James Gellert is Chairman and CEO of Rapid Ratings International, a financial services company that uses a proprietary quantitative system to rate the financial health of corporations and financial institutions. The company’s user-based compensation model offers an...
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U.S. House Committee on Financial Services MF Global Investigation Testimony – Part 3
Video of Part 3 of "The Collapse of MF Global" hearing of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations, plus links to written testimony. Featuring: Panel I Laurie Ferber, General Counsel, MF Global Holdings Ltd. (View Written Testimony -...
William Birdthistle of IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law Discusses Dodd-Frank, Say-On-Pay & Corporate Governance
William Birdthistle is an associate professor of law at the IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he specializes in investment funds, corporate governance and executive compensation. Birdthistle sat down with JLN editor/producer Nicole V. Rohr and discussed the U.S....
U.S. House Committee on Financial Services MF Global Investigation Testimony – Part 2
Video of Part 2 of "The Collapse of MF Global" hearing of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations, plus links to written testimony. Featuring: Panel I Michael Roseman, former Global Chief Risk Officer, MF Global Holdings Ltd. (View...
U.S. House Committee on Financial Services MF Global Investigation Testimony – Part 1 – Panel 2
Video of Panel 2 of the initial "The Collapse of MF Global" hearing of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations, plus links to written testimony. Featuring: Dan M. Berkovitz, General Counsel, Commodity Futures Trading...
U.S. House Committee on Financial Services MF Global Investigation Testimony – Part 1 – Panel 1
Video of Panel 1 of the initial "The Collapse of MF Global" hearing of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations, plus links to written testimony. Featuring: Jon Corzine, Former Chairman & CEO, MF Global Holdings Ltd. (View...
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture’s MF Global Investigation Testimony – Panel 3
Video of Panel 3 of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture's hearing, plus links to written testimony. Featuring: Terrence Duffy, Executive Chairman, CME Group (View written testimony - PDF) James W. Giddens, Trustee, Securities Investment Protection Act...
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture’s MF Global Investigation Testimony – Panel 2 (Part II)
Video of Panel 2 of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture's hearing, plus links to written testimony. Featuring: Jon Corzine, Former Chairman & CEO, MF Global Holdings Ltd. (View written testimony - PDF) Henri Steenkamp, CFO, MF Global Holdings Ltd. (View...
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture’s MF Global Investigation Testimony – Panel 2 (Part I)
Video of Panel 2 of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture's hearing, plus links to written testimony. Featuring: Jon Corzine, Former Chairman & CEO, MF Global Holdings Ltd. (View written testimony - PDF) Henri Steenkamp, CFO, MF Global Holdings Ltd. (View...
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture’s MF Global Investigation Testimony – Panel 1
Video of Panel 1 of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture's hearing, plus links to written testimony. Featuring customers affected by the financial firm MF Global's bankruptcy: Roger Hupfer, Grain Elevator Operator, Freeland Bean & Grain, Inc. (View written...
Emil van Essen – Emil van Essen Managed Futures
Emil van Essen has 25 years experience trading and modeling in the futures markets and has been a CTA since 1997. His firm, now with $240 million in assets under management, has been successful with its spread trading program launched in December 2006. JLN Managed...
Jim Falvey – Derivatives Attorney
Jim Falvey has been an attorney in the exchange and FCM space for over 15 years. He has served as general counsel of Eurex US and IntercontinentalExchange, as assistant general counsel for CME Group and, most recently, as general counsel and corporate secretary of...
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