PERRY H. BEAUMONT, PhD, has served in senior finance roles for nearly twenty years, including Global Head of Strategy and Marketing and member of the Fixed Income Management Committee at AXA Investment Managers in Paris, France. Beaumont was also a managing director at Salomon Smith Barney in New York where he was chair of the Interest Rate Strategy Committee, member of the Fixed Income Management Committee, and member of the firm's Asset Allocation Committee. Among his distinctions, Beaumont has been named a "derivatives superstar" by Global Finance magazine, and his professional contribution...