Distressed debt in Germany: What's next? Possible innovative exit strategies

During the past two years, private equity funds have acquired substantial portfolios of nonperforming loans from banks in Germany. Typically a private equity investor does not commit funds unless exit strategies are clearly defined. The usual exit strategies for distressed debt investors are fix it (restructuring and turnaround), sell it (sale of debt or equity), or shut it down (liquidation). A new alternative exit strategy for NPL investors considered here is the transfer of credit recovery risk. --Focus,diversification,specialization,monitoring,bank returns,bank risk,Non Performing Loans,Distressed debt investing,Synthetic securitization,Collateralized debt obligations,Credit risk transfer,Credit derivatives,Credit default swaps,Credit recovery swaps,Credit portfolio management,Credit portfolio risk,Credit portfolio returns,Efficiency of credit risk portfolio allocations,Learning effects

Exploring the Experiences of High Performance Canadian Athletes With Mood and/or Anxiety Disorders

Until recently, it was assumed that mental illnesses were not problems for high performance athletes (e.g., Dean & Rowan, 2013; Reardon & Factor, 2010). As athletes publicly share their struggles with mental illness, this assumption has been brought into question. The purpose of this research was to explore the experiences of Canadian high performance athletes with mood/anxiety disorders. Athletes were recruited via purposeful sampling and currently or recently competed for places on Canadian national sports teams. Participants described dealing with stigma, and ultimately, required a break from sport in order to effectively manage their illness. A need for education regarding mood/anxiety disorders and greater access to psychologists were expressed. Findings are discussed within the context of existing research on high performance sport and mental illness. Suggestions include the development of programs to decrease stigma, coupled with increases in funding for resources in the sport community and changes to sport policy

EVIDENCE FOR IDENTITY OR CLOSE ASSOCIATION OF THE Fc RECEPTOR OF B LYMPHOCYTES AND ALLOANTIGENS DETERMINED BY THE Ir REGION OF THE H-2 COMPLEX

Immunoglobulin complexes, composed of heat-aggregated human Ig, were shown to bind to mouse B lymphocytes of a variety of strains, but not to either thymocytes or thymus-derived (T) lymphocytes under a variety of conditions. It was shown that this binding was not due to either natural human antibodies against mouse nor to nonspecific binding of human Ig by mouse lymphocytes. Such complexes were shown to bind to the same sites which bind mouse antibody-antigen complexes. This site is known as the Fc receptor. The binding of Ig complexes to mouse B lymphocytes was markedly inhibited by pretreatment of the lymphocytes with anti-H-2 antisera. A series of experiments indicated the specificity of this result, including the fact that this inhibition was shown not to be due to the artifact of shedding of H-2 antibody-antigen complexes, nor to nonspecific steric inhibition. The antibodies within anti-H-2 antisera which were responsible for this inhibition were specific for alloantigens associated with the Ir region of the H-2 complex (Ia antigens). Antiserum specific for these Ia antigens produced inhibition, whereas antisera specific for antigens determined by the K or D regions of the H-2 complex did not. Evidence was obtained using F1 hybrid cells that at least some Ia antigens of both parental types are expressed on every B lymphocyte (i.e. codominant expression). These data indicate that the Fc receptor and a series of alloantigens controlled by the Ir region of the H-2 complex are identical or closely associated on the B-lymphocyte surface membrane. This observation may have implications for the mechanism of control of the immune response

Panduan pemrograman - Foxpro 2.6

Merupakan tuntunan sederhana,terarah dan bersifat tutorial tentang penggunaan FoxPro dalam upaya mengembangkan system bisnis. Sangat ideal bagi pengembang (developer) Xbase yang akan berpindah ke windows. Buku ini membimbing anda melalui proses pengembangan system account receivable (piutang dagang) lengkap yang terdapat dalam disk pelengkap. Apabila dalam membuat aplikasi ini anda mengikuti petunjuk yang tertera langkah demi langkah, anda akan belajar banyak tentang pemrograman FoxPro, termasuk: • Merancang table data serta program layar. Apabila anda mempelajari table Customer, Sales, dan Payment dalam program contoh, anda dapat melihat bagaimana table-tabel tersebut dapat dikaitkan untuk memudahkan input (pemasukan) dan output (pengeluaran) data. Selanjutnya anda akan mengamati program layar, dan belajar memasukkan popup, daftar pilih, tombol tekan, kotak silang, tombol radio, dan obyek lain ke dalam program Anda • Membuat antarmuka bergaya window. Di sini anda akan membuat ualng contoh aplikasi seorang diri. Dimulai dengan pembahasan menyeluruh tentang FoxPro Project Manager, pembahasan akan berlanjut ke menelusuri arsitektur aplikasi, menggunakan Menu Builder untuk membuat ulang menu system, dan memahami prosedur serta fungsi yang mengendalikan jendela • Menggunakan peranti berdaya guna. Anda akan mempelajari cara menggunakan Screen Builder untuk membuat dan menggunakan program layar, memahami rancang-bangun program layar, dan melihat bagaimana banyak layar dapat digunakkan dalam program layar tunggal. Anda juga akan memnbuat form yang digunakan dalam contoh system bisni

Auto Dealership Engagement Manual, Volume 1

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Promoting Translational and Clinical Science: The Critical Role of Medical Schools and Teaching Hospitals

Academic translational and clinical research in the US faces serious obstacles. Dickler and colleagues outline the Association of American Medical Colleges recommendations for overcoming those barriers

Auto Dealership Engagement Manual, Volume 2

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