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My brief task today is to introduce our guest blogger Brian Ranson.  Brian has been a respected credit risk management expert and pioneer in the use of quantitative default probabilities instead of legacy agency ratings.  After a long career at the Bank of Montreal, he then spent many years as advisor to sophisticated financial institutions at one of the major rating agencies.  Read on, and enjoy!

Donald R. van Deventer
Honolulu, Hawaii
March 17, 2010

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Guest author: Bob Selvaggio, with an introduction by Donald R. van Deventer

My role today is very brief: to introduce today’s guest author Dr. Robert Selvaggio. Bob asked me to describe him this way: “Bob is a long-time NYC bank and insurance company risk manager," but that’s far too self-effacing.  Bob has been one of the most respected risk managers in the United States for more than 20 years.  What follows are Bob’s personal opinions and not those of his employer. 

Donald R. van Deventer

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