238 Posts found for Industry: Finance / Banking

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The story of the Morgan family and its banking empire is the story of the most powerful class of financiers ever. In the 19th century, gentleman bankers such as John Pierpont Sr. were austere aristocrats who did business with only the most powerful corporations and individuals, enjoying monopolistic control of the nation’s wealth. Though the legacy persists, these days the family will give a handshake … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Author: Ron Chernow | Subjects: Finance, Industry Specific | Industry: Finance / Banking

Content: Book | Author: William Greider | Subjects: Economics, Finance | Industry: Finance / Banking

Article discusses the reset security, also known as the “death-spiral convert” and sometimes as a “toxic” (privately held preferred stock or bonds that can be exchanged for shares of common stock. An investor will offer a company cash in exchange for a percentage of the company, but with a catch: The investor wants a guarantee that the investment’s value won’t fall (or won’t fall much). … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Cory Johnson | Source: The Standard | Subject: Finance | Industry: Finance / Banking

Although digital cash was a compelling concept, companies went out of business left and right trying to make it work — until PayPal came along. PayPal’s simplified idea of e-cash didn’t create a separate currency (instead sticking with the good old dollar), and signing up didn’t require any paperwork or credit checks. The service expanded exponentially when eBay users began to adopt it as a … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Damien Cave | Source: salon.com | Subjects: Finance, IT / Technology / E-Business | Industry: Finance / Banking

Chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch & Co.

Content: Thought Leader | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subject: Management | Industry: Finance / Banking

David Komansky, chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch & Co., finds it ironic that the head of a financial services firm gets asked to lecture on the new economy these days. “Our company has been called ‘a relic from the Cro-Magnon era’,” he said during a visit to Wharton. “But because of the patterns that started in the last year, some of the virtues of … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: David Komansky | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subjects: Finance, Trends / Analysis | Industry: Finance / Banking

Article discusses the concept of business development corporations (BDCs) and highlights some of the players.

Content: Article | Author: Lewis Braham | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Finance | Industry: Finance / Banking

A glossary of over 5000 financial terms in English, German, French and Italian.

Content: Online Resource | Source: Services and Developpement SA and Viel Tradition Group | Subject: Finance | Industry: Finance / Banking

Online course in options consisting of 6 chapters and a quiz:
1. Comparing Forward, Futures and Options
2. Options Basics
3. Basic Options Pricing
4. Structure and Functioning of an Options Exchange
5. Hedging
6. Trading Strategies

Jointly developed by the International Finance & Commodities Institute (IFCI) and Axone Services & Développement S.A.

Content: Online Resource | Sources: Axone Services, Développement S.A., IFCI | Subjects: Education, Finance | Industry: Finance / Banking

This page, maintained by Tim Opler shows a last updated date of March 15, 1997 and indeed there are some broken links – but there are also quite a lot of good links still. Courses are organized by level (undergrad, MBA, PhD). Part of a larger site for finance links found at Content: Online Resource | Author: Tim Opler | Source: Ohio State University | Subjects: Education, Finance | Industry: Finance / Banking

We don’t often post links pages, but this one is pretty impressive and is organized into the following categories:
– Finance Journals
– Institutional Working Paper Sites
– Personal Working Paper Sites
– The Finance Profession
– Research Centers
– Link Collections
– Asset Pricing & Investments
– Derivatives … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Sources: Charles A. Dice Center, Ohio State University | Subjects: Finance, Reference / Search | Industry: Finance / Banking

ABSTRACT: This article examines empirically the dynamic relationship between two key US money market interest rates – the federal funds rate and the 3-month Treasury bill rate. Using daily data over the period 1974-1999, we show that a long-run no-arbitrage relationship exists between these two rates. This relationship is shown to be remarkably stable across monetary policy regimes of interest rate and monetary aggregate targeting. … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Daniel L. Thornton, Lucio Sarno | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis | Subjects: Economics, Finance | Industry: Finance / Banking

Created and maintained by Northern Light, this portal offers a full range of valuable Internet resources. All links on the site can be accessed from the main page and are grouped into subjects including Banking Industry, International Banking Associations, Consumer Privacy, Bank Mergers, Government Sites, U.S. Bank Reform and Financial Modernization, Banking Technology and Banking Laws & Regulatory Policies. Each of the categories offers slightly … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: Northern Light | Subjects: Finance, Reference / Search | Industry: Finance / Banking

Content: Book | Authors: Elliot Goodman, John Downes | Source: Barron’s Financial Guides | Subjects: Finance, Reference / Search | Industry: Finance / Banking

This mini search engine for finance allows you to enter a description and choose from a set of keywords (more like finance subjects) and then choose the type of information you are looking for (historical data, quotes, links, news, reports, or research).

Content: Online Resource | Source: Ohio State University | Subject: Finance | Industry: Finance / Banking

This 53-page (.pdf) glossary from the Bank of International Settlements offers “in a single publication all the standard terms and their definitions that have been published in the reports of the [Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems], the European Monetary Institute, and the European Central Bank.” The terms in the glossary are in alphabetical order; they date from 1992 to the present and will be … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) | Subjects: Finance, Reference / Search | Industry: Finance / Banking

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This article first reviews methods of foreign exchange intervention and then presents evidence—focusing on survey results—on the mechanics of such intervention. Types of intervention, instruments, timing, amounts, motivation, secrecy and perceptions of efficacy are discussed.

Content: Article | Author: Christopher J. Neely | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis | Subjects: Economics, Finance | Industry: Finance / Banking