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Often, the President’s resolve is admirable, a welcome asset. Observing a troubling drop in the presence of international students at American universities, Summers sprung into action, emerging as one of the most prominent figures in favor of a reevaluation of post-9/11 student visa policy. He has also proven willing to voice his own beliefs even when they are less popular within the Harvard community. In 2002, Summers called attention to an apparent spike in anti-Semitism on college campuses, and a slew of international coverage followed...
...continue to see educational endowments and foundations working at the cutting edge of asset allocation, diversification and risk management,” Griswold said. The changes in allocation “may signal a broader industry recognition of the need for more due diligence, risk management and proper diversification of an alternatives portfolio...
Across all institutions, the survey reported “modest” changes in asset allocations, including an increase in high-yield bonds. But the top performing endowments decreased their investments in alternative strategies and fixed income, and increased their allocations to domestic and international equity, as well as cash...
...single board and one chief executive. Shell has been fined by regulators and still faces numerous lawsuits, but even the most critical investors are applauding the speed and boldness with which the CEO faced the crisis. "He deserves a lot of credit," says Eric Knight of Knight Vinke Asset Management, which, together with the California state retirement fund Calpers, led the push for change. Shell stock has rebounded, and it's now well above where it was before the crisis began. Will Van der Veer be as forceful in less turbulent times? His perspective: a unified Shell under one leader...
...relentless bottom-line ethic throughout the business. It may take some time for Dimon to deliver the promised $3 billion of annual cost savings from the merger. But by melding his old bank's retail, credit-card and small-business strengths with JPMorgan Chase's investment-banking and asset-management prowess, Dimon has turned what some called Citigroup West into a colossus that can give Citi, as Dimon says, "a run for its money...