ORLANDO, Fla. – For the 400 or so registered attendees at last week’s Standard & Poor’s Structured Finance Seminar, the weather was to die for – clear skies, nonstop sunshine, zero humidity with a breeze. Held at Walt Disney World, many participants brought their families along to play while they worked. And of course, there was lots of golf between sessions.
It was a blend of business and pleasure.
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