| BNP Paribas Announces Growth of Americas Pensions Team
NEW YORK & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BNP Paribas is pleased to announce the further expansion of its specialised Americas Pensions Team based in New York. Building on the success of the European Pensions team, the new team will help North American pension plans to access the global range of investment banking solutions offered by the BNP Paribas group. The pension teams are part of BNP Paribas' Global Risk Solutions group which structures and executes innovative products and solutions to optimize the risk management of large corporations. Eric Palley joins the team in New York as co-head along with Jim Johnston who recently joined the firm. They will focus on creating innovative structures and solutions to pension plan financing, cash flow hedging, deficit repair, structured returns and surplus management.
HD Centre Nairobi - New Job Opportunity as Project Manager
This post will assist in the development of the programme of work in Africa. The successful applicant will help identify, pursue and manage new mediation work in the region as well as conceive, develop and support the HD Centre's related policy work. They must have a deep knowledge of African affairs, experience in conflict resolution, a strong command of the English language and ideally working knowledge of French and Arabic. Travel and representation of the HD Centre throughout Africa will be required. Application deadline: 30 April 2007. Reference: NPM1 Please send your resume (2-3 pages maximum) with a brief introduction and the job reference code to: hrmanager@hdcentre.org The HD Centre is an equal opportunities employer. The Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD Centre) is an independent and impartial organisation that aims to resolve armed conflicts by promoting negotiated solutions among belligerents.
The Horn of Africa: a bitter anniversary
The international media have a remarkable proclivity for collective reticence, verging on amnesia, when reporting from Africa. It is an unfortunate fact that this vast continent just does not get the exposure it warrants, nor does it generate the public interest necessary to truly tackle its myriad problems. One such example that has now dragged catastrophically for half a decade and will doubtless go unheard until a war justifies media outlets to break their silence is the impasse between Eritrea and Ethiopia over their contested border. Today marks the fifth anniversary of the publication of the "decision" of the Eritrea - Ethiopia boundary commission "regarding delimitation of the border" - a document forged by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague, bound by international law, and which both Eritrea and Ethiopia had agreed to ratify, whatever its findings.
Rent hikes frustrate tenants
SAN MATEO Annie Sadler, a longtime resident of Hillsdale Garden Apartments, just saw the rent for her two-bedroom apartment jump by 22 percent, but she considers herself lucky. For one thing, some of her neighbors in the 697-unit apartment complex have faced increases of more than 30 percent. More importantly, she has a Section 8 housing voucher, which means the San Mateo County Housing Authority pays $760 of her monthly rent. But for residents of Hillsdale Garden who either do not qualify or have not applied for housing subsidies, the steep rent increases imposed by the complex's new owners have led to economic hardship. Sadler is one of many residents at the complex bought for $97.3 million in September by Essex Property Trust, a publicly traded company who are retired and living on fixed incomes.
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