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David K.A. Mordecai Advised a Consulting Firm in the Review of the Terms, Conditions, and Disposition of a Multi-Million Dollar Portfolio of Variable Universal Life Policies
David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics® and Compass Lexecon Affiliate, advised a consulting firm in the review of the terms, conditions, and disposition of a multi-million dollar portfolio of Variable Universal Life policies belonging to a client of the consulting firm. Dr. Mordecai, with modeling support from Michael Kwak, conducted a comparative scenario analysis
Risk Economics Sponsored TEDx Manhattan: Changing the Way We Eat 2013
Risk Economics sponsored the third annual TEDx Manhattan 2013: Changing the Way we Eat on February 16, 2013. This one-day TEDx event explored the food system as we shift to a more sustainable way of eating and farming. The goal of “Changing the Way We Eat” was to create new synergies, connections and collaborations across disciplines, to
Risk Economics Sponsored the IAFE/SunGard 2012 Financial Engineer of the Year Award Gala
Risk Economics sponsored the IAFE/SunGard 2012 Financial Engineer of the Year (FEOY) Award Gala Dinner honoring Dr. Robert (Bob) Litzenberger. Bob Litzenberger is Professor Emeritus of Investment Banking at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and a Fellow of the American Finance Association. Bob Litzenberger currently serves as a consultant and Board Member
David K.A. Mordecai was Invited to Present at the NABE 2012 Annual Conference: Bridging the Gap Between Finance and the Real Economy
David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, was invited to presented at the National Association of Business Economists (NABE) 2012 Annual Conference: Bridging the Gap Between Finance and the Real Economy, held on October 13-16, 2012 in New York City. David Mordecai’s presentation was entitled Computational Economics and Big Data: How Technology is Transforming Business Decision Making. The other panelists
David K.A. Mordecai Served as a Technical Advisor to the Unsecured Creditor Committee in the Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy Proceedings
David K.A. Mordecai served as a technical advisor to the Unsecured Creditor Committee (“UCC”) in the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy proceedings. In this capacity, his role involved technical oversight and peer review for a valuation team conducting independent analysis on behalf of the UCC with regard to an extensive portfolio of structured notes with complex payoffs
David K.A. Mordecai Testified Regarding the Dynamics of the Auction Rate Securities Market
David K.A. Mordecai, testified regarding the dynamics of the auction rate securities (ARS) market before, during, and following the financial crisis at a FINRA arbitration hearing on behalf of Lehman Brothers, Inc. and certain of its employees. A former corporate client of Lehman’s asserted several causes of action against Lehman, including breach of contract, suitability,
