Business Information Alert articles from October 2007

Business Information Alert archives from October 2007

Private equity and business information: Part 2: business information services and private equity: European involvement.
October 1, 2007... In the first article in this three-part series, Ann Cullen and I looked at private equity as a financial phenomenon and explained the basic facts and development of this type of corporate finance. In the next two articles we will examine...

Financial fiction.(From the Editor)(Editorial)
October 1, 2007... Several years ago I discovered a gem of a website that awoke a real interest for reading fiction that was based on all aspects of finance and business. The website is still alive and functioning. If you have never come across Roy Davies'...

Academic managerial websites of US business schools: new ideas and trends in business.(Source Guide)
October 1, 2007... The amount of free quality management information on the Internet is amazing. The following eight sites, chosen from among US business schools that consistently score high in rankings, will put you into contact with some of the foremost...

Hot topic: globalization.(News and Trends)
October 1, 2007... My bike and I were glazed with ice by time I got home today. Good time to be chasing hot topics! Always invigorating, researching hot topics is especially stimulating when culture and controversy butt heads with economics and finance. Hot...

Credit rating agencies.(Info Intro)
October 1, 2007... Definitions Credit ratings agencies assess the creditworthiness of bonds and bond issuers, traded on a public market, for a fee. Credit ratings are issued only on debt instruments, not on equity capital of a company. The bonds can be...