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• $50M Gift to Christ Church, Oxford

  - 2008-06-18

  Landmark donation will bring major benefits to Christ Church and a PS100m endorsement of Oxford University's long-term investment strategy OXFORD, England -- Michael Moritz and Harriet Heyman have donated $50m (over PS25m) to Christ Church, Oxford. Under the terms of the gift, Christ Church will transfer an additional PS75m...

  Tags: endowment, FINANCE, Investment, University of Oxford

• Oxford report suggests SRI funds are not more costly.

  - 2008-03-24

  Ethical funds do not bring investors any increased cost compared to more-traditional funds, but volatility and risk are increased, a report has suggested. . Oliver Good The research on the investment performance of ethical funds was conducted by independent investment consultants Jewson Associates for...

  Tags: FINANCE, Investment, U.K., University of Oxford, volatility

• A month of discoveries: Black History month brings out the best publishers have to offer

  - 2008-02-21

  The African American National Biography, $995, Oxford University Press, USA, February 2008, ISBN-10: 0195160193, ISBN-13: 978-0195160192, pp. 5568. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the not-too-distant past, most publishers released nearly all of the few books they had about or of interest to Black people just in time for Black History...

  Tags: FINANCE, INTERNET, Investment, Quality, University of Oxford

• "Capital Markets Law Journal" from oxford

  - 2007-05-01

  Oxford University Press (Cary, NC) has begun the publication of "Capital Markets Law Journal," a new quarterly title targeted to all capital markets legal practitioners and related professionals. An annual print/online subscription costs $799 for 2-5 users at institutions, $672 for academics and $672 for individuals. The new title...

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• FDI In Emerging Markets: How Are They Doing - And What Should They Be Doing?

  BNET - 2007-03-08

  How are emerging markets doing in terms of attracting Foreign Direct Investment FDI, something all of them need, and are seeking, to further their economic development? What should they do to attract more, and especially investment that is particularly important for their development? This paper explains all the above questions.

  Tags: Emerging Market, University Of Oxford, Foreign Direct Investment, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Currency & Foreign Exchange, Investment, Marketing Research, Financial Services, Finance, Marketing

• "Capital markets law journal" from Oxford.

  - 2007-03-01

  Oxford University Press (Cary, NC) has begun the publication of "Capital markets Law Journal," a new quarterly title targeted to all capital markets legal practitioners and related professionals. An annual print/online subscription costs $799 for 2-5 users at institutions, $672 for academics and $672 for individuals....

  Tags: FINANCE, Investment, University of Oxford

• A day in the life of Lorna Bevan, training & development director at the Oxford University Press, explains her success at producing a return on her training investment

  - 2007-03-01

  Lorna Bevan, training & development director, Oxford University Press Oxford University Press OUP is part of the University of Oxford and the largest university press in the world. We have more than 4,000 staff worldwide, of whom 1,500 are UK-based. There are four UK publishing divisions, each with its...

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• Endogenous Entry, Product Variety, And Business Cycles

  BNET - 2006-11-07

  This paper builds a framework for the analysis of macroeconomic fluctuations that incorporates the endogenous determination of the number of producers over the business cycle. Economic expansions induce higher entry rates by prospective entrants subject to irreversible investment costs. The sluggish response of the number of producers (due to the...

  Tags: Entry, University Of Oxford, Investment, Finance

• Convertible Preferred Stock in Venture Capital Financing

  BNET - 2006-03-01

  This paper provides an explanation for the widespread use of senior convertible preferred stock in venture capital financing. One develops a model of cash constrained entrepreneurs who need an investor to finance their project. Investors can either be uninformed, such as small individual bondholders, or informed, such as venture capitalists...

  Tags: Convertible Preferred Stock, Investor, University Of Oxford, Venture Capital, Investment, Financial Accounting, Finance, Financing Startups

• The word in the City.

  - 2005-11-11

  Those dextrous lexicographers at the Oxford University Press have come up with rather a fun wheeze. A few weeks ago, they published a book that lists the 'new word' of the year, for each of the past 100 years. And as well as solving a number...

  Tags: equity, FINANCE, financial, Investment, investor, University of Oxford