focusfriends.net RSS feed focusfriends.net RSS feed http://q.focusfriends.net Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:24:45 FeedCentral 1.0 focusfriends.net RSS feed http://q.focusfriends.net Feed provided by focusfriends.net The funding glut http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/95d8eb0291fadcda15394256e7b24a10/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F344%2Ff%2F4678%2Fs%2F20ffc61%2Fl%2F0Lblog0Brisk0Bnet0C20A0A80C10A0Cthe0Ifunding0Iglut0Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm The Fed's finally managed to pour more money into the markets than they can soak up - yesterday's vastly increased TAF auction was undersubscribed. (Undeterred, the Fed's planning an entirely new intervention - in the commercial paper and unsecured lending ... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:41:47 3223e8b4de7cda75f351cfba7678bccd 07/10/2008 Occasional paper no. 98 Will oil prices decline over the long run? , http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/979e3df2dcec6abadc01b1d1a1b1898b/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecb.int%2Fpub%2Fpdf%2Fscpops%2Fecbocp98.pdf Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:31:59 8da5e693e3326cbc358f4bdc2bfca594 Facebook Two-Faced over Data Release http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/ec2d8144840f6c07e9385db8b7f330c1/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergentchaos.com%2Farchives%2F2008%2F10%2Ffacebook_twofaced_over_da.html I wanted to comment quickly on an interesting post by Michael Zimmer, " On the 'Anonymity' of the Facebook Dataset." He discusses how A group of researchers have released a dataset of Facebook profile information from a group of college... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:17:27 6a9e108bb3620923a6519f0f9e0216be Iceland close to collapse http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/825a788273f95a55315d70d9550e0b56/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.soxfirst.com%2F50226711%2Ficeland_close_to_collapse.php

]]>If Americans think they're doing it hard in this crisis, spare a thought for the folk in Iceland. The "Land of Fire and Ice" is close to bankruptcy because of the taste for debt, and the fact that its banks are so powerful, with liabilities worth almost ... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:24:44 f8e01680ab2acff6c539091f05e17a70 The Lehman legacy http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/42d04cdfe7b2c677400e00b37c0e74ee/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.soxfirst.com%2F50226711%2Fthe_lehman_legacy.php

]]>Last month, i did a blog entry . The issue there was the size of the bonuses given out in the lead up to the bankruptcy. Which raises the obvious question of whether they knew they were going down the gurgler but neglected to inform the market and helped ... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:24:44 6629045d56311d3489eb6eeca89b6162 Green IT - Why data security isn’t just for the little green men http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/2018401e751aa1094ce0ba7445cf36fa/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgovernancefocus.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fgreen-it-why-data-security-isnt-just.html

]]>The recent spate of high profile cases have made data security, unfortunately, one of the issues of the year. What has become apparent is that the topic cuts across both public and private organisations and the solution to these breaches is not purely ... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:30:28 3ca702e790c6cf66e876215423941192 Sarkozy seeks EU accounting rule change http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/0964542dba302e604ba9214d0735892f/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgovernancefocus.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fsarkozy-seeks-eu-accounting-rule-change.html

]]>President Nicolas Sarkozy of France is to urge his European Union counterparts to back changes to accounting rules and give banks and ins­urers some breathing space amid the market turmoil.Mr Sarkozy seeks agreement to fresh regulations including changes ... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:30:28 66930c7ad6763bb7a338b1066200a73a October 7: Operational Risk - ISDA Anounces Successful Implementation of Fannie Mae, Freddie ... http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/eebe67b9edc06998ee981dc17f259de6/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riskcenter.com%2Fstory.php%3Fid%3D17170 The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. yesterday announced the successful implementation of its Protocol for credit derivative transactions referencing Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, ... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:03:04 cb8e7f658e124e25b40b0381a772666f October 7: Interview - In the Eye of the Storm, Citi CEO Vikram Pandit Sees a Difficult ... http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/c4d69a7cca2fd320aebb1ddfee40b68b/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riskcenter.com%2Fstory.php%3Fid%3D17171 As negotiators in Washington struggled to devise a plan to rescue Wall Street and avert a global financial catastrophe, Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit noted during an interview at Wharton last week that even with government intervention, global financial ... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:03:04 42f35ec9b8aa5a3b03dcb4a9b381402a October 7: Market Risk - DJIA Factoids http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/a85140c222f7ccf8d53e927ec8a276a8/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riskcenter.com%2Fstory.php%3Fid%3D17163 Some factoids of the Dow Jones Industrial Average as of October 6, 2008. Click on headline to get more of the story on RiskCenter.com Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:03:04 3896aafd52a06a81b4b494ee9cadd0bc October 7: Credit Risk - Wall Street Contagion to Hit European Companies Soon, and Hard http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/a32f8c20bb28b7a9b9dc2f8236cea257/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riskcenter.com%2Fstory.php%3Fid%3D17168 No less than 98% of Europe's most prominent corporate-restructuring experts say the recent financial meltdown on Wall Street will have a contagion effect on both finances and companies throughout Western Europe, and 62% of that number believe the tide ... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:03:04 1c1dcabe61a1717eabe0203300dbec70 October 7: Operational Risk - IOSCO Consults on Regulatory Standards for Funds of Hedge Funds http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/8fb9a458012db7fd6246b9e73ff4dfa0/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riskcenter.com%2Fstory.php%3Fid%3D17169 The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published yesterday for public consultation Proposed Elements of International Regulatory Standards on Funds of Hedge Funds Related Issues Based on Best Market Practices, which is aimed ... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:03:04 445f94a55256507e7ddd3d68001d7cec October 7: Market Risk - Wall Street Could Jolt Utilities http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/77774a6bfb4b874ce3250a5739457566/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riskcenter.com%2Fstory.php%3Fid%3D17165 Wall Street's transformation could profoundly affect corporate America. If an increasing number of corporate board members become defendants in lawsuits tied to the mortgage shakeout, then the rest of the business world will see their insurance premiums ... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:03:04 11536f5e9e8ec02d5655d8aefe1f8689 October 7: Operational Risk - US Treasury Announces Solicitations for Financial Agents Under ... http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/696b8281682b89795c62e0d72e2ce314/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riskcenter.com%2Fstory.php%3Fid%3D17167 The Treasury Department posted yesterday three solicitations for financial agents to provide services that are needed for the effective implementation of the Troubled Asset Relief Program authorized under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act. Click ... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:03:04 3434f8b0d4393555da79b1b3cf8099d5 October 7: Energy Risk - New Study Finds That Clean-Energy Industry Can Power Northwest ... http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/40ddf80743f26ead3543531e83357394/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riskcenter.com%2Fstory.php%3Fid%3D17166 A new study concludes that five emerging clean-tech industry sectors offer the Pacific Northwest one of the best opportunities for sustained economic vitality and job growth. It also charts the course for private and public investment and leadership ... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:03:04 366666180196cc4755f224e7b5958ee6 October 7: Statement - President's Working Group on Financial Markets http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/2ba56a31aee2cb86a6ab6b9106b12091/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riskcenter.com%2Fstory.php%3Fid%3D17164 The following is a statement by the President's Working Group on the Financial Markets. Click on headline to get more of the story on RiskCenter.com Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:03:04 c3bf34eb236767aa3cff4deb974aec63 October 7: Credit Risk - CFOs Find Credit Tougher to Come by, with Increasing Costs http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/199308acb62529984de64371e5012888/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riskcenter.com%2Fstory.php%3Fid%3D17172 In a national survey of CFOs and senior comptrollers conducted by Grant Thornton LLP, more than half (55%) say they have seen credit costs increase. Almost two-thirds (64%) of respondents have found credit more difficult to come by than one year ago, ... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:03:04 80dea7da2dfd70f26a69693b07164f09 Internal Investigation Costs as Restitution http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/eee7d27870c8cd3f86259dcd2e36855d/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flawprofessors.typepad.com%2Fwhitecollarcrime_blog%2F2008%2F10%2Finternal-invest.html In United States v. Amato, the Second Circuit held that restitution could be ordered under the mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996 for victim's expenses of attorney fees and auditing costs that were a "direct and foreseeable result of the... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:02:45 3a2cf137c1fcf4e42fc4beac9fec8181 White Collar Sentencing Decision http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/92742770729b631f903ceebbb93902e0/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flawprofessors.typepad.com%2Fwhitecollarcrime_blog%2F2008%2F10%2Fwhite-collar-se.html How many times should a person be sentenced and at what point does the continued uncertainty constitute part of the punishment. Although the First Circuit does not cover this aspect in its recent decision in the United States v. Thurston... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:02:45 ba1d416c294a3672572c21689bd1350a Inconvenient Youth: Teens Taking On Global Warming http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/afa9adc03c526f6c2ebcb0a53bb887d3/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgovernancefocus.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Finconvenient-youth-teens-taking-on.html

]]>The Inconvenient Youth are taking the nation by storm. And no, they’re not an eyeliner wearing rock band (though they’ve got one of those in tow) or a Warriors-esque street gang (though they’re acquiring quite a cult following).No, they’re a ... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:30:28 87f532afe783356167ad0e6907418730 Possible G8 and Fed Action http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/bcdd15614fa3e10fc38670f7595cc501/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcalculatedrisk.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fpossible-g8-and-fed-action.html MarketWatch is reporting: France said to seek emergency G8 meeting France is proposing through diplomatic channels that the Group of Eight industrialized nations hold an emergency summit to contain the U.S.-triggered financial crisis, according to a ... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:18:38 5b2d68f10188aace830f5e29079593e6 The Impact of Less Equity Withdrawal on Consumption http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/08286db166ddff53733f2571490468f3/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcalculatedrisk.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fimpact-of-less-equity-withdrawal-on.html Earlier today I posted the Q2 2008 home equity extraction data provided by the Fed's Dr. James Kennedy. This shows that equity withdrawal has fallen almost to zero as of Q2. Click on graph for larger image in new window. For Q2 2008, Dr. Kennedy has ... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:18:38 fdc00b4bb9e91c8d0143a374d34d9b86 Some Highlights from the Third Annual ABA Securities Fraud Conference http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/f6d8612696a56be8400d174e97075392/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flawprofessors.typepad.com%2Fwhitecollarcrime_blog%2F2008%2F10%2Fsome-highlights.html Talk about a hot topic - there were no available seats in the room for the session titled The Sub-Prime Meltdown: Reactions and Action at the SEC and DOJ, and people were standing in the back and on one side... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:02:26 906ba52463126e32a6fcf3881f9a1658 Acquittal in Backdating Case http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/0d0a51a725dae32e6f648ae945034c14/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flawprofessors.typepad.com%2Fwhitecollarcrime_blog%2F2008%2F10%2Facquittal-in-ba.html Former General Counsel at McAfee was acquitted in a case of alleged backdating. Dan Levine has a wonderful piece describing the "intent" issue faced by the jury in this case. See Dan Levine, The Recorder, No Charges Stick to Former... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:02:26 c67a060a373fac8139e6bc2f1959805a Project tradition and IT culture http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/82e3bb06f523c7b9fb0517081d09a836/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.zdnet.com%2Fprojectfailures%2F%3Fp%3D1056

]]>Picking up on my post about failed IT culture, Oliver Widder has drawn another great Geek and Poke cartoon: Sadly, this cartoon describes the norm in many organizations, where projects are uncontrolled spending machines: defined poorly, executed abysmally, ... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:00:46 6f342a8438fc31483a1614771b5c42e1 Improve your failed IT culture http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/0ef48c44a4b6a32492de24e10959003c/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.zdnet.com%2Fprojectfailures%2F%3Fp%3D1052

]]>The underpinnings of IT failure lie in culture, the unspoken rules governing an organization's style and general priorities. Since most organizations pay little attention to project culture, it's not surprising failure rates remain high. New research ... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:00:46 3f87ca3449f97125a3a4ce6fa81813fa S.E.C. Concedes Oversight Flaws Fueled Collapse http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/ff65c31d5e01a433fcc9e9690858128c/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgovernancefocus.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fsec-concedes-oversight-flaws-fueled.html The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, a longtime proponent of deregulation, acknowledged on Friday that failures in a voluntary supervision program for Wall Street’s largest investment banks had contributed to the global financial ... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:30:26 ba27f6e23298071151a3f51778535e2c Can Bill Gates Help Africa Feed Itself? http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/d296580987267a98a568b3553390e43e/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgovernancefocus.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fcan-bill-gates-help-africa-feed-itself.html

]]>The global economy might be reeling from the shakeout on Wall Street, but two of the world's richest businessmen are vowing to spend tens of millions of dollars more - not on bolstering their own companies, but in helping the world's poorest. With Congress ... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:30:26 1b0aa2e01e2214c68defa68a125b9d44 Plug-in Hybrid Cars: Chart of CO2 Emissions Ranked by Power Source http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/a0465748c4ff8e5cfdaed96eedffb19e/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgovernancefocus.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fplug-in-hybrid-cars-chart-of-co2.html

]]>The chart on the left shows CO2 emissions by gas-electric plug-in hybrids depending on the electricity source. As you can see, plug-ins beat the conventional gasoline-powered vehicle at the top in all situations, but the comparison with a regular hybrid ... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:30:26 42b10bf6e1c82d22865481ed6ce9957b Alarmante deforestación http://a.assetdeli.com/asset/192822db3b8a0d18598aee25f0e5365c/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgovernancefocus.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Falarmante-deforestacin.html

]]>Imágenes satelitales recogidas por Brasil indican que ha habido una aceleración de la pérdida de la selva amazónica, a pesar de las iniciativas tomadas por el gobierno para limitar el despeje de tierras para las madereras y la agricultura.Las autoridades ... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:30:26 b05472b2169508aed11c75887cea4e0e