Nancy Killefer!

Nancy Killefer! Posted on January 7th, 2009 in Obama Cabinet, Barack Obama by lalate PHOTOS! ... Service, prepared Treasury’s systems for Y2K, and reshaped management processes, including installing an asset management program across the Treasury Department. After returning to McKinsey in 2000 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 16:15:09

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Nancy Killefer Biography

Nancy Killefer is a senior director in the Washington, D.C. office of McKinsey & Company, Inc ... Treasury's systems for Y2K, and reshaped management processes, including installing an asset ... on a full range of management issues including strategy, organization, marketing and systems [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 00:56:00

Wiping out my savings is one thing. Wiping out Bubbie and Zadie's is something else entirely

the now-famous video of me and Madoff and his employee Josh Stampfli misses ... hedge funds out of their hip pockets, do you? Very few people knew how big Madoff's money management ... of their largest funds' assets under management. Then ask yourself, why would the world's largest [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 12:04:47

Southeastern Asset Management: 10 Reasons to Be Bullish on Stocks

In their quarterly update to shareholders, the folks at Southeastern Asset Management offer ten reasons to be bullish on stocks: " ... something that has occurred only two other times, in 1938 and 1939, since tracking began in 1926 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 07:22:03

Open Text continues acquisition trail, gobbling up MAM vendor

On the heels of my colleague Alan's report of Open Text's purchase of Spicer, ... of media asset management vendor eMotion. eMotion's prior caretaker was Corbis, famous ... . As we learned in our research for The Digital & Media Asset Management Report 2008, there's few [more...]

Date: 2008-07-11 14:38:00

Asian Stocks Decline, Wiping Out 2009 Gains; Lenovo, BHP Slump

BLOOMBERG Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks declined, wiping out the benchmark index’s 2009 gains, ... Kong-based vice president of investment services at JPMorgan Asset Management Ltd., which manages ... Group Ltd. plunged 22 percent after China’s biggest personal-computer maker forecast its first loss [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 03:20:08

Compute Your Net Worth Once a Year

The following is a guest post from Marotta Asset Management ... . Compute your net worth by creating four lists.  Liquid assets: An asset is something you own that has significant value. A liquid asset can be sold in a matter of days. Include personal bank accounts [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 17:34:21

Bartronics India

The IT hardware and software segment sports many stocks that are at ‘attractive’ valuations ... in the areas of logistics and inventory management, time and attendance management and asset tracking [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 02:58:00

When investments become trades

This resonated with me, and I thought it was worth reprinting in it’s entirety, ... investment officer at Al Frank Asset Management, who owns shares of Dryships. “Our objective is to double ... Steven Wolf, managing director of investments at Source Capital Group. But bear markets, particularly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 13:33:46

AIG to pare itself down

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The beleaguered insurance giant AIG announced plans Friday to hold on to its property and casualty insurance businesses, ... its aircraft leasing unit, asset management division, retirement services and U.S. life insurance ... and nimble after the asset sales. –From CNNMoney.com’s Tami Luhby and Aaron Smith [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 19:41:53

Bay Street Buzz

This information courtesy of Bill Vlaad, of Vlaad & Co.: “Union Securities has picked up several new bodies ... Quenneville has moved to Institutional Sales. Stephen Brode returns to Toronto to join Ark Fund Management as Vice President, Sales & Marketing. He was most recently at TD Asset Management as Regional [more...]

Date: 2008-08-23 23:50:40

THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 13 January 2009

FINTAG COMMENT Naughty children. Bad parenting is caused by not following up threats with actions, or praise with chocolate ... SVM Asset Management, the Edinburgh based independent fund management group, says its SVM Highlander [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 15:10:19

SAP Job Hunting - Knowing The Interview Questions For Preparation

Say you are waiting out for a SAP business, it is fundamental that you recognise certain essential matters on it before yougo for the interview ... , special ledgers, book close, and accounts payable. AM Asset Management: It is practiced in subjects related to tracking, evaluating, and depreciating ones assets, which takes on sales and purchase also [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 21:52:02

Celebrating Sechin

In about an hour, we are expecting a foregone conclusion during an award ceremony to crown deputy prime minister Igor Sechin as ... and foreign asset management companies working in Russia has been around since 2000, and includes ... if the Association hasn't developed a new, uniquely Russian ("sovereign") definition of its stated [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 16:03:47

Take it to Tasks: Optimising Your Outlook, Part 2

Tasks in Outlook are a strange fish; so many people see them and think they’ll be a great asset in managing their day-to- day workload, ... management tool. There are 3 things all tasks (whether created from an email or not) should have in them [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 02:08:37

General Motors (GM): Still A High-Risk Profit Play

GM is essentially already bankrupt, says Horacio Marquez. And it has been for years. This clearly makes the company one to avoid for investors ... . It was October 2000, and I’d just joined a multi-billion-dollar asset management organization as its head ... , particularly after recently reading that JP Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) credit analysts [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 14:35:29

The Truth About Living Trusts

There are several ways to handle your estate. Intestacy — dying without a will — is an option for some people with relatively simple finances ... of a will and a financial power of attorney — can offer additional asset-management muscle both while you’re ... . For others, a will can be a useful tool to take care of giving away your goodies — [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 02:57:18

Vibrancy in the ECM market

The ECM world is dominated by EMC, Open Text, IBM, Microsoft and Oracle -- all big vendors with equally big publicity machines to keep their brands ... planned application for mid 2009 in Digital Asset Management. Why is this interesting news? Well Nuxeo ... -driven framework/platform approach to software. Added to this sign of corporate maturity (packaged [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 15:06:00

The Ethics of Revenue-Sharing: An Oxymoron? By Richard J. Gladney and Sydney LeBlanc

Whose Best Interest is Served? For all of us in this business, the challenge to capture more assets and gather new clients is paramount, particularly for those who are just entering the asset management arenas. By aligning yourself ... . But if you accept a referral from a CPA, for example, who needs total wealth management which may include [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:36:54

Links 12/15/08

Why Climbers Die On Mount Everest Science Daily For feds to bail out Cerberus is the 'epitome of ignorance' TCPalm (hat tip reader Steve) ... has been plagued by penny wise, pound foolish cost-cutting. Asset Management Holiday Sale: 60% Off ... ? Apparently not. Sovereign loss funds … Brad Setser OPEC Races to Get Ahead of Declining Oil Demand Wall [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 09:53:27

DAM vendor ClearStory to be acquired?

At recent Henry Stewart DAM conferences a couple of ClearStory Systems customers mentioned to me that they have been contacted by a potential ... . As Digital and Media Asset Management Report readers know, ClearStory provides a well-regarded, SaaS-based (hosted) DAM service, but the company itself has suffered various management problems over [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 20:00:00

RFID News Roundup

RFID News Roundup GuardRFID and AppLocation intro RTLS for supply chains; Confidex unveils new EPC Gen 2 label; ... ; ODIN tests passive RFID tags for asset tracking. Navy, Marines Track Assets on Oahu Military ... are evaluating RFID to improve asset management, but they should also consider improving the way [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 01:13:41

pTools plans European expansion on back of digital asset deal

Irish content management software house pTools is projecting European growth plans after striking a vital partnership with digital asset management (DAM) technology leader Equilibrium. [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 13:23:00

FT 4th January 2009 -Building wealth with tens of thousands of small accounts

The article below provides another practical example of microfinance, ending with the following paragraph: ... was as a gofer at Raffeisen Capital Management in Vienna. Although he was not a trainee portfolio manager, he asked the right questions. Twenty-three years later Seiler Asset Management looks after [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 03:53:40

Church of England puts faith in Al Gore’s investment arm: CEN 12.30.08

The Church of England’s Church Commissioners have gone green, ... in 2004 by Mr Gore and David Blood, former head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and had almost ... firm, Generation Investment Management. On Nov 18 the First Church Estates Commissioner, Andreas [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 13:25:18

Stubborn Market Rates Improve Slowly

Is the Fed getting anywhere? As the slide-rule committee prepares to reduce the interest-rate target, most likely to 1%, it, ... a great deal of stress in the system,” says Jane Caron — chief economic strategist, Dwight Asset Management. “I think we’re still well above levels that would provide comfort.” She notes the difference [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 14:45:45

Free DAM - Part 2 (Digital Asset Management on the cheap)

OK - so about a month ago I posted a concept about how to use Wordpress as a DAM (Digital Asset Management system).  I felt pretty good about things - but have been thinking [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 01:34:08

Spime Watch: Vibration Energy Harvesting

http://www.perpetuum.co.uk/home.php?page_id=1 (((Put it next to a rattling piece of badly tuned machinery and it turns the clatter into current ... for many industrial applications; such as Asset Tracking & Management, Process Monitoring, Plant ... to power sensors, micro processors and RF systems, enabling critical performance data [more...]

Date: 2008-07-20 10:39:48

DAM firms disappearing

I found this article in eWeek really interesting: Midmarket Digital Asset Management Firms Disappearing Companies are drowning in content they generate, usually with no way to organize it. Furthermore, as the article states, there is less and less support for SMBs, who can’t spend a fortune on software. Normally new firms would enter [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 15:28:49

Japan’s temporary workers in the cold

TOKYO, Japan – The 61-year-old construction worker had walked by these sorts of people before: Bums he always quietly called them ... ,” says John Vail of Nikko Asset Management. “You hear numbers like a 9 or 10 percent unemployment ... to rise quite significantly. People will be losing their jobs; companies will restructure.” Restructuring [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:39:43

Citibank to sell is brokerage business

Jump to CommentsCitigroup Inc.’s brokerage business is reportedly for sale as the giant bank tries to recover from a near-collapse that’s left it on government life support. Citi is in talks to sell its Smith Barney brokerage unit and its asset-management business, according to The Wall Street Journal. One option being seriously considered [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 15:24:19

5 Steps to Simple Social Network Job Searching

Photo credit: Leo Reynolds This is a two-part guest post series by Nathan McGee ... help from my friends.” When you are on the job hunt, your “friends” can be a vital asset ... Management position at a fantastic company.  Let me know if you have any leads!” Don’t forget the classic [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:25:20

Investdayeasily - Www.investdayeasily.com

i'm not this program admin.... We are a team of skilled professionals with years of experience in the traditional and online business world ... of philosophies to create winning asset management results. We combine parts of proven investment theories from value, growth, income and hedged investing to generate superior returns. Profits [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 06:34:11

How To Land The Perfect SAP Job - Preparing For The Interview

by William Cook Say you are waiting out for a SAP business, ... , special ledgers, book close, and accounts payable. AM Asset Management: It is practiced in subjects related to tracking, evaluating, and depreciating ones assets, which takes on sales and purchase also [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 10:05:18

Boston CFUG meeting: Razuna open source digital asset management system

Our next meeting is only a week away, so I'm sorry that I'm not giving you more notice ... Aventaggiato, who will be presenting his company's CFML-based digital asset management system, Razuna [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:25:38

Case Study: BlueCrest Capital Management

BobGiffords Motivation for Real-Time Market Data Management BlueCrest Capital Management is a leading European hedge fund, based in London, with over $15 billion in assets-under-management and an award-winning reputation for combining ‘ ... from traditional fixed income, equities, FX and related derivatives, to exotic commodity, energy [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 20:04:08

More Lessons From The 2008 Financial Markets

Larry Swedroe, principal of an asset management company and investment book author, ... that covered a variety of topics from active management to Madoff to your “Plan B”. Here ... . ... If their money managers could protect you, why did firms like Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns go belly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 07:46:53

Put the (Nuclear) Winter Coat Away

The first day back into my office brought that always cheerful Venturewire update right into ye ol Inbox. Doom. Gloom. Death. Destruction. Vermin ... water produced gets lost on the way to the tap. A December 2007 Sustainable Asset Management study ... companies. Kneebone (Toronto) – Kneebone Inc. offers proprietary software and related services [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 21:38:31

How To Land The Perfect SAP Job - Preparing For The Interview

by William Cook Say you are waiting out for a SAP business, ... , special ledgers, book close, and accounts payable. AM Asset Management: It is practiced in subjects related to tracking, evaluating, and depreciating ones assets, which takes on sales and purchase [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 17:34:07

How To Land The Perfect SAP Job - Preparing For The Interview

by William Cook Say you are waiting out for a SAP business, ... , special ledgers, book close, and accounts payable. AM Asset Management: It is applied in subjects related to tracking, evaluating, and depreciating ones assets, which takes on sales and purchase too [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 14:59:01

Why the US Bail-out Plan Will Hardly Solve the Financial Crisis

The Mark-to-market rule (Wikipedia): “Mark-to-market" ... Jane Caron, chief economic strategist at Dwight Asset Management. Wall Street Journal Oct. 1, 2008 ... decline in asset values. For example, the prices [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 22:18:59

Personal Finance Site Mint Opens to The Public With New Features

It seems that pretty much everyone who deals with personal finance has decided that this is the day for announcements. They’re right ... featured 401(k) management center, portfolio asset allocation info, and comparison of your investments ... ; from tracking your daily expenses to evaluating your stock portfolio. Of course, it still cannot match [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 10:30:23

Gold: the glitter vs. the tarnish

I don’t know whether Wistar Holt and Larry Swedroe have ever met, but the two financial advisers are conducting a vigorous debate in my inbox ... gold prices. In the opposite corner is Swedroe, research director at Buckingham Asset Management ... . First comes a letter that Holt, a partner at Holt & Shapard Capital Management in St. Louis [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 17:29:48

Four at Four: All Is Forgiven

MarketBeat is more interested in the opinion of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s camels and horses. (Source: CNBC) ... says Mitch Stapley, chief fixed income officer at Fifth Third Asset Management. The banking stocks ... tracking 15 major financial institutions, saw its average cost for insurance against default decline [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 12:41:00

Ideas Need People to Spread

Hey, Happy New Year.  All the best for 2009. If you are reading this, ... Asset Management magazine is set to release an article by me “Introducing Social Capital Value Add” ... you have been a great source of support as I have tried to bring attention & resources [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 16:58:38

McCain's Fak-o-nomics - Fake Solutions for Real Problems

After the startling bailout of AIG last night, and the current day market's 200-300 point drop in response, Senator McCain (finally) ... s asset management group — it includes a private banking subsidiary for the wealthy, a broker dealer ... management, and a casino culture on Wall Street that has crippled one of the most important companies [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 18:34:55

MOVES-JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank, AIMA

MOVES-JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank, AIMA September 26th, 2008 Sept 26 (Reuters) ... with Fortis ClearingJapan, will be based in Hong Kong. ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION ... and Africa; Sean Simon,of Ivy Asset Management Corp, will be responsible for theAmericas; and Peter [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 11:31:26

$94 Million Refinancing Arranged by HFF for Luxury Manhattan Multifamily High-Rise

The New York and Hartford offices of HFF (Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P.) ... conditions is a testament to the sponsorship of the Cornerstone team and their best-in-class asset,” ... of MassMutual with more than $10 billion in real estate assets under management including hotels [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 13:04:18

Silly Canadian....Gold Isn't For Stupid Americans..............

Eric Sprott: Gold: The Go-To Asset in any Environment-- Posted Friday, 9 January 2009 Source: GoldSeek ... in the country. Managing $4.8 billion worth of hedge and mutual funds for Sprott Asset Management ... .comA 40-year, spectacularly successful veteran of the investment industry, Eric Sprott [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 02:32:00

Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. (NGLPF.OB) Fixed Price Contracts Awarded and Moving Forward

In today’s rocky economic setting, it is always a refreshing event to see a project with broad economic reach progressing forward nicely ... definitely not the case. Financing (TCW Asset Management ... generating plant (with additional units in process.) As other alternative energy sources receive [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 16:13:37

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