Many individuals and trusts have highly appreciated securities in their taxable portfolios due
to the strong rise in stock valuations over the last 20 years. These stocks may be a large …

… Bernard S. Donefer, a distinguished lecturer at Baruch College and the former head of …
He said that he had inadvertently downloaded a portion of Goldman’s proprietary code while …

An important transformation is happening in the financial industry. The rise of new technology
and compliance has dramatically altered many of the key functions and functionaries of …

… essence of creation.” Donefer's early sculptural works should be read as a series of self-portraits
that encompass surprising combinations of colour, form, and a wide array of materials. …

… Indeed Bernard Perrot, the individual to whom plate glass technology is attributed, plays
a comparatively small role in the conditions that led to its invention in 1673. 1 Despite his …

… of objects and instruments that spoke to recent developments in science and technology
were key to developing the notion of princely legitimacy (see Ana Matisse Donefer-Hickie in this …

No financial institution is an island, entire of itself. 1 Intermediation is a fundamental fact of
finance. 2 Investment banks underwrite stock offerings for companies. Commercial banks …

INTRODUCTION Finance may be the most powerful weapon of war.'It moves armadas,
armies, and squadrons. It funds troops and artillery. It endows suicide bombs and improvised …

This article discusses the pros and cons of automated high-frequency trading (HFT). There
appears to be much confusion of whether HFT is “good, bad, or ugly.” In the terminology of …

As the most comprehensive reference work dealing with decision support systems (DSS), this
book is essential for the library of every DSS practitioner, researcher, and educator. Written …