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Also attached. ********************************** BUSINESS FEBRUARY 17, 2009 Brokerages Tighten Hedge Fund Financing By SUSAN PULLIAM and JENNY STRASBURG Brokerage firms are reducing financing and other services to hundreds of hedge funds, in a move that could accelerate the...

The Economist: How Porsche fleeced hedge funds and roiled the world’s financial markets Interesting article on how porsche made billions on HFs in one day. article's last sentence: "They may struggle to sell 911s to hedge-fund managers for years and years to come," says one investor." :D:D:D

interesting article, attached.

with all the holidays and the ensuing reshuffling of class schedule, does anybody know where on baruch website i can find what the schedule will look like for the remainder of 2008? thanks.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008 SEC Presses Hedge Funds By KARA SCANNELL link to the article: SEC Presses Hedge Funds - WSJ.com WASHINGTON -- The Securities and Exchange Commission ordered more than two dozen hedge funds to turn over trading information as it ramps...

Libor's Accuracy Becomes Issue Again Questions on Reliability of Interest Rate Rise Amid Central Banks' Liquidity Push By CARRICK MOLLENKAMP link to the article: Business - WSJ.com The accuracy of a widely used interest rate, seen as critical to judging the health of the...

NY to regulate credit default swaps By Aaron Elstein Published: September 22, 2008 - 4:07 pm http://www.crainsnewyork.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080922/FREE/809229965/1120&category=FREE&template=printart The huge market for credit default swaps, a derivative behind...

FYI. an article in WSJ. "Recruiters say newly displaced finance professionals should consider other fields, or opportunities at smaller banks."

SEC Aims to Rein In The Role of Ratings By AARON LUCCHETTI, KARA SCANNELL and CRAIG KARMIN June 24, 2008; Page C1 The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to propose rules that may diminish the longstanding importance of credit ratings across various markets, including the $3.4...

Moody's shares plunge on ratings glitch The ratings service is conducting a “thorough review” after a report said a computer error led Moody’s to incorrectly assign “AAA” ratings to securities worth billions of dollars. Published: May 21, 2008 - 1:00 pm On June 5, Moody’s Corp. will host...

More dark job forecasts for New York finance Daniel Massey Published: May 20, 2008 - 1:12 pm The forecasts for the city's economy keep getting worse. A year ago, the mayor's economic advisers predicted the city would lose 2,000 jobs at securities firms this year. Then, last winter, the...

Event: The Need for Second Generation Models for Structured Credit Products Date:May 7, 2008 Time: 5:00 Registration, 5:30 Program Begins, 7:00 Reception Location: PricewaterhouseCoopers 300 Madison Avenue New York further details <The Need for Second Generation Models for Structured...

interesting article about how the lure of super profits blinded and loosened our ranking agencies thereby contributing to the mess we're in. see attached pdf.

the website was a decent repository of FE-related information (it also featured an interview with our Director Dan Stefanica). however, it appears that they didn't make it and are therefore selling all of their assets. sad. let's make sure QN continues to kick ass. actually, this is not a...

Thain to Take Top Job at Merrill By AARON LUCCHETTI November 14, 2007 12:54 p.m. John Thain, CEO of NYSE Euronext, has agreed to take the top post at brokerage house Merrill Lynch, according to a person familiar with the matter. The move is somewhat unexpected as many insiders on...

Why $100 Oil Can't Float Justifications for the Price, Like Supply and the Dollar, Crumble Under Economics By CYRUS SANATI November 8, 2007; Page C14 With oil flirting with $100 a barrel, there seems to be no stopping the dizzying ascent of black gold. In such a frothy market, it...

Investing October 12, 2007, 12:01AM EST Marcial: This Market Rally Has Legs Recession fears are misplaced, and despite some sluggish sectors in the U.S., worldwide growth should keep pushing the numbers up by Gene Marcial The stock market is far smarter than a lot of people think. When...

came across this paper on Emanuel Derman's website. an interesting read, especially considering his profile in the field. i think it is always helpful to remember that the models we'll build and/or work with are not laws, but, at best, very good approximations and predictions of possible...

It's time again for the annual "Stella Awards"! For those unfamiliar with these awards, they are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled hot coffee on herself and successfully sued the McDonald's in New Mexico where she purchased the coffee. You remember, she took the lid off the...

Hedge Summer: Who Built Their Dollars Many Winners, Losers; Reduced-Risk Appetite Favors Some Like Titan By GREGORY ZUCKERMAN September 4, 2007; Page C1 Summer vacation is over, and hedge-fund investors are getting down to business: In with distressed-debt specialists, hedge funds...

guys, i'm considering getting a laptop, and would appreciate your opinion. :-k i'm considering dell's xps m1330, which, surprisingly has a very impressive specs list for a decent price (~$1,600). the other option would be getting apple's ibook, with its great OSX, plus, with the bootcamp...

Wall Street Journal By CRAIG KARMIN August 30, 2007; Page C3 There was a time when debt was considered a boring investment, held primarily by institutions seeking predictable returns or a steady stream of interest payments. A recent study by the consulting firm Greenwich Associates shows...

please take a look at the upcoming events organized by IAFE: International Association of Financial Engineers - Events i think they could be very informative and helpful to many of our students, schedule permitting of course. d