Financial & Business Services

The GLG Financial & Business Services Practice provides customized access to a global network of over 19,000 industry professionals in the Financial Services and Insurance industries and the business services that support them.

Financial & Business Services experts include current and former executives from Fortune 1000 companies, product structure specialists, exchange professionals, mortgage brokers, independent consultants, actuaries, and industry thought leaders.

Leading Experts on Financial & Business Services

Leading Experts include Council Members from GLG Member Programs. The Gerson Lehrman Group® (GLG) Leader^SM Program is our premium Member Program^SM. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Patrick Young

Founder and Chairman
Derivatives Vision

Patrick Young is the Chairman of DV Advisors, a securities exchange consultancy. Mr. Young was the Chief Executive Officer of SIBEX, the Sibiu Stock Exchange (Romania), and has over 23 years of experience in derivatives and cash markets focused on ETFs,...

Terry Tevis

President
TATevis & Company

Terry Tevis is President of TATevis and Company, a Connecticut-based consulting firm, which specializes in providing advice to private equity firms, focusing on companies in commercial printing, their suppliers and customers. Mr. Tevis consults on business...

Joseph Smith

President and CEO
Default Mitigation Management

Joseph Smith is President and Chief Executive Officer at Default Mitigation Management (DMM), an industry leader in mortgage workouts. DMM works with both borrower and the lender to resolve defaulted loans. The firm has worked or is working with the following...

Todd Antonelli

Founder and President
Antonelli LLC

Todd Antonelli is the president of Antonelli LLC, based in Chicago and founded in 2003 with the objective of working with clients on advisory, innovation, and acceleration engagements where he helps executives with their strategy, leadership and organizational...

Mark Steinberg

President
Traibar Associates, LLC

Mark Steinberg is President of Traibar Associates and has 38 years of experience in financial and insurance services at executive levels. Mr. Steinberg has consulted with investment managers, hedge funds and professional services firms. He has the ability...

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GLG Study Groups in Financial & Business Services(?)

Study Group Name	No. Members
US P&C Insurance Pricing Trend Experts	2124
Life & Health Insurance Experts	1970
Business Process Outsourcing Experts	1765
Commercial Printing Experts	1515
Retail Mortgage Origination Experts	1225

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GLG News^SM Analyses in Financial & Business Services

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ATMs could distribute prepaid Visa cards

January 23, 2012

Analysis by: GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:Visa and Better ATM Services Debut First ATM-Dispensed Visa Gift Cards | www.businesswire.com

The market for prepaid cards is expanding rapidly, but it is difficult to judge whether ATM-distributed prepaid cards will become popular. The prospect of ATMs distributing credit cards opens up a host of new opportunities. It will be interesting to see how the technology will be fully implemented.

PayPal can thrive as a standalone company

January 9, 2012

Analysis by: GLG Expert Contributor

As many analysts and investors have pointed out, PayPal and eBay need to separate. PayPal is brilliantly positioned for growth, and eBay can’t help but keep PayPal from achieving its potential.

Europe's CO2 Emissions Trading System works, but it can be improved

December 16, 2011

Analysis by: GLG Expert Contributor

More than 10.000 companies in Europe participate in the mandatory CO2 Emissions Trading System (ETS). Since the mid-2008 financial and economic crisis, the CO2 price has dropped more than 50%, from €25 per ton of CO2 to about €7. Many doubt whether the system works. Are CO2 prices simply too low to make low-carbon investments profitable and spur innovation?

European women wonder why their insurance premiums will increase

December 15, 2011

Analysis by: GLG Expert Contributor

In March 2011, the European Court of Justice ruled that gender could no longer be a risk factor for the calculation of insurance premium rates. Following this decision, motor insurance premiums for women will increase dramatically while premiums for male insureds will decrease.

Can Verisk Analytics sell its advisory loss cost products overseas?

November 22, 2011

Analysis by: GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:Insurance Association Head Says China May Open Auto Market to Foreign Firms | www.insurancejournal.com

At present, only Israel rates auto insurance the way it is done in the U.S. China’s explosive growth in vehicles may represent an opportunity to expand that universe.

GLG Live Meetings in Financial & Business Services(?)

Upcoming Seminars

February 15, 2012 | Hong Kong

Seminar: Taiwan's Banking Sector - Legacy of the Ma Ying-Jeou Era? (Hong Kong)

February 24, 2012 | Shanghai

Seminar: SME Financing in China - Informally Guaranteed Growth? (Shanghai)

February 24, 2012 | Beijing

Seminar: Futures Markets in China - Fueling Growth or Speculation? (Beijing)

March 9, 2012 | Beijing

Seminar: Reinsurance in China - Exclusive Growth? (Beijing)

March 16, 2012 | Shanghai

Seminar: Insurance Brokerages in China - Agents of Change? (Shanghai)

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GLG Webcasts

Webcast: RMB Private Equity Funds in China - The Wild East? (5:00 PM HKT)

2/16/2012

Webcast: Gold Loans in India - Golden Opportunity? (2:30 PM IST)

2/15/2012

Teleconference: Trade Finance – A New Credit Crunch? (09:00 GMT)

2/14/2012

Teleconference: Payday Lending in a CFPB World (3:30 PM EST)

2/8/2012

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Teleconference: Exchange Traded Funds - An Analysis of the Investment Vehicle (2:30 PM EST)

2/2/2012

Play Recording

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