Guts, gumption and a global mind-set are the themes of our 2010 list of the 100 Most Influential People in Finance.

Downtrodden for years, the dollar gains ground over its biggest competitor as euro zone countries face monumental fiscal woes.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Travelex and Kyriba; Protiviti; Incisive

Scott Galovic; Richard Lees; Jonathan Chadwick; James Shay; Greg Brinks; Wayne Pastore; Richard Hickson; Frank Pelzer

Lisa Scopa, Dan Smith; Jeffrey Hoersch; Robert Fishman; David Rodgers, C. Andrew Smith; Jeff Favret; Christoph Pachler; William Edwards

Concur upgrade helps companies keep tabs on baggage fees

Optimism index rises for four quarters in a row, FEI says

In the last of a three-part interview with National Underwriter, Eileen A. Frank, president of J.P. West Inc., talks about how brokers can maintain their books of business and keep growing in such a challenging economy.