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Thomas Barrack, Founder, Chairman, CEO, Colony Capital gives the keynote address to the Principal Investment Conference. Recorded: February 13, 2008
Blackstone Groups Goodman, Pension Benefit Guarantys Gotbaum, and Loomis Sayles Fuss to be Honored at Institutional Investors U.S. Investment Management Awards
New York, NY (PRWEB) April 16, 2012
Institutional Investor magazine announces its award winners in the 3rd annual U.S. Investment Management Awards.
All of this years winners will be honored and awarded at a dinner and ceremony on Monday, May 14, 2012, at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City. usinvestmentawards.com
Money Manager of the Year
Bennett Goodman, Senior Managing Director
of Blackstone Group and a Founder of GSO Capital Partners
Outstanding Contribution
Joshua Gotbaum, Director,
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.
Money Management Lifetime Achievement
Daniel Fuss, Vice-Chairman,
Loomis, Sayles & Co.
Institutional Investor Award Categories and Winners
Large Public Fund Manager of the Year
Lawrence Schloss,
Deputy Comptroller for Pensions and CIO,
Bureau of Asset Management, New York City Retirement Systems
Small Public Fund Manager of the Year
Lee Partridge,
CIO of Salient Partners and Portfolio Strategist of San Diego County Employees Retirement System
Large Endowment Manager of the Year
Donald Lindsey,
CIO,
George Washington University
Small Endowment Manager of the Year
Sean Gissal,
CIO,
Marquette University
Large Foundation Manager of the Year
Robert Manilla,
CIO,
Kresge Foundation
Small Foundation Manager of the Year
Conrad Freund,
COO,
LA84 Foundation
Large Corporate Pension Plan Manager of the Year
Douglas Brown,
CIO,
Exelon Corporation
Small Corporate Pension Plan Manager of the Year
Mike Chang,
Director of Treasury Operations,
American Honda Motor Co.
Investment Manager Award Categories and Winners
Equity Strategies Winners
Large-Cap Core Equity
GMO
Large-Cap Growth Equity
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Large-Cap Value Equity
Dodge & Cox
Mid-Cap Core Equity
Champlain Investment Partners
Mid-Cap Growth Equity
Baron Capital
Mid-Cap Value Equity
Artisan Partners
Small-Cap Core Equity
AllianceBernstein
Small-Cap Growth Equity
T. Rowe Price Associates
Small-Cap Value Equity
Neuberger Berman
Equity Indexer
Vanguard Group
Fixed-Income Strategies Winners
Cash Management & Short-Term Fixed Income
Payden & Rygel
U.S. Fixed-Income Core Plus
Prudential Fixed Income
U.S. Fixed-Income Core
PIMCO
U.S. Fixed-Income Corporate
Loomis, Sayles & Co.
U.S. Fixed-Income Government
Wells Capital Management
U.S. Fixed-Income High Yield
Loomis, Sayles & Co.
U.S. Fixed-Income Investment Grade
PIMCO
U.S. Fixed-Income Mortgage-Backed
BlackRock
U.S. Fixed-Income Municipal
Western Asset Management Co.
Fixed-Income Indexer
Vanguard Group
International Strategies Winners
Global Equity
Epoch Investment Partners
Non-U.S. Equity Growth (excluding emerging markets)
Artisan Partners
Non-U.S. Equity Value (excluding emerging markets)
Mondrian Investment Partners
Emerging Markets Equity
Lazard Asset Management
Global Fixed Income
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Non-U.S. Fixed Income (including emerging markets)
PIMCO
Alternatives and Other Strategies Winners
Commodities & Energy
State Street Global Advisors
Exchange-Traded Fund
BlackRock
Hedge Fund
Bridgewater Associates
Infrastructure
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Mutual Fund Company
Vanguard Group
Private Equity
Blackstone Group
Real Estate Investment Trust
Cohen & Steers
Venture Capital
Sequoia Capital
Please visit the awards website for additional information: usinvestmentawards.com
About Institutional Investor magazine
Now in its fifth decade, Institutional Investor has consistently distinguished itself among the worlds foremost financial publications with groundbreaking journalism and incisive writing that provides must read intelligence for a global audience. This award-winning magazine is essential reading for the worlds leading financiers, corporate executives and government officials, who rely on the breadth and depth of coverage that have made Institutional Investor such a premier publication. institutionalinvestor.com
About the U.S. Investment Management Awards
Institutional Investor magazines U.S. Investment Management Awards recognize U.S. institutional investors whose innovative strategies and fiduciary savvy resulted in impressive returns over the past year, as well as U.S. money managers in more than 30 asset classes and strategies who stood out in the eyes of the investor community for their exceptional performance, risk management and service. Investor award winners were chosen by the editorial staff of Institutional Investor magazine based on their market intelligence, performance data and additional information received from the industry following a public call for nominations. Manager winners were selected by the editors of the magazine based on the results of a survey of U.S. institutional investors. usinvestmentawards.com
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My portfolio is up-and-at-them at LongExposure.ca!
After months of more-of-the-same Under Construction messages, it was finally time to get the wheels unwrapped. Or get the wastepaper rolling. Or something along those lineages.
Let me know if you see anything you like!
-Trevor
www.longexposure.ca
New Book Released from FT Press Explains How Families Can Shrink the Cost of College
(PRWEB) May 11, 2012
The No. 1 way to shrink the cost of college is for parents and teenagers to become educated consumers. There is money available for families who know how to follow the money trail. Most students, for example, who attend private colleges get a tuition price break that averages 49%.
Why aren’t American families getting the information they need to make smart college choices? According to Lynn O’Shaughnessy, the author of the newly released second edition of The College Solution: A Guide for Everyone Looking for the Right School at the Right Price Families (FT Press, $ 24.99, 288 pgs., ISBN-13: 9780132944670, May 2012), here are the two biggest culprits:
1. The financial industry.
Financial professionals aren’t providing advice to families because the big money is in retirement planning and wealth management. Financial firms provide lots of advice about how to stretch a retirement nest egg, but they are silent about how to stretch your college account as far as possible when your child is a teenager.
2. High school counselors.
Sure these counselors are busy, but even if they had lots of free time they still couldn’t provide families with smart college advice. Why the ignorance? Many of the nation’s counselors have been required to obtain a master’s degree in counseling to qualify for their jobs, but shockingly the 400-plus graduate schools of education in this country almost never include any college planning in their curriculum. It’s a national scandal!
The Smart Way to Fight Back Against High College Costs
To combat the dearth of meaningful college information, the second edition of The College Solution provides an easy-to-read road map that explains how families can shrink their college costs.
The completely updated second edition provides answers to such critically important questions as these:
Payroll Service Providers and the Need for a SSAE 16 (SOC 1) Report in Today’s Competitive Market
Irvine, CA (PRWEB) April 17, 2012
SSAE 16 Professionals has unveiled a specialty service line focusing on SSAE 16 reports for Payroll service providers. The primary function of a payroll service provider is the preparation and outsourcing of payroll for other businesses. With payroll being such an important function, many businesses will not even consider contracting with a payroll service provider if they do not have a SSAE 16. If payroll is processed incorrectly, it can have a material impact on the user organizations financial statements. Additionally, the payroll process is considered to be in-scope in terms of SOX compliance. If the payroll service provider does not have a SSAE 16, they may have to endure several audits by accounting firms throughout the year.
Many payroll service providers are choosing SSAE 16 Professionals to perform their SSAE 16 audit because of our personalized approach, says Jim Jimenez, Managing Partner at SSAE 16 Professionals. We have a unique blend of expertise coupled with good old fashioned client service.
Industry Need
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) requires publicly traded companies to perform an annual financial statement audit, which includes key processes that may impact the companys financial statements. If these public companies outsource one of these key processes to a service organization, they will need to undergo an SSAE 16 audit. The SSAE 16 report can eliminate the need for a service organization to be subject to multiple audits from clients and their respective auditors. This will most likely eliminate service organizations receiving multiple visits from client auditors, which can place a huge strain and operational burden on a service organizations limited resources. Even if clients of service organizations are not public companies, current and prospective clients are more likely to trust service organizations with their data or performing an important business process on their behalf because they will have the ability to review the SSAE 16 report and verify the effectiveness of a service organizations internal controls. This allows clients to manage their risks and exposures while outsourcing key business services to service organizations.
SSAE 16 (SOC 1) Report Overview
SSAE 16 (SOC 1) Reports, which have effectively replaced SAS 70 reports, will be prepared in accordance with Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) No. 16, Reporting on Controls at a Service Organization. SOC 1 reports retain the original purpose of SAS 70 by providing a means of reporting on the system of internal control for purposes of complying with internal control over financial reporting. SSAE 16 Professionals completes both SSAE 16 Type I Reports and SSAE 16 Type II Reports.
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Advanced Finance And Budgeting
Advanced Finance And Budgeting
Event on 2012-06-14 08:30:00
Understand the "big picture" of accounting and finance and how this relates to organizational decision-making. Learn budget planning skills and see how managerial decisions translate into dollars. Specifically: how to develop a revenue budget and accurate expense budget, keys to the budgeting process: financial forecasting, working with operating budgets, costs and expenses, controlling cash and structuring a capital budget, analyze return on investment, the payback method and various discounted cash flow methods such as net present value and internal rate of return, how to use profit-planning tools, break-even analysis. For hardcopy registration or to view the list of seminars click the brochure button. 8:30am – 4:30pm 5 member, 5 Non-member Michael Mattie
Event Page: http://www.rochesterbusinessalliance.com/core/events/eventdetails.aspx?meeting=AFB061412
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Rochester Business Alliance
150 State Street
Suite 400
Rochester, NY 14614
at Rochester Business Alliance
150 State Street
Rochester, United States
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Ira Spring Hike
Speculation Drove Wheat Prices Up While Supply Expanded
Jayati Ghosh: Speculation, concentration of ownership and hoarding creates food price bubbles, with more to come
StockReports.net Issues Commentary – Do Not Trade The Following Stocks Until Your Read The Trend Analysis Report: Great Wall Builders, Domark Intl, SunPeaks Ventures
New York (PRWEB) May 16, 2012
Great Wall Builders has become a frequent pick on StockReports.nets watch list and has been alerted since May 3rd, 2012 when it was trading around $ 0.66. Check the initial coverage here: StockReports.net on The San Fransciso Chronicle
Shares of Great Wall Builders gained almost 50% today and reached a day high of $ 1.58 for a total gain of 240% since the initial alert. Great Wall Builders is receiving massive investor attention and volume has spiked today to more than 36 million shares.
Find out what StockReports.net knows about Great Wall Builders and why it was alerted so early to traders who have now made more than 200% on their trade. Read the Free Trend Analysis here: Great Wall Builders Trend Analysis Report
Domark International was also heavily covered recently and continues to show great strength and a bullish trend. Shares of Domark have gained 30% today. Domark was trading at less than a dollar not a few weeks ago and reached more than $ 4.
Domarks products are heavily hyped as the company expect its SolaPad accessory for the New iPad is expected to reach the U.S. in less than 18 days.
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Sunpeaks Ventures Inc. continues to loose most of it recent gains and market capitalisation as the stocks has lost more than 90% since the major correction that occurred a few weeks ago after SunPeaks Ventures reached an all time high of more than $ 2.40.
Many investors are looking to find out if they should average down their trades on SunPeaks Ventures or simply cut their losses by exiting the stock entirely.
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