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		<title><![CDATA[Risk Mitigation Strategies for Offshore Outsourcing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=157233]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As long as outsourcing continues to offer business advantages, companies will continue to rely upon it as part of their overall business strategy. While outsourcing can be accompanied by significant risks, as outlined herein, there are also risk management techniques than can help to increase the likelihood that an outsourcing...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Isolating Securitized Assets From the Credit and Operating Risk of Originating Banks and Their Affiliates]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=157273]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A central objective of securitization is to de-link the risks inherent in the securitized assets from the operating and credit risk of the sponsor. Typically this involves structuring designed. This article discusses some of the principal issues related to the achievement of such delinkage in the context of securitizations by...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Recent Legislation May Impact Offshore Hedge Fund Deferral Arrangements]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=157232]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Congress enacted Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code as part of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 to restrict certain deferred compensation arrangements. The Internal Revenue Service IRS issued Notice 2005-1, 2005-2 IRB 274, clarifying certain aspects of the statute, and additional guidance is expected throughout 2005. Although...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Monetizing Mobility: Legal Issues and Structuring Considerations in Securitizing Motor Vehicle Loans and Leases]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=157354]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A securitization transaction generally involves a credit institution selling loans to a Special Purpose Vehicle SPV that has been expressly set up for a particular transaction or for several similar transactions. The SPV then funds its holdings by issuing asset-backed securities. The securities are backed by and paid from those...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SEC Approves Final Rule on Disclosure and Registration of Asset-Backed Securities]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=157355]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[On December 15, 2004 the Securities and Exchange Commission SEC approved new rules that provided a comprehensive securities regulatory framework for publicly issued mortgage-backed and Asset Backed Securities ABS. The rules primarily addressed four areas of securities regulation: registration requirements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Synthetic Securitizations and Derivatives Under Federal Reserve Regulation W]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=157356]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Securitization structures typically involve transfers of assets between a bank and its subsidiaries and may also involve other transactions with entities that control the bank or are under common control with the bank. This article talks about Regulation W, which requires banks to establish and maintain policies and procedures that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The New Form 8-K: Interpretive Issues for REITs and REOCs]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=157237]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The changes in Securities and Exchange Commission SEC rules require public companies to make greatly expanded disclosures with significantly shorter deadlines. Real Estate Investment Trusts REITs and other real estate operating companies face particular challenges in applying some of the new SEC rules. This article discusses several of the most...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SEC Publishes Adopting Release for Final Hedge Fund Adviser Registration Requirements]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=154480]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The SEC has issued the formal release (the "Release") adopting a new rule and rule amendments (the "Amendments") under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers Act") designed to require "hedge fund" advisers to register under the Advisers Act. The Amendments narrow the exemption from SEC registration...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Bank Holding Company Rating System Revises the Focus of the Federal Reserve's Supervisory Practices]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=157234]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article provides an overview of the new supervisory rating system that the Federal Reserve has proposed to apply to all Bank Holding Companies BHCs and Financial Holding Companies FHCs. The article first gives some useful background on the current ratings system used by the Federal Reserve's examiners and then...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Preparing for the Form 8-K Accelerated and Expanded Reporting Requirements]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=157235]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The new Form 8-K rules requires companies to identify and evaluate the significance of reportable events, and then to prepare and file a report with the Securities and Exchange Commission SEC if necessary, within a very limited period of time. To prepare for the new Form 8-K requirements, companies should...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[When Is Your "Debt" Claim Not a Debt Claim?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=157357]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[It is universally accepted that bankruptcy courts have authority to recharacterize a claim of a creditor as an equity interest in bankruptcy. In trying to determine whether debt should be recharacterized, courts analyze a variety of factors. The paper presents an analysis that attempts to determine whether the transaction created...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SEC Expected to Approve Final NYSE Corporate Governance Listing Standards]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=67066]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Completing a process that began in June 2002, the SEC is expected to approve the New York Stock Exchange's new corporate governance listing standards. This Advisory discusses the proposed standards as published by the NYSE on October 9, 2003. In most cases, listed companies must comply with the new standards...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Related Regulatory Initiatives]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=67065]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA["The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and various regulatory initiatives impose a variety of obligations   and restrictions on public companies. The statutory and regulatory pronouncements include  numerous dates and periods on or by which companies must act or refrain from doing certain actions. The timeline includes a brief...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Having a Written Anti-Harassment Policy Is No Longer an Option]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=167696]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[More Than Four years after the U.S. Supreme Court's pronouncement on employer liability for sexual harassment by supervisors in Ellerth and Faragher, most employers recognize that it is necessary to have a written policy prohibiting harassing conduct that includes a procedure telling employees where to turn if they believe that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002: Coverage in a Post-9/11 World]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=157271]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The paper outlines that before September 11, 2001, terrorism coverage was routinely included in commercial insurance policies. Insurance claims from the September 11th attacks were estimated at $40 billion to $50 billion with property insurers covering most of the losses. As a result, primary insurers drastically raised their premiums or...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Dividend Exclusion Tax Proposal and Its Potential Effect on Real Estate Investment Trusts]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=157236]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether or not President Bush's proposal to eliminate the taxation of corporate dividends will become law; is highly uncertain. Nevertheless, the possibility of such a fundamental change to the federal income taxation of corporations raises a number of questions as to how such a proposal, if enacted, might impact Real...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SEC Proposes Rules Requiring Listing Standards For Audit Committee Independence And Powers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=72725]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As required by Section 301 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new rules on January 9, 2003 directing the national securities exchanges and associations to prohibit the listing of any equity or debt security of a company that is not in compliance with the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA["SEC Adopts New Disclosure Rules Relating to Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=67067]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA["On January 27, 2003, the SEC published final rules that specifically require public companies to include a separately-captioned section describing off-balance sheet arrangements and a table summarizing  specified types of contractual obligations in the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) section of their...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyone Is Affected]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=72258]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A leader must carve the problems into manageable tasks that can be clearly articulated and measured, and then maintain a relentless focus on achieving results through the implementation process. Article defines few leadership styles to perform better in crisis situation, it also provides the points on how does one acquire...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MD&A In The Post-Sarbanes-Oxley Era]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=72745]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[MD&A is the "heart and soul" of a company's disclosure requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and a crucial component in increasing the transparency of a company's financial performance and providing investors with the ability to evaluate    ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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