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...people are saying that proprietary trading didn't cause the financial crisis. So why focus on that? Proprietary investing certainly played a big role in the financial crisis. Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, UBS and Citigroup all had large amounts of mortgage bonds or real estate investments that they had parked on or off their balance sheets - but were responsible for. They were chasing the same higher yields that all their investing clients were. Those investments comprised the greatest part of those firms' write-offs. Those weren't client-driven trades. They decided to take them themselves. The idea...
...58th installment of the Beanpot men’s hockey tournament, Boston College came out with focus. Harvard, on the other hand, looked lost at TD Banknorth, as it was trounced 6-0 by a fast and disciplined Eagles team, ranked 14th in the nation...
...things we talked about before the game was try to dedicate the game towards someone that influenced your life,” York said. “Whether it was a little league coach...maybe one of your parents...really try to focus on that particular...
...global orientation, which I think is terrific,” Ellwood said. “Davos is one element of that whole process—the presence of three deans and the University President is an indication of how seriously we take our opportunities to expand our global focus...
...never like to focus on one player,” Buesser said. “You have to get past five players to get that shot…we respect every player...