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- Executives and Charity: One CEO's Approach
- How much should executives contribute to charity, either personally or by setting policies for their company? The figures of corporate performance tend to be rather bleak. According to a recent study by the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy, only about one percent of corporate profits goes to charity,...
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Decomposing Differences In Total Factor Productivity Across Firm Size
- This paper investigates the extent to which the gap in total factor productivity between small and large firms is due to differences in the endowment of factors determining productivity and to the returns associated with these factors. Particular emphasis was placed on the contribution of differences in the propensity to...
- White papers 2007-03-19
- Endowment Versus Finance: A Wooden Barrel Theory of International Trade
- This paper develops a theory of international trade in which financial development and factor endowments jointly determine comparative advantage. It applies the financial contract model of Holmstrom and Tirole (1998) to the Heckscher-Ohlin-Samuelson HOS model in which firms' dependence on external finance is endogenous, and the demand for external finance...
- White papers 2005-06-01
- Hedge Funds Help Harvard Endowment Return 12.5% for Year
- Hedge funds and other alternative investments helped Harvard University's $19.3 billion endowment grow by 12.5% in the year ended June 30, ranking it among the best performing endowments in the country. This has been highlighted in this article. Commodities-based investments returned 12.3%, while absolute return strategies gained 9.4%. Real estate...
- White papers 2003-09-25
- Porter's Diamond of National Advantage
- Classical theories of international trade propose that comparative advantage resides in the factor endowments that a country may be fortunate enough to inherit. Factor endowments include land, natural resources, labor, and the size of the local population. Michael E. Porter argued that a nation could create new advanced factor...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Can Public Funds Compete?
- Public funds have under performed corporate and endowment funds for more than a decade, even after adjusting for differences in risk. Endowments’ greater allocation to private equity is a likely contributor to this outcome. Greater use of active management by corporate and endowment funds appears to have helped during the...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Invigorating the Pooled Income Fund to Promote Total Return Investing
- In recent years, several investment companies have set up donor advised funds, contributing to the growth in assets of donor advised funds to over $10.2 billion. This has been heralded as creating a new democracy of giving by making it manageable for people of average means to establish endowments. A...
- White papers 2002-05-01
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- Saudi prince gives universities Pounds 16mfor study of Islam
- Two of the country's best known universities are to set up research centres aimed at promoting a better understanding of Islam. Cambridge and Edinburgh universities will share a 16m endowment from Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Abdulaziz al-Saud, a member of the Saudi Arabian royal family and chairman...
- Articles 2008-05-08
- Colleges dealing with rising food costs
- BOSTON -- Harvard is the world's richest university, yet it recently pulled whole grain pasta from the dining service menu, replaced cherry tomatoes with wedges and even started using more chicken thighs in lieu of breasts. Harvard junior Daniel Demetri was outraged when he noticed the changes....
- Articles 2008-05-07
- Bethesda man pledges $10M to Hopkins
- A. James Clark, owner of the Bethesda-based Clark Construction Group, has committed $10 million to endow the deanship at the Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School of Engineering in the name of Benjamin T. Rome, a 1925 graduate of Johns Hopkins and a mentor to Clark. The donation comes just a...
- Articles 2008-05-06
- Deutsche Bank Gives Financial Support to American Junior Golf Association
- Gift will strengthen the ACE Grant - the AJGA's financial assistance program BRASELTON, Ga. -- Deutsche Bank, an avid supporter of both golf and children's programs, has combined those passions to support the American Junior Golf Association AJGA. Deutsche Bank will establish an endowment to help fund the...
- Articles 2008-05-06
- IMF moves toward gold sales
- WASHINGTON AFP — The International Monetary Fund board of governors Tuesday approved a new program that calls for the sale of 403.3 tonnes of IMF gold reserves as part of a wide-ranging financial overhaul. The plan would create an "endowment" that helps provide a steadier source of income...
- Articles 2008-05-06
- Deutsche Bank Publishes Sixth Annual Alternative Investment Survey
- Approximately 1000 respondents from 500 investor firms worldwide, representing nearly $1 trillion in hedge fund assets, participated in the industry's largest comprehensive hedge fund investor survey LONDON & NEW YORK -- Deutsche Bank today announced the results of the sixth annual Alternative Investment Survey, which was conducted during...
- Articles 2008-05-06
- Paul Capital Closes $1.65 Billion Secondaries Fund
- Private Equity Secondaries Fund Provides Creative and Discreet Liquidity Solutions NEW YORK, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Paul Capital, an innovative leader in the private equity market, today announced the final closing of its ninth dedicated private equity secondaries fund, Paul Capital Partners IX, L.P. ("Paul IX"). ...
- Articles 2008-05-05
- Sage Software Updates Sage Fundraising 100 to Further Help Nonprofits Manage Endowments, Volunteers, and Grants
- Sage Software today announced the availabilityof the latest version of SageFundraising 100 , its donor relationship management solution for mediumto large nonprofit organizations. Sage Fundraising 100, version 7.0,includes a full suite of integrated modules for effective, in-depthmanagement of sophisticated development programs, and features newcapabilities that support some of...
- Articles 2008-05-05
- STAYING IN Friday 09.05 TELEVISION
- PICK OF THE DAY Johnny Cash: the Anthology 8pm Sky Arts This profile suggests that Johnny Cash's above chequered life endowed his work with an edge that elevated it above other, more run- of-the-mill country artists. Cash lived the life he sang about. ...
- Articles 2008-05-03
- Sanguine Corporation Adds to its Management Advisory Team
- PASADENA, Calif. -- Sanguine Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: SGNC) is pleased to announce the selection of Gary L. Corderman to the Company's Management Advisory team. Mr. Corderman has over 20 years of investment experience. Corderman joined Halbert, Hargrove/Russell LLC, located in Long Beach, California in 1998. He has built his...
- Articles 2008-05-02
- News Summary - 5/02
- $1.28M gift to Friends School The Friends School of Baltimore announced the creation of The Paul Steven and Margaret Hagan Strasburg Scholarship Endowment Fund, established with a $1.28 million donation, the largest gift in its 224-year history. The fund will provide full scholarships for two low-income minority...
- Articles 2008-05-02
- The Friends School of Baltimore creates new scholarship fund with
- The Friends School of Baltimore announced the creation of The Paul Steven and Margaret Hagan Strasburg Scholarship Endowment Fund, established with a $1.28 million donation, the largest gift in its 224-year history. The fund will provide full scholarships for two low-income minority children in Baltimore, starting at age 4 in...
- Articles 2008-05-02
- Oregon State University's animal hospital expansion nearly complete
- The $12 million expansion of Oregon State University's large- animal hospital and diagnostic imaging center is nearing completion. A dedication ceremony will be held for the new Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital and Large Animal Clinic at 10 a.m. Saturday behind Magruder Hall in Corvallis. ...
- Articles 2008-05-02
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