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Bernard Madoff to lecture at top business schools?
So is Bernard Madoff going to somehow guest lecture at top business schools, the likes of Harvard Business School and the Kellogg School of Management? In his latest interview--the one with the Financial Times --he said the several have offered him a chance to lecture. "Harvard and Northwestern
More on poker on Wall Street
Poker is obviously a favorite pastime on Wall Street. We noted recently the Wall Street execs who have fared well as professional poker players, including Steven Begleiter . The former investment banker at Bear Stearns made it to the finals of the World Series of Poker's Main Event. David Einho
One way to fix the ethics problem
Sarbanes-Oxley was supposed to make it harder for executives to commit financial crimes. And yet, despite the passage of the 2002 law, we've seen a raft of questionable activities and decisions: The
Where will the brightest now work?
Way back when, the brightest kids wanted to be doctors. The money was great and the prestige was even better. But the bloom fell off that rose (people still blame managed care) to a certain extent, and mind-blowing starting salaries made law school seem like the better investment. (Now, some
Harvard case study to look at ... Harvard
There has been some talk as of late as to whether business schools adequately prepared students to cope with the financial tsunami that still hasn't washed away. Some wonder if B-schools are to blame in some sense, for creating the mentality that would foster the credit bubble. It seems far fetche
Demand for quants still strong, but...
Would-be financial engineers are still in demand, even though the hiring frenzy has abated, reports Financial Week . More than half of recent graduates from top quant schools found jobs. In the boom years, up to 90 percent found jobs upon graduation.
No one thinks that Wall Street is done w
Are business schools to blame?
Business Week is hosting an interesting debate on the extent to which business schools are to blame for the financial meltdown. Of course that would be a stretch. But two HBS grads make the case that b-school students drank the Kool-Aid of exotic financial instruments, poorly designed compensa
