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Risk Economics Participated in the Federal Reserve Day Ahead Conference on Financial Markets and Institutions
Risk Economics participated in the annual invitation-only event Federal Reserve Day Ahead Conference on Financial Markets and Institutions. David K.A. Mordecai served as the discussant for Stock or Options: Risk Choices or Compensation Design, by Mark Carey and Bo Sun, both of the Federal Reserve Board. Samantha Kappagoda also attended the conference. The event was


David K.A. Mordecai Participated in an IAFE Liquidity Risk Committee Event on Financial Innovation, Complexity, Fire Sales and Panics
David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics®, participated in the International Association of Financial Engineers (IAFE) Liquidity Risk Committee (LRC) Panel Discussion on Financial Innovation, Complexity, Fire Sales and Panics, on December 15, 2010, at Pricewaterhouse Coopers office in New York City. David K.A. Mordecai chaired the panel, and the other two participants were Alp Simsek and Roy Henriksson. After a


Samantha Kappagoda and David K.A. Mordecai were Invited to Present at the Reactions Conference on Insurance Risk and Capital Management
Samantha Kappagoda and David K.A. Mordecai were invited to present at the Reactions Conference: Insurance Risk and Capital Management on September 29-30, 2010, in New York City. David K.A. Mordecai made a presentation entitled The Longevity Problem and Long-Tailed Risk Mitigation and joined a key panel with Samantha Kappagoda on How Major Social, Political, and Macroeconomic Uncertainties Can Affect Insurer and


Arkansas Jury Accepted Testimony by Expert David K.A. Mordecai for Bayer Cropscience
An Arkansas jury accepted testimony by expert David K.A. Mordecai for Bayer Cropscience. Compass Lexecon has been involved in the ongoing litigation related to the release of genetically modified rice into the domestic US rice supply by Bayer CropSciences in 2006. Hundreds of cases have been filed by US rice farmers and millers claiming they were


David K.A. Mordecai was Interviewed as an Industry Expert by Derivatives Intelligence
David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics was interviewed as an industry expert for the June 24, 2010 issue of Derivatives Intelligence, regarding longevity hedges, for an article entitled EU Insurers Likely to Rachet up Longevity Hedges. Risk Economics provides advisory services at the intersection of commercial business-process engineering and risk engineering with a particular focus


David K.A. Mordecai Participated in an IAFE Liquidity Risk Committee Event on Multi-Agent Models and Network Externalities
David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, participated in the International Organization of Financial Engineers (IAFE) Liquidity Risk Committee (LRC) Event: Multi-Agent Models and Network Externalities: The Interconnectedness Underlying Systemic Risks and Episodic Liquidity. The event was held on June 10, 2010 at Pricewaterhouse Coopers office in New York City. David K.A. Mordecai was the session chair for this