focusfriends.net RSS feed http://q.focusfriends.net Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:02:18 FeedCentral 1.0 http://q.focusfriends.net Feed provided by focusfriends.net http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/8d822cf1f43841931058487d5729f73f/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.occ.treas.gov%2Fftp%2Frelease%2F2008-136.htm Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan said he categorically disagrees with suggestions that the Community Reinvestment Act is partly responsible for the ongoing credit crisis. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:22:43 cf63d4ea9b157f753eaafb836947580d http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/6441a2eb0085766b576d795b7cd8b48b/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.approva.net%2Faudittrail%2F2008%2F11%2F19%2Fbusy-bees-at-the-sec%2F Quite a week for the SEC. In between estimating IFRS adoption costs ($32 million! Wow. Check out the pushback), laying out a roadmap for the transition, and finding time in all the hubub to charge Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban with insider trading, ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:26:11 0f51837112df90efa920770cedbefe1e http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/69d86b9492e925d7d280d92e6621461e/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.searchsecurity.de%2Findex.cfm%3Fpid%3D3588%26pk%3D154747

]]>Mit Integrity-178B bietet Hersteller Green Hills ein Betriebssystem an, das EAL6+ der Common Criteria erfüllt, überlicherweise schaffen Betriebsysteme bestenfalls Level4+. Das hoch-robuste und sichere System ist POSIX-kompatibel und kann Windows ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:15:12 9bac05693d5a0cb09e6975eed83fecd6 http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/05129dcca6d9baa1a5485b8736ade2e7/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.itbusinessedge.com%2Fblogs%2Fssg%2F%3Fp%3D419 Covering governance and compliance, I have the opportunity to speak with a wide variety of people who are focused on different aspects of the compliance process - whether they represent regulatory agencies, industry lobbies, those who create the technology ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:25:57 e124f73035aa9058402470bc1222296b http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/5d04123c450f17a09e607a0527278494/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.riskmetrics.com%2F2008%2F11%2Flatin_america_and_the_credit_c.html The global credit crisis has affected Latin American markets to a lesser extent than those in North America and Europe, primarily due to the fact that the region's financial institutions have not invested significantly in U.S. mortgage-backed securities ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:18:25 d7d306c77aedcb2af12f37cf54b40ada http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/5990cca5fa9920be26874b7befbe963f/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bis.org%2Fspeeches%2Fsp081119.htm Keynote address by Már Gudmundsson, Deputy Head of the Monetary and Economic Department of the BIS, at the Financial Technology Congress 2008, Boston, 23 September 2008. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:30:46 34d1a2c134d50d74ac93203b9906d183 http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/6b98af20ef4f8334ed435df8db96c0ff/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.searchsecurity.de%2Findex.cfm%3Fpid%3D3574%26pk%3D154559

]]>Der Spezialist für Remote-Access-Tools LogMeIn hat sein Remote-Support-Tool Rescue+Mobile auf BlackBerry-Smartphones erweitert und wird die neuen Funktionalitäten und Kompatibiltäten erstemals Ende November auf dem Service Desk Forum in ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:14:06 196e7eacd8201bf37c942cefc7ddccb9 http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/44d7e8e1b50a3a42c01b85583fcc88e6/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.searchsecurity.de%2Findex.cfm%3Fpid%3D3590%26pk%3D154649

]]>In einer Zeit, in der sich viele Security-Hersteller um schmalere IT-Budgets sorgen, nimmt Symantecs Geschäftsführer John Thompson seinen Hut. Doch er hinterlässt keinen Trümmerhaufen. Mit seinem Vermächtnis der Vielseitigkeit ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:14:06 a4c17dfe15374d604a09341120155bc1 http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/c30e4072dd03cc94b6df6f54649c0073/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oecd.org%2Fdocument%2F41%2F0%2C3343%2Cen_2649_34487_41692521_1_1_1_1%2C00.html%3FrssChId%3D34487 On 21 November 2008, the European Parliament will discuss the budgetary aspects of a European Commission proposal to fund a €1 billion Food Facility to assist farmers in developing countries. In a statement, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría affirmed ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:59:40 bec258138b82eb2c9875295cfacc937e http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/53e747845a3c1ec27dee469f1266514a/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oecd.org%2Fdocument%2F57%2F0%2C3343%2Cen_2649_34487_41678329_1_1_1_1%2C00.html%3FrssChId%3D34487 The main challenges facing the Spanish economy are to minimise the economic costs of the current downturn, move workers shed to new jobs, and to raise sustainable productivity growth including by improving human capital formation and competition in product ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:59:40 c554c617334008861e6a904ea1b6345f http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/5379fb7ed385bde89211e790ec9dbfeb/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.soxfirst.com%2F50226711%2Fautomakers_heading_nowhere.php

]]>It must have been so humiliating but it had to happen with the automakers going cap in hand to Washington for a $25 billion bailout. And as the New York Times reports, things are not looking good with politicians suggesting it could just be like putting ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:42:47 7ae3083a3888ac84a20dec7f6a21681d http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/fb1834a79b5f2c5d585b916de41288b5/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riskcenter.com%2Fstory.php%3Fid%3D17406 The following is testimony by US Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. before the House Committee on Financial Services. Click on headline to get more of the story on RiskCenter.com Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:59:50 a09c5ee4826317ce74bbbf60b73ab71b http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/f7b356a84d2a8bf0fb4438a491dcb96f/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riskcenter.com%2Fstory.php%3Fid%3D17408 The following is a statement by Chairman Ben S. Bernanke on the Troubled Asset Relief Program and the Federal Reserve's liquidity facilities, before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives. Click on headline to get more of ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:59:50 5591972be1a9a2620ec085be958762ca http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/e881d64284d31be2249b7316b953376f/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riskcenter.com%2Fstory.php%3Fid%3D17407 The following is a statement by Sheila C. Bair, Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Oversight of Implementation of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and Of Government Lending and Insurance Facilities to the Committee ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:59:50 4d8e7f7d616f9e76b32ee7b47e552cd3 http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/978d1f7a26df3ada33befd3441d56cce/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riskcenter.com%2Fstory.php%3Fid%3D17410 In Case You Missed It - “Fighting the Financial Crisis, One Challenge at a Time.” Click on headline to get more of the story on RiskCenter.com Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:59:50 cb377dc0eab1f8495d7b1b8a225ed93e http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/5aa24c5397412179afa3941c97d484e0/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riskcenter.com%2Fstory.php%3Fid%3D17409 The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) yesterday announced that LCDX dealers voted to hold an auction for loan-only CDS transactions referencing Canadian entity, Masonite International Corporation, which is a constituent of ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:59:50 e487e56300a811431d5c5317f4088311 http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/41d8e4c77fd9893a60b58f8b17fbb405/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riskcenter.com%2Fstory.php%3Fid%3D17405 DJIA, up 151.17 points, or 1.83% to 8424.75. Click on headline to get more of the story on RiskCenter.com Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:59:50 04a543154ae0263d8dc8240b80571758 http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/3419c9ad84e333ddf1a2f808e3272c6a/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riskcenter.com%2Fstory.php%3Fid%3D17411 Fitch Ratings expects the negative effects of a declining U.S. economy, growing pressure on consumer discretionary spending, and higher than normal food costs to be further magnified in the restaurant industry during 2009. Click on headline to get more ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:59:50 63280e13d0b47782b3341d354df819a9 http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/ef352b785bfaa4fd45128439cc176395/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.lexblog.com%2F%7Er%2FPensionRiskMatters%2F%7E3%2F457992906%2F

]]>In "Pension Plans Under Closer Watch" (November 18, 2008), MarketsmediaLive reporter Karla Yeh quotes me as emphasizing process. Rather than dwell on singular numbers that can change over time and according to the selected time period and/or reporting ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:18:49 4274c2ac559e9b3c94c1e7274e81db5f http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/a19536ee4b136edceda0646c5eba0ac0/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcalculatedrisk.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Ffdic-leases-office-space-in-orange.html From the LA Times: FDIC to open temporary office in Irvine (hat tip jb) The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has leased 200,000 square feet of space in Irvine for a temporary office that will manage receiverships and liquidate assets from failed financial ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:42:30 dfc12bb5aecc62ed72fd75e5a7395d66 http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/89157e940e9f533feba82cb43c188348/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flawprofessors.typepad.com%2Fwhitecollarcrime_blog%2F2008%2F11%2Fag-holder.html Everyone appears to be dropping Eric Holder's name as the likely next Attorney General. See Ashby Jones, WSJ Blog, Report: Obama ‘Deeply Interested’ in Eric Holder as AG; LA Times, Looks like Eric Holder, ex-Clinton acting AG, will be Obama's... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:13:00 4ca364e9a231a36c842d607523875c01 http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/2f18ceb0cb4dd0e0e29f16a46e9830fd/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flawprofessors.typepad.com%2Fwhitecollarcrime_blog%2F2008%2F11%2Fprosecutorial-p.html Prosecutors have enormous power. They can pick and chose who to indict and for what crimes. The saying goes that a prosecutor can get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich if the prosecutor wants that (see here for... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:13:00 5dd490f5ebbbaafbba82924c644d68d6 http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/db47f13e69641932510fca24e08d27fd/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FMartinMckeaysNetworkSecurityBlog%2F%7E3%2F457962504%2F We're joined today by Glenn Fleishman to talk about our own recent past and the recent cracks in the WPA armor. Rich recently got to visit Russia to participate in a talk on Data Leak Prevention, while Martin got his own sit down with DHS Secretary Michael ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:23:01 a769c1bb2e752ae3e4cf27da526a4590 http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/f0ba1d4ea1af14682f41cd2a696edb19/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgovernancefocus.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Feating-carbon.html

]]>There is a type of rock with a voracious appetite for carbon dioxideONE way of helping to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is to pump the gas into underground caverns or old oil fields. But there is also a rock that is happy to ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:19:58 4b6c3cad0f3b3c2417e25a814a52fd47 http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/e233ad64cabe4e22bf60fd994c32d1c9/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgovernancefocus.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Finsider-business-club-corporate.html

]]>Our experts discuss the risks, trends and way to tackle corporate corruptionWhat are the major trends in fraud and corruption, and how is the downturn affecting it?There really are two types of fraud. There is the underlying level of fraud which I think ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:19:58 5aaddd7fe4197ded32b6848842d4e7dd http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/b4984dd538666bd27491eabf4024bb20/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgovernancefocus.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fhow-environmental-vision-translates.html

]]>The most important benefit of creating an environmental vision is that it allows management to take a moment and re-evaluate the company's operating model.It is a common business misconception that being "environmental" or "green" is a cost to business ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:19:58 3129464b0142a0c36709dd1b5103d240 http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/861a7c0a5cdc6aef92fdfa84a7e32c75/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgovernancefocus.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fbiofuels-debate-point-counterpoint.html

]]>Kate McMahon, a Green Inc. reader and an energy and transportation policy campaigner at the environmental group Friends of the Earth, writes to alert us to an appeal her group made, along with two other environmental organizations, to the Environmental ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:19:58 a16558f8a7a35d2e73e279604358c13c http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/1f46c61524fd9f4365380c3a817f68cf/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgovernancefocus.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fpension-accounting-rules-bizarre-says.html

]]>UK's pension regulator has described as 'bizarre' accounting rules which lower company pension liabilitiesDavid Norgrove, chairman of the pension regulator, has described as 'bizarre' accounting rules which have unintentionally linked discount rates ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:19:58 6414d78ea01943c07562f972633ebad5 http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/1aefac879add6f4e547d6ad60a56103c/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgovernancefocus.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fiasb-round-table-pans-wooly-fair-value.html

]]>Panellists criticise the framework governing financial instruments, branding the recent reclassification as 'confusing'Panellists at the IASB's round table have savaged the accounting rules governing hard-to-value financial instruments.The standard setter ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:19:58 42be3a00a471beafc948c93b165ba00c http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/d0d631154fbcc364f244db541799b5c2/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcalculatedrisk.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fcondo-projects-postponed-in-vancouver.html A couple of major holes in the ground in Vancouver, BC, Canada.From the Province: Bank pulls funding on luxury condo project A splashy jewel of a downtown condo development ... has been put on hold after a bank pulled funding, the latest in a growing ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:42:24 2746fec347b48ea4c4605a065f40fb88