ABI Blog Exchange

2014-12-09
For too long, both companies and regulators have bought into a narrative that makes the financial industry dependent on the government for rescues and direction. ItÂ's time to pen a new plot.

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2014-12-09
The American Bankruptcy Institute Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 today released its long-awaited, much-anticipated
2014-12-08
Many people in Brazil don't have bank accounts-but they do have smartphones. These qualities, in combination with favorable regulations, make the country likely to adopt mobile payments in a big way.

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2014-12-08
Exams are on my mind this time of year, and I'm disappointed that bar examiners are increasingly regarding commercial law as unimportant.

Read More from: Credit Slips

2014-12-08
Appointing a chief ethics officer can help banks maintain their integrity and foster public trust. Banks should also develop decision processes that explicitly address the question of whether they should do something, as opposed to whether they can.

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2014-12-07
I have always believed that I could help the Immigrants in the Baltimore Latino community by speaking Spanish. Therefore, I have spent the last five years studying Spanish on a daily basis.

Read More from: Scholnick Law

2014-12-07
The efficient manner of speech which Judge Walsh employs during hearings shines through in this opinion released December 5, 2014 in the Worldspace bankruptcy (Bank. D. Del.
2014-12-07
When I was in high school, social media consisted of my home telephone line.   I could use it to access the outside world until my parents told me to get off the phone because they were expecting an important call.   Today’s teens have many more oppo
2014-12-07
Dubai World is reportedly set to use Decree 57 again.Per www.globalinsolvency.com:Thu., December 4, 2014Dubai World, the government-owned conglomerate, is set to use provisions of the emirate’s specia

Read More from: The COMI

2014-12-07
The ABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 unveiled a summary of its recommendations at the Winter Leadership Conference on December 4 in La Quinta, California.   The full report will be released on December 6 and contains 240 recommendatio
2014-12-07
In the recent decision of In re Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc., Cas
2014-12-06
In a Breaking News Alert at CommercialBankruptcyInvestor.com, Chapter11Dockets.com provides details of Deb Stores Holding’s proposed DIP financing facili
2014-12-06
In a Breaking News Alert  at CommercialBankruptcyInvestor.com, Chapter11Dockets.com announces the winner of the auction for Gaspari Nutrition’s Assets, a leading develope
2014-12-06
November brought four bankruptcy opinions from the Fifth Circuit covering everything from interpleader to Navajo law.Holt Texas, Ltd. v. Zaylor (In re T.S.C. Seiber Services, L.C.), No. 13-41153 (5th Cir.
2014-12-05
Have you heard about the “Baby Boomer Tsunami”? In Episode 13 of Accredited Investor Markets Radio host Chris Cahill speaks with Jerry Mills of B2BCFO, who coined the term.
2014-12-05
A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week.

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