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Former US Comptroller General Joins Marketcore

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Marketcore Advisory, Press & Opinion

Former US Comptroller General Joins Marketcore Greenwich, Conn., Oct. 17, 2013/PRNewswire/ Marketcore.com, Inc. is proud to announce and welcome the Honorable David M Walker, former Comptroller General of the United States and CEO of the U.S. Government Accountability Office … Continue reading →

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“It’s Time to Change the World” – NAIC Director of Regulatory Services and Director of The Center for Insurance Policy and Research Picks Marketcore

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Marketcore Advisory, Press & Opinion

[Excerpted from The Regulator® newsletter of the Insurance Regulatory Examiners Society, Winter 2013] It’s Time to Change the World by Eric C. Nordman Since I assumed another leadership role at the beginning of 2012, I have had some amazing … Continue reading →

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Marketcore methods named in CRS report

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Marketcore Advisory, Press & Opinion

Marketcore inventive methods again named in a CRS report… for “facilitat[ing] valuations for complex risk transfers” February 6, 2013 In November 2012, at an annual meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Center for Insurance Policy Research (NAIC/CIRP), regulators … Continue reading →

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AIG’s downfall and the transparency of derivatives

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Marketcore Advisory, Press & Opinion

The following letter to the editor by Michael Erlanger appeared in the August issue of Rough Notes in response to Kevin Hennosy’s article in the June 2011 issue of Rough Notes, “Supervision & Regulation Aren’t the Same” : I read with … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Opinion, Financial Crisis | Tagged AIG, credit and liquidity crisis, derivatives, Insurance Exchange, LexisNexis, McCarron-Ferguson Act, regulators, risk transfer, systemic risk, transparency | Comments Off

The New SEC Consolidated Audit Trail Rule Doesn’t Go Far Enough

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Marketcore Advisory, Press & Opinion

The SEC has proposed a rule that would “require national securities exchanges and national securities associations (“self-regulatory organizations” or “SROs”) to act jointly in developing a national market system (“NMS”) plan to develop, implement, and maintain a consolidated order tracking … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Opinion, Current Events, Financial Crisis, SEC | Tagged abs, consolidated audit trail, consolidated order tracking system, credit and liquidity crisis, financial markets, intermediation, Jonathan Sokobin, lines of credit, loans, Marketcore, mbs, national market system, NMS, regulators, SEC, Securities Exchange Commission, systemic risk | Comments Off

Marketcore, Inc. Answers FINRA’s Call for a Unified Single Regulator

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Marketcore Advisory, Press & Opinion

NEW YORK, N.Y., October 30, 2009 – On Tuesday October 27, at the annual meeting of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association in New York, Richard Ketchum, Chairman of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), called for the creation … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Advisory, 3 Opinion, Current Events, Financial Crisis, FINRA | Tagged Congressional Research Service Report for Congress: Financing Recovery from Large-Scale Natural Disasters, credit and liquidity crisis, derivatives, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, financial markets, FINRA, Insurance Exchange, lines of credit, Marketcore, regulatory agencies, risk, transparency | Comments Off

How Marketcore Could Help the SEC Fulfill Its Mandate

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Marketcore Advisory, Press & Opinion

The Office of Risk Assessment of the Securities and Exchange Commission is responsible for coordinating the SEC’s risk management program. It goes without saying that it’s not an easy job. The following report was one of many provided to the … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Advisory, 3 Opinion, Financial Crisis | Tagged capital market, comprehensive data reporting, counterparty risk, credit and liquidity crisis, credit risk transfer, disclosure, financial markets, financial products, insurance market, lines of credit, loans, Marketcore, Office of Risk Assessment, operating risk, price discovery, real-time measurement, regulatory agencies, reinsurance, SEC, Securities Exchange Commission, systemic risk, transaction platform, transparency, underwriting standards | Comments Off

Delivering Transparency to NCOIL

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Marketcore Advisory, Press & Opinion

The day after we testified before National Conference of Insurance Legislators on the subject of Credit Default Swaps, we sent the following letter to the committee: January 25, 2009 To the Members of the NCOIL Financial Services & Investment Products … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Advisory, 3 Opinion, Financial Crisis, NCOIL | Tagged Assemblyman Morelle, CDS, comprehensive data reporting, contracts, credit and liquidity crisis, credit default swaps, credit risk transfer, disclosure, financial markets, financial products, lines of credit, loans, Marketcore, National Conference of Insurance Legislators, NCOIL, operating risk, price discovery, real-time measurement, regulatory agencies, reinsurance, Senator Seward, systemic risk, transaction platform, transparency, underwriting standards | Comments Off

Transparency in Financial Markets

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Marketcore Advisory, Press & Opinion

The National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) describes itself as “the voice of state legislators on Capitol Hill” and “the only organization of its kind dedicated exclusively to promoting sound insurance public policy,” with the purpose “to help legislators make … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Advisory, 3 Opinion, Financial Crisis, NCOIL | Tagged CDS, comprehensive data reporting, contracts, credit and liquidity crisis, credit default swaps, credit risk transfer, disclosure, financial markets, financial products, lines of credit, loans, Marketcore, National Conference of Insurance Legislators, NCOIL, operating risk, price discovery, real-time measurement, regulatory agencies, reinsurance, systemic risk, Transaction Credit™, transaction platform, transparency, underwriting standards | Comments Off

Evaluating Asset Risk

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Marketcore Advisory, Press & Opinion

The following presentation to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) was made in October, 2008 at the request of their Executive Management, and as part of Marketcore’s advisory work for them. Evaluating Asset Risk WHAT IS THE PROBLEM TODAY? … Continue reading →

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