Friday, 18 January 2008

Links 2008 01 18 Economist on sovereign wealth, Affordable Ivy league education and Haig Simonian on future of traditional offshore private banking

The Economist: Asset-backed insecurity
Editorial on sovereign wealth fund investments on Wall Street highlighting innate fears of financial protectionism and the potential political backlash this could bring in Washington.

The Economist: Affording Ivy
Ivy league universities in the US have financial-assistance policies for students, with Yale, for example, expanding its financial-assistance budget to over $80m.

The Economist: Do it right
Economist ran a special report on corporate social responsibility this week. This piece looks at the the role of enlightened self interest, with resonance to SFI Professor Wagner's work on executive compensation risk.

FT: Demand for growth comes with tightening rein
Haig Simonian looks at the future of traditional "offshore" private banking as the US and Europe seek to limit the activities bankers working internationally.

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