ISS, which provides corporate governance solutions to the global financial community, serves more than 1, 700 corporate clients worldwide.

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"I think the global financial community is out of patience with Spain, and frankly, with Europe in general for setting expectations at a certain level and under-delivering, " said Jim Russell, chief equity strategist with US Bank Wealth Management.

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The fact that we dodged a bullet during the global financial crisis has in some ways led the community to take a while to understand we're not immune.

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The Nick to which Gere refers is one Nicholas Jarecki, a 33-year-old writer-director who drew on the financial crises that rocked the global business community in 2009 while writing the film.

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It identifies income inequality and unsustainable government debts as the two issues most likely to have an effect on the global community over the coming decade, and warns of a major systemic financial failure as the most devastating potential outcome.

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