Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> July 9, 2001
ROBIN M. FARLEY is an Executive Director in the equity research division
of UBS Warburg covering the cruise line, gaming and leisure industries.
Prior to joining Paine Webber (acquired by UBS Warburg), Ms. Farley was
with Deutsche Banc. Alex. Brown and its predecessor firms (BT Alex.
Brown and BT Securities, subsidiaries of Bankers Trust). She has
appeared on CNN and CNBC, and frequently in other media discussing the
leisure industry. Ranked by Institutional Investor magazine for her
research, she has also been named a Wall Street Journal All Star/Best on
The Street, including being ranked number one for stock-picking and an
All-Star for estimate accuracy in 1999. She holds a BA from Princeton
University and an MBA with honors from Columbia Business School. Ms.
Farley is a member of the NYSSA. Profile
TWST: Robin, what has happened to the stocks of the cruise linecompanies over the past 12 to 18 months?
Ms. Farley: The last 18 months has definitely been a challenging period
for the cruise