On January 18, 2012, we will gather a group of experts to discuss the markets and the economy at the CFA Society of South Florida's Annual “Market Forecast” dinner. Philip J. Roth, CMT will be speaking by phone with his outlook just before the full panel begins.
Douglas A. Kass
is the president and founder of Seabreeze Partners Management Inc. Until 1996, he was senior portfolio manager at Omega Advisors, a $6 billion investment partnership. Before that he was executive senior vice president and director of institutional equities of First Albany Corporation and JW Charles/CSG. He also was a General Partner of Glickenhaus & Co., and held various positions with Putnam Management and Kidder, Peabody. Kass received his bachelor's from Alfred University, and received a master's of business administration in finance from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School in 1972. He co-authored "Citibank: The Ralph Nader Report" with Nader and the Center for the Study of Responsive Law and currently serves as a guest host on CNBC's "Squawk Box."
In a career spanning 25 years and several countries, Louise Purtle has developed a range of skills that give her a unique perspective on global credit strategy and ideally equip her for her role as CreditSights' Chief Strategist. Louise joined the firm in 2002. Previously she was a Director and Head of U.S. Credit Strategy at Deutsche Bank where she was responsible for the formulation of the bank's macro credit strategy and the marketing of this platform to a global client base. She joined in 1993 in Australia as a specialist in the area of inflation indexed fixed income securities, and then moved to the United States in 1995. After a three-year stint as a senior fixed income salesperson for global government fixed income product she moved into the corporate arena in 1998 specializing first in the newly developing European market and then assuming the mantle of U.S. Credit Strategist in 2000. Prior to joining Deutsche, Louise spent 10 years at Macquarie Bank in Australia where she gained exposure to a broad range of markets including foreign exchange, bullion and commodities, fixed income, derivatives and funds management. Louise received a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School in 1999. She is a popular presenter on the institutional speaker circuit and has frequently authored articles for financial markets periodicals. Louise writes the "No Strings Attached" columns for Credit and U.S. Credit and the "Credit Conscience" column for Credit Wrap.
Dr. Beth Ann Bovino is a senior economist at Standard & Poor’s, based in New York. In this position, she works with David Wyss, the chief economist, on S&P’s economic forecasts and publications, and co-authors the weekly Financial Notes and Weekly Economics Call. Beth Ann has created Industry Drivers reports for analyst research. She is quoted regularly in the press and has appeared on many major television programs. Further, she has written many articles for popular and professional publications. Beth Ann holds a PhD in Economics from Columbia University, a Master's in International and Development Economics from Yale University, and a BS in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Moderated by:
Vinny Catalano
President, Chief Investment Strategist
Blue Marble Research
Vinny Catalano, CFA, is president and global investment strategist for Blue Marble Research, past president of the New York Society of Security Analysts, and author of “Sectors and Styles: A New Approach to Outperforming the Market” (Wiley, 2006)
Don't miss this once a year chance to listen to in-depth commentary and interact with some of the best minds on Wall Street and with many leading South Florida financial professionals!
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