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Bankers, Financiers, and Statesmen - Coin and Conscience

Vanity and Virtue Misers, Moneylenders, and Thieves Money Devil Biblical and Mythological Scenes Love and Money Politics and War Louis-Philippe Speculation and Credit Bankers, Financiers, and Statesmen Stock View Details
  • 01 Sep 2009
  • News

Executive Pay: Onward & Upward

reports on their stock trades and forces CEOs to return pay based on financial results that were later restated. The new disclosure requirements unexpectedly lead to uncovering the widespread practice of backdating options. 2003 With SEC... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 10 Jul 2000
  • Research & Ideas

The State of the Markets

Stock Exchange (NYSE); and Robert C. Gasser, managing director and head of U.S. equities at J. P. Morgan & Co. Financial exchanges today, Seifert began, must have the... View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner
  • 01 Mar 2003
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Restoring Order

Last December, calling him “one of the most respected business leaders in our nation,” President George W. Bush (MBA 1975) nominated Wall Street veteran William Donaldson (MBA 1958) to be Securities and Exchange Commission chairman.... View Details
Keywords: Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance

    Samuel M. Zemurray

    Zemurray made his first fortune with the Honduras-based Cuyamel Fruit Company, and intended to retire when, in 1930, he sold the company to United Fruit in exchange for stock in the larger firm. A falling... View Details
    Keywords: Food & Tobacco
    • 24 Mar 2002
    • Lessons from the Classroom

    Case Study: A Lesson in Private Venture Financing

    growth. Being listed on the stock exchange does mark a company's value but in this case it was a low mark.— Walter Kuemmerle Kuemmerle fired questions at conference participants on Gray's available options.... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna
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    Special Collections & Archives | Baker Library

    Schwartz Art Collection Displayed throughout campus to inspire students to think creatively. Muriel Siebert Collection American businesswoman Muriel F. Siebert (1928-2013) was the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock View Details
    • 01 Mar 2004
    • News

    Liquid and Efficient

    In January, John Thain (MBA ’79) assumed his new position as CEO of the New York Stock Exchange, a move that prompted interim NYSE head John Reed to declare, “We have an exceptional person at a time when, frankly, we require an... View Details
    Keywords: Finance

      William M. Batten

      Batten transformed JCPenney from a sleepy “Main Street” store into a diversified mass merchandiser located in shopping malls throughout suburbia. He dramatically expanded the merchandising line, introduced the Penney credit card, and launched the catalogue business.... View Details
      Keywords: Retail
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      ADRs (American Depositary Receipts)

      Where do I find information on American Depositary Receipts (ADRs)? ADR.com (from J.P. Morgan) BNY Mellon Depositary Receipts Investopedia Bloomberg
      To find ADRs from specific countries trading on the various stock View Details
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      Industry Classification Benchmarks

      How do I find the ICB for a company?   The Industry Classification Benchmark system is a classification system for industry activities widely used by institutional investors. Use Bloomberg to locate the Industry Classification Benchmark. ... View Details
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      William Donaldson | Baker Library

      institutional fund manager required higher quality research on firms’ projected stock price performance than was available on Wall Street at the time. Bill and his partners Dan Lufkin and Richard Jenrette promptly launched DLJ to meet... View Details
      • 13 May 2002
      • Op-Ed

      A Cure for Enron-Style Audit Failures

      disciplinary powers similar to those of the stock exchanges. And, like them, it would be overseen by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SRO board should balance members of the accounting profession... View Details
      Keywords: by Jay Lorsch; Accounting
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      Muriel Siebert Collection | Baker Library

      Muriel Siebert Collection Muriel Siebert at the New York Stock Exchange, 1960s. Muriel Siebert Collection. American businesswoman Muriel F. Siebert (1928-2013) was the first woman to buy a seat on the New York View Details
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      Prelude - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections

      Economic Sciences Chicago Board of Options Exchange Exhibit Home Prelude to the Option Pricing Model Fischer Black, October 1975. Myron S. Scholes, November 1970. Courtesy of MIT Museum. The work of Robert Merton, Fischer Black and Myron... View Details
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      Lehman Brothers Deal Books | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

      transactions including mergers, initial and common stock offerings, and debentures. The volumes contain agreements between the sellers and underwriters, prospectuses and other literature advertising an offer, filings of the U.S.... View Details
      • 01 Aug 2016
      • Research & Ideas

      Retail Execs Underplay Current Performance to Investors--but Why?

      typically are presented four to six weeks after the close of a quarter, often involve a conference call by company executives with shareholders and stock analysts. Part of those sessions may include executives giving soft “guidance” or... View Details
      Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services
      • 19 Jan 2011
      • Research & Ideas

      Activist Board Members Increase Firm’s Market Value

      “Allowing owners to have more power and influence in corporate board elections seems to be valuable.” In August 2010, the US Securities and Exchange Commission passed Rule 14a-11, also known as the shareholder proxy access rule, which... View Details
      Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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      Speculation and Credit - Coin and Conscience – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

      Vanity and Virtue Misers, Moneylenders, and Thieves Money Devil Biblical and Mythological Scenes Love and Money Politics and War Louis-Philippe Speculation and Credit Bankers, Financiers, and Statesmen Stock View Details