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- 01 Dec 2004
- News
One-on-One with William H. Donaldson
emerged after the booming 1990s and the resulting public uproar that forced Congress to pass the Sarbanes-Oxley Act were eerily similar to the period leading up to the market crash of 1929. Coming out of that, the president of the New York View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Exploring Asia at the Crossroads
by a plenary session and several panel discussions. Saturday's sessions began with an opening address by Amaret Sila-on (68th AMP), chairman of Thailand's Stock Exchange and of the country's Financial...
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- 01 Mar 2003
- News
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....
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- 01 Jun 2010
- News
M.I.A. Boards
it difficult for good directors to excel. Post-Enron reforms such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and new stock exchange requirements that call for more independent directors and periodic board sessions without...
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- 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...
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- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Deals For Sale
components what the New York Stock Exchange does with stocks." Winning bidders forward payment to FairMarket. The firm then ships the merchandise to the buyer and sends payment to the seller, retaining a 9...
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Judith A. Ross
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Iron Lady
“build an economy that works for the ordinary citizen of Nigeria” (BBC, September 13, 2010). Dubbed the “Iron Lady,” Oteh announced last summer that “local and international investors need to understand that things have changed.” She sacked the two top officials of...
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Finance
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Arunma Oteh (MBA 1990)
appointment as director general of Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission. MORE The Amazing Life of One of America’s Earliest Black, Female Entrepreneurs MORE The Amazing Life of One of America’s Earliest Black, Female Entrepreneurs...
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Julia Hanna
- 11 May 2016
- News
World Bank Vice President and Treasurer: Negative Rates Not the Answer
Bank in September 2015, previously serving a five-year term as director-general of Nigeria’s Security and Exchange Commission from 2011 to 2015. An alumni profile of her during that stint details her transformative efforts at the...
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- 01 Jan 2006
- News
William H. Donaldson, MBA 1958
Cofounder & Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Former Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION Yale University, 1953 B.A., American...
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- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Inside the Partnership
the 1929 stock market crash revealed disastrous investments made by his superiors, Weinberg, who became head of the firm in 1930, worked tirelessly throughout the Great Depression and World War II to keep the firm alive. At the same time,...
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Garry Emmons
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia
Tatsuyuki Saeki: Putting Stock in New Options at Nasdaq Japan Edwin Yu: Bidding on the Future Khoo Teng Chye: Technology Turnaround in Singapore Jimmy Lai Chee-ying: Rags, Riches, and Risk William K.L. Fung (MBA 1972): E-Commerce and...
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- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Back in Business
generators were brought in, many donated by General Electric and its CEO, Jeffrey R. Immelt (MBA '82). Next on Lhota's agenda for the business community was getting the New York Stock Exchange - closed for...
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- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Q&A: Orin Smith
young consumers. I believe that will be true in our case. How would you describe the Starbucks company culture? It is highly aspirational and very people-oriented. Starbucks gives stock options to all employees (we call them partners); we...
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- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Sam Hayes
corporations, financial institutions, and government agencies, including the Justice Department, Treasury Department, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission. He frequently comments in the news media on...
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Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Averting Crisis
website can see the probability that a given sector within a certain country is currently experiencing a bubble. For users seeking a longer-term perspective, the site also includes a historical database of banking, stock market, and...
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- 01 Jun 2017
- News
A Finger on the Pulse of the Financial System
a historical database of banking, stock market, and currency crises in more than 60 countries since 1800. In addition to regular meetings among the Harvard-based scholars, the project organizes occasional conferences and invites renown-...
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- 01 Dec 2002
- News
What You Know Depends on Where You Go
market often lacks one or more core infrastructure elements, such as a supply of trained business professionals, liquid stock exchanges, predictable contract enforcement, or quality service providers for auxiliary needs like printing and...
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- 02 Sep 2018
- News
Havana Rising
them. In other words, Cuba was open for business. Cuba Educational Travel (CET) was perfectly positioned to take advantage of the opening. Founder Collin Laverty had first visited Cuba on a family trip as a teenager, later completing an educational View Details
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Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Rahul Bajaj, MBA 1964
later adopted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India and the nation's stock exchanges. Bajaj's expertise in these matters has also been tapped by the New York Stock...
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