia carry similar warnings, while Capitol Hill newspapers have r ...
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The Financial Crisis Comes to TV
May 23, 2011 Robert Pelton Executive Recruiter, Financial Services Practice, Stanford Financial Executive Search
BY MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED

With LinkedIn’s shares more than doubling, the dramatic events surrounding the failure of Lehman Brothers and the financial crisis seem like a distant memory. But the tense autumn days of 2008 are set for their own re-enactment this week.

On Monday night, HBO will ...
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Fed Focusing on Inflation Expectations
May 23, 2011 Michael Lee Senior Recruiter, Financial IT, Andiamo Partners, Inc.
By Caroline Salas and Scott Lanman

The cue for the Federal Reserve to start withdrawing its record monetary stimulus may be a measure of its own credibility: inflation expectations.

Expectations for annual consumer-price gains have jumped by 43 percent to 2.10 percentage points since the cent ...
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Top 10 Cities For A Career In Finance
May 19, 2011 Karen Bennett Recruiter & HR Analyst, JPMorgan Chase
By Brian Perry

There are finance jobs to be found in nearly every city in the world, but some cities offer more possibilities than others. This article pinpoints the top 10 cities for finance jobs and examines their language requirements, typical weather, cost of living and other important featur ...
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At a Time of Needed Financial Overhaul, a Leadership Vacuum
May 18, 2011 Karen Bennett Recruiter & HR Analyst, JPMorgan Chase
BY JESSE EISINGER, PROPUBLICA

After the worst crisis since the Great Depression, President Obama has unleashed an unusual force to regulate the financial system: a bunch of empty seats.

With Sheila C. Bair soon to leave her post at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Obama administr ...
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Restarting the Engines of Growth
April 21, 2011 Michael Lee Senior Recruiter, Financial IT, Andiamo Partners, Inc.
The SEC is attempting to open up listing rules to accommodate private share trading for firms like Facebook, Twitter and Zenga and others. While the SEC is moving in the right direction, this should be only a starting point, not the end goal.

For those who don't know, the process of becoming a pu ...
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In Financial Crisis, No Prosecutions of Top Figures
April 14, 2011 Marisol Reyes VP - Compliance, Credit Suisse
By GRETCHEN MORGENSON and LOUISE STORY

It is a question asked repeatedly across America: why, in the aftermath of a financial mess that generated hundreds of billions in losses, have no high-profile participants in the disaster been prosecuted?

Answering such a question — the equivalent of d ...
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6 Mid-Career Money Myths Can Trip You Up
April 14, 2011 Robert Pelton Executive Recruiter, Financial Services Practice, Stanford Financial Executive Search
By David Pitt

Managing money doesn’t get easier with age.

Workers often hit their peak earning years only to be pulled in several directions. Beyond basic expenses, there may be college-age kids or aging parents who need financial help. It can be a lot to balance at a time when retirement sa ...
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Four Career Tips for Financial Executives
April 14, 2011 Corinne Russo Recruiter, Robert Half
Chief Financial Officers and other financial executives have usually already journeyed a long career path to get into their current position. However, once professionals have reached the realm of financial executive management, many find it hard to stay there, or worse, hard to even keep their job.
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