Finding Value in the Rubble: Distressed Investing During the Financial Crisis. Guest: Mr. Mark Patterson.

Posted by on Dec 4, 2008 in Guest Speakers | Comments Off on Finding Value in the Rubble: Distressed Investing During the Financial Crisis. Guest: Mr. Mark Patterson. December 4, 2008. Mark Patterson, Co-Founder and Chairman of Matlin Patterson Global Advisers, LLC. discusses the world of distressed debt investing in general, the financial crisis, and interesting anecdotes about a career in Wall Street. Q&A Begins at: 1:24:24
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2nd Annual Claremont Finance Conference. Guests: Mr. Wei, Mr. Heitzman, Mr. Sasaki, Mr. Parris, Mr. Polazzi, and Mr Sekits..

Posted by on Oct 3, 2008 in Guest Speakers | Comments Off on 2nd Annual Claremont Finance Conference. Guests: Mr. Wei, Mr. Heitzman, Mr. Sasaki, Mr. Parris, Mr. Polazzi, and Mr Sekits.. October 3, 2008. Highlights from Alternative Investment and Private Equity Panel. Experts discuss the present and future of investing given the market turmoil. Mr. Wei Li, Mr. Jeff Heitzman, Mr. Peter Sasaki, Mr. Trevor Parris, Mr. Anthony Polazzi, Mr. Mike Sekits, Dr. Ludwig Chincarini, and Dr. Henrik Cronqvist.
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The Founding of KKR, the Private Equity Industry, and the Financial Crisis of 2008. Guest: Mr. Henry Kravis.

Posted by on Oct 3, 2008 in Guest Speakers | Comments Off on The Founding of KKR, the Private Equity Industry, and the Financial Crisis of 2008. Guest: Mr. Henry Kravis. October 3, 2008. Henry Kravis, Co-Founder of KKR, discusses the building of his company, the private equity business, and the financial crisis.
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The Role of Liquidity and Risk Transfer. Guest: Dr. Myron Scholes

Posted by on Apr 30, 2008 in Guest Speakers | Comments Off on The Role of Liquidity and Risk Transfer. Guest: Dr. Myron Scholes April 30, 2008 . Dr. Myron Scholes, 1997 Nobel Prize Winner in Economics, Chairman of Platinum Grove Asset Management, and co-inventor of the Black-Scholes options pricing model, discusses liquidity and the transfer of risk. He discusses the subtleties of innovation in finance and issues related to being rewarded for bearing risk. During Q&A, he also discusses the early days of discovering...
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Quantitative Investing and Asset Allocation. Guest: Dr. Robert Litterman

Posted by on Apr 24, 2008 in Guest Speakers | Comments Off on Quantitative Investing and Asset Allocation. Guest: Dr. Robert Litterman April 24, 2008. Dr. Robert Litterman, Director of Quantitative Resources at Goldman Sachs speaks about asset allocation and quantitative investing at Goldman Sachs. Q&A Begins at: 21:14
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1st Annual Claremont Finance Conference: Hedge Funds. Guests: Scott Barker, Dana Hobson, and Peter Sasaki

Posted by on Oct 13, 2007 in Guest Speakers | Comments Off on 1st Annual Claremont Finance Conference: Hedge Funds. Guests: Scott Barker, Dana Hobson, and Peter Sasaki October 13, 2007. Discussion about hedge funds and the markets. Mr. Scott Barker, Analytic Investors. Mr. Dana Hobson. Bailard. Mr. Peter Sasaki. Logos Capital Management. Dr. Ludwig Chincarini.
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