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Chicago Turnaround Management Association Outlook for Manufacturing Forum

4/24/2012

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On April 11, 2012, The Turnaround Management Association (TMA) Chicago/ Midwest announced: Outlook for Manufacturing: Opportunities and Challenges in Climbing Back to the Road of Prosperity

Driving sustained growth in manufacturing will bethe focus of the TMA’s Chicago/Midwest chapter breakfast forum.

“During the current recession, manufacturing experienced the worst slowdown since the Great Depression, resulting in reduced production, plant shut downs and, in some cases, accelerated shift of production to overseas,” says Harold Israel, president, Chicago/Midwest TMA.


Topics Include:
-What the experts did to survive
-Advice on operating strategies
-Tactics to improve performance and capitalize on a future recovery

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NYC Model Risk, Quants & the Law

4/24/2012

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The Society of Quantitative Analysts (SQA) Presents:
Model Risk, Quants and the Law

Regulatory scrutiny of model-driven asset managers has increased in the frequency and severity of enforcement actions and fines.

The highest profile case to-date has been the one brought against AXA Rosenberg on charges of failing to properly correct and disclose a coding error in its investment model.

The potentially far-reaching implications of the order have forced managers who rely on quantitative strategies to reassess their oversight and controls.

The SQA has put together a program of senior regulators and distinguished investment professionals describing the evolving standards.


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NYC Smart Strategies, Latest Technology & Big Data Event

4/24/2012

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_The Mankoff Company Presents: After the Bell Forum: Smart Strategies, Latest Technology and Big Data


This event’s discussions incorporate the "top-of-mind" issues for the trader. Held after trading hours, this event offers an optimum combination of topical discussion and industry networking at a cocktail reception immediately following the panels.

Topics Include:

-Best practices to enhance the performance of your global trading infrastructure

-Developing smart strategies: Quantitative vs. Intelligence/Event signature-based

-Taking advantage of international market differentials

-Connectivity, latency and searching for alpha

-Creating positive returns from fully automated short-term currency trading

-Connectivity, Co-Lo, The Challenge of Big Data & the Discussion on News-Based Trading

-Identifying market-beating opportunities with the application of news based trading

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"How I Became a Quant" Event in Chicago

4/9/2012

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_The International Association of Financial Engineers Education Committee and the Fisher Black Memorial Foundation Present:

How I became a Quant Chicago: Financial Engineers Give a Personal View of their Careers in Quantitative Finance

The recent growth in quantitative finance has led mathematics, physics, computer science and engineering students of all levels to wonder whether a career or an advanced degree in quantitative finance is right for them.

This event gives a personal view of the world of quantitative finance from the point of view of quantitative finance professionals with varying specialties. The panelists will share their own experiences and engage in a moderated discussion with plenty of time to answer student questions. A reception for students and panelists will be held after the event.

Panelists Include:

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IL February Unemployment Rate Falls

4/8/2012

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_The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary on Friday March 30, 2012.

“Employment increased in 42 states and the District of Columbia and decreased in 8 states” according to the BLS.
The largest February increases were Ohio 28,300, Texas 27,900 and New York 24,700. Illinois increased employment by 6,500.

The BLS also reported 29 states experienced unemployment rate decreases, 8 states experienced an increase and 13 states and D.C. were unchanged.

Since the recent peak at 10.1% in August 2011, the Illinois unemployment rate continues to trend lower as it fell from 9.4% in January to 9.1% in February.

During the financial crisis the unemployment rate peaked at 11.4% in January 2010 and has bounced between 9.3% and 10.3% over the last two years.

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BRICS Coming of Age in the Global Economy

4/8/2012

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_The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Presents:

THE GLOBAL ECONOMY – SPRING 2012 SERIES PART II 
THE BRICS AND MICS: COMING OF AGE IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY

Guest Speaker:Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Managing Director, World Bank

In the last decade, the middle income countries (MICs), and Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRICs), have witnessed a remarkable period of growth and development.

The World Bank suggests that with greater economic power for these nations should come increased global responsibility, such as contributing to the international structures and treaties from which they benefitted in their developing stage.

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Mark Shore Teaches a Managed Futures Workshop in June

4/3/2012

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Mark Shore will be teaching a 2 day workshop in June at the New York Institute of Finance in Chicago.

This course is designed from a practitioner's perspective to give delegates a basic understanding and exposure to the managed futures industry within alternative investments by discussing various aspects and terminology of this asset class.

Managed Futures includes commodity futures, financial futures and foreign exchange. It is one of the fastest growing asset classes as it has existed for over 30 years and yet the investment management community is just beginning to understand it.

Portions of the course will introduce various metrics used for evaluating investment managers known as Commodity Trading Advisors (CTA), thus utilizing the concepts of asset allocation and due diligence. The tools and concepts of this course will find relevance to the assets and offer a stronger foundation in asset allocation and portfolio management.

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