A lot of bullishness at financial leaders conference

11/4/2009, 3:30 pm from Brendan Coffey in GFLC

It's rare that conferences generate much of a narrative. After all, they're primarily about sharing information and extending professional contacts and knowledge. But the Global... Read >>

Pro-am golf tourney closes out GFLC on relaxed note

11/4/2009, 2:51 pm from Brendan Coffey in GFLC

After two days of immersion in the future of the finance industry, the Global Financial Leadership Conference closed out on a much more relaxed note - out on the links. Approximately... Read >>

Zakaria argues the world economy is radically stable

11/4/2009, 11:56 am from Brendan Coffey in GFLC

For all the unwelcome - if necessary - bloodletting Wall Street must continue to undergo, a number of speakers here at the Global Financial Leadership Conference presented compelling... Read >>

Impassioned and academic defenses of finance at gala

11/4/2009, 10:49 am from Brendan Coffey in GFLC

Last year's Global Financial Leadership Conference commenced when Lehman Brothers went under and Merrill Lynch struck a deal to sell itself to Bank of America. There's less market... Read >>

The carbon market is coming, and it will be huge

11/3/2009, 5:59 pm from Brendan Coffey in GFLC

Sitting in the Vanderbilt Hall of the Naples Ritz Carlton this afternoon somehow evoked the movie 'The Graduate.' And no, not for the reasons you're thinking, but for the advice... Read >>

US needs to escape ‘enemy’ oil, says Boone Pickens

11/3/2009, 5:42 pm from Brendan Coffey in GFLC

While there has been plenty of soul-searching at the second annual Global Financial Leadership Conference over last year's economic cratering, there is no denying that, as the saying... Read >>

IPO levels hint at economic rebound, says CEO Greifeld

11/3/2009, 5:15 pm from Brendan Coffey in GFLC

Looking for another indicator that the mid-year bull market is more than just a summer fling? NASDAQ OMX Chief Executive Robert Greifeld says the stock market sees IPO activity as an... Read >>

Hedge funds to boom, even with regulation, say two managers

11/3/2009, 12:41 pm from Brendan Coffey in GFLC

The wave of investment losses, investor redemptions and call for strict regulation after the market's debacle caused many to start murmuring about the death of hedge funds. Well,... Read >>

Financial titans discuss crisis, dollar and commercial mortgages

11/2/2009, 11:07 pm from Brendan Coffey in GFLC

Goldman Sachs chief risk office Craig Broderick experiences some of the fallout of last autumn's financial crisis everyday: at some point, one or more of 35 Federal Reserve... Read >>

Moral hazards, punchbowls dominate GFLC opening day

11/2/2009, 10:23 pm from Brendan Coffey in GFLC

While keynote speaker Paul Volcker gave Global Financial Leadership Conference attendees a glimpse of presidential thinking on how to revamp the economy (see my earlier post), the ... Read >>

Volcker says Obama eyes Green tech, exports for economic growth

11/2/2009, 9:49 pm from Brendan Coffey in GFLC

Fresh from a morning meeting with President Obama, Paul Volcker told Global Financial Leadership Conference attendees today that the president appears to be focusing on Green ... Read >>

The recession’s over, but long recovery coming, says Moskow

11/2/2009, 4:49 pm from Brendan Coffey in GFLC

The worst recession since the 1930s is over, but the recovery is just starting to walk the long, difficult road before it, says Michael Moskow, the former Chicago Fed chief and... Read >>

Global Financial Leadership Conference coverage on NASDAQ.com

10/28/2009, 6:49 pm from Brendan Coffey in GFLC

The most influential minds in finance will gather November 2-4 in Naples, Fla. for the second annual Global Financial Leadership Conference. As a veteran journalist who has written... Read >>