NEW YORK, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Pali Capital, Inc., a full-service broker-dealer, announced today that James Yannello has joined the firm as Managing Director, Senior Utilities Strategist, covering Natural Gas, Electric & Coal equities. Mr. Yannello joins Pali after five years as a Senior Utilities analyst at UBS, following seven years of utilities experience at PaineWebber, Kidder Peabody, and Moody's Investors Service, where he was directly involved in all aspects of utilities & commodities analysis during multiple industry cycles. "We are thrilled to have Jay join the Pali team at a critical time in our ongoing expansion into the energy and commodities space," noted Bradley Reifler, Pali's Chief Executive Officer and founding member. "Jay's extensive industry experience, strong analytical skills, resolute credibility, and direct communication skills are essential in today's cluttered and ever- diluted informational marketplace. Moreover, Jay's refreshingly candid style will be greatly appreciated by Pali's growing client base, including those that have known him for more than a decade." In addition to 12 years of utilities analytical experience, Mr. Yannello has an M.B.A. in Finance from Rutgers School of Business and a double major in Finance and Economics from Rutgers University. He is also a CFA charterholder and member of the CFA Institute & New York Society of Securities Analysts. Mr. Yannello resides in Holmdel, NJ with his wife and two daughters. His direct phone number at Pali is 212-259-2659 and his direct email is Pali Energy Equities Team Jay joins Pali's Energy Equities Team, working with Kevin Brooks, Managing Director -- Sales and Trading, and Jonathan Lefebvre -- Sales Trader. The team will provide stand-out fundamental and technical insights to an expansive hedge fund and traditional money manager client base. Mr. Brooks has 11+ years of Institutional Equity Sales & Trading experience, including that as Merrill Lynch's Utilities Sales Specialist and several years of equity research strategy and quantitative work at Robinson- Humphrey. He graduated from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in 1994. Mr. Lefebvre has more than four years of industry experience including time at Flinn Asset Management, LLC of Greenwich, CT working on the $600 million hedge fund of funds portfolio, and at Lefebvre Financial Services, a family run business located in Stamford, CT. He attended James Madison University where he earned his B.B.A degree in marketing. Pali Capital, Inc. Established in 1995, Pali Capital, Inc. is a full service NASD-registered and SEC and NASD regulated broker-dealer, as well as a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). Located in flagship offices on Fifth Avenue, New York City (Pali Capital) and St James, London (Pali International), Pali has leveraged its core business to create an integrated blend of discrete product lines including: equity execution and trading, options modeling and trading, commodities and futures trading, independent research, corporate finance, hedge fund hosting, and asset management. Pali Capital, Inc. New York 650 Fifth Avenue 6th Floor New York NY 10019 USA Phone: +1 212 259 2060 Fax: +1 212 259 2090 www.palicapital.com Pali International, London 6 Duke Street St James's London SW1Y 6BN United Kingdom Phone: +44 207 190 0800 Fax: +44 207 190 0900 DATASOURCE: Pali Capital, Inc. CONTACT: Pali Capital, Inc. New York, +1-212-259-2060, Fax: +1-212-259-2090; Pali International, London, +44-207-190-0800, Fax: +44-207-190-0900 Web site: http://www.palicapital.com/

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