In this photo released by brokerage and investment group CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets, CLSA CEO Jonathan Slone, left, speaks as former U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin listens during the 16th annual CLSA Investors' Forum in Hong Kong Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. Palin, criticized for her lack of... (AP Photo/CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets, Jeff Topping)