FINANCE CLUB NEWSLETTER

 

March 5, 2008

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Don’t Forget these Upcoming Events:

 

The Finance Club is busy scheduling speakers for March and April…stay tuned!

 

Ready to celebrate the end of another school year?!  Start thinking about what might be a good event for the Finance Club end of the year party.

 

In Case You Missed It:

 

1.       This is a great opinion piece about what is currently going on in the market…

Our Economic Dilemma

Wall Street Journal Op-Ed

February 20, 2008

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120347007609178711.html?mod=todays_us_opinion

 

Thanks to Chris Jensen for sending along this gem!

 

2.       More on SWFs…

U.S. Pushes Sovereign Wealth Funds to Open to Outside Public Scrutiny

Wall Street Journal

February 26, 2008

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120399388652192707.html

 

Sen. Chuck Schumer’s Warning to SWFs…

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2008/02/13/schumer-to-swfs-watch-out/

 

3.       Bernanke’s History Lesson

Business Week

February 27, 2008

http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/feb2008/db20080227_896838.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_businessweek+exclusives

 

4.       How Did KKR Financial Become a Buyout Loan SIV?

New York Times: Deal Breaker

February 20, 2008

http://dealbreaker.com/2008/02/how_did_kkr_financial_become_a.php

 

5.       Video Games and Valuation

New York Times: Deal Book

February 15, 2008

http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/15/21012/

 

Legal:

               

Providence Miffed by Clear Channel Suit

New York Times

February 17, 2008

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-Providence-Clear-Channel.html?_r=4&scp=1&sq=providence+equity&st=nyt&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

 

Private Equity:

 

TPG Seeks More than $15 Billion for Buyout Fund

Bloomberg

February 12, 2008

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a74mUv9zCoDQ&refer=home

 

Off the Beaten Path:

 

1.       Dead Man’s Float: the Seth Tobias story

New York Magazine

http://nymag.com/news/features/43914/index1.html

 

2.       Victoria’s Secret Is “Too Sexy”—Credit rating drops to BBB-, Doah!

Wall Street Journal

February 28, 2008

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120421181615799917.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news

 

Want to help out with the newsletter?  Like to read?  Please be on the lookout for interesting and important articles to share…just email articles and links to carolyn.hern@mba.wfu.edu   Thanks!

 

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