Welcome to the 2016 Presidential Transition Directory – This directory is designed to connect the people working on designing our next federal government with information and resources related to that effort. Serving both presidential candidates and the next President-elect, this site will be continually updated as new and updated information becomes available. Key resources include:… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2016
Dentons launches free law firm referral network
“Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, today announced that it has created the only free law firm referral network. Named “Nextlaw Global Referral Network,” it is based on a new technology platform that will allow member law firms to easily connect and track referrals. Nextlaw Global Referral Network avoids the problems of existing referral networks… Continue Reading
Report – Affordable Housing is Out of Reach for Many American Workers
National Low Income Housing Coalition: “In no state, metropolitan area or county in the United States can a full-time worker earning the prevailing minimum wage afford a modest two-bedroom apartment. A new report released today by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) reveals the disparity between rental housing costs and renter income in every jurisdiction across… Continue Reading
How artificial intelligence is transforming the legal profession
ABA Journal, Julie Sobowale, April 1, 2016: “Artificial intelligence is changing the way lawyers think, the way they do business and the way they interact with clients. Artificial intelligence is more than legal technology. It is the next great hope that will revolutionize the legal profession. Change can be brought on through pushing existing ideas.… Continue Reading
Google announces SyntaxNet: “The World’s Most Accurate Parser Goes Open Source”
May 12, 2016, Posted by Slav Petrov, Senior Staff Research Scientist: “At Google, we spend a lot of time thinking about how computer systems can read and understand human language in order to process it in intelligent ways. Today, we are excited to share the fruits of our research with the broader community by releasing… Continue Reading
Credit Risk Decomposition for Asset Allocation
Chamizo, Alvaro and Novales Cinca, Alfonso, Credit Risk Decomposition for Asset Allocation (May 27, 2016). The Capco Institute Journal of Financial Transformation. Nº 43. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2785535 “We provide a methodology for credit risk analysis that can be embedded into a risk appetite framework. We analyze the information content in CDS spreads… Continue Reading
Trading Relationships in the OTC Market for Secured Claims: Evidence from Triparty Repos
Han, Song and Nikolaou, Kleopatra, Trading Relationships in the OTC Market for Secured Claims: Evidence from Triparty Repos (May 27, 2016). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2785586 “We use a new panel data set on intraday transactions of triparty repos (TPR) to study trading relationships in the over-the-counter market. We test the prediction that search… Continue Reading
EFF to FCC: Prevent ISPs From Following Your Every Internet Move
“The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today to update privacy rules to prevent broadband Internet access service providers from recording and sharing their customers’ every move online. EFF’s comments are part of the FCC’s rulemaking on consumer privacy and telecommunications services. As broadband providers are uniquely positioned to track every… Continue Reading
UMMS – Medical Archives go online for Public Access
“The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) was established in 1962, when the Legislature chartered the Commonwealth’s first public medical school. The school opened in 1970 without even waiting for construction of a new building. Today UMMS ranks in the nation’s top ten percent for primary care education and is a leading center for community… Continue Reading
All the Internet Meta Search Engine
“All the Internet, a business of Advanced Search Technologies, Inc. which is a leading provider of search services and technology. Advanced Search Technologies, Inc continues to advance Internet search with new search technologies and features designed to improve the search experience for consumers. Based in Nevada, Advanced Search Technologies, Inc. has a rich history of… Continue Reading
FT Business Education – Executive education rankings 2016
FT Business Education Report, May 23, 2016: ” For the dream of life long learning to be realised fully, those in the 35-60 age group must also be given the opportunity to refine and revise their skills through out their careers, which could well stretch into their seventies. This is not happening enough. Executive education… Continue Reading
Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test (DFAST)
Via FDIC Overview – “Section 165(i)(2) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”) requires state nonmember banks and state savings associations with total consolidated assets of more than $10 billion to conduct annual stress tests. On October 15, 2012, the FDIC published its final annual stress test rule (Part 325),… Continue Reading
