July 16, 2009 at 11:43 am
Bailed out Bank of American reportedly is under a secret regulatory sanction — a memorandum of understanding — to overhaul its board and address risk and liquidity problems. Six of its 16 directors have resigned since the sanction was imposed. School of Management Professor James Post, an authority on corporate governance, says BofA should have […]
July 16, 2009 at 10:40 am
Boston’s only newspaper aimed specifically at the African-American community, the Bay State Banner, was to have been shut down last week for lack of finances. But a group of a dozen investors have been tapped to keep the 44-year-old paper in business. College of Communication Dean Tom Fiedler, a former executive editor of the Miami […]
A debate is under way as to whether the Federal Reserve should be given more oversight powers to monitor risk in the U.S. banking system, as the Treasury secretary has proposed. Former Fed examiner Mark T. Williams, who teaches finance in the School of Management, says the Fed doesn’t deserve and can’t handle any new […]
With senators still wrangling over theirs, House Democrats have unveiled their healthcare reform bill that now heads to votes in three committees. School of Management Professor Stephen Davidson, author of “In Urgent Need of Reform: Saving the U.S. Healthcare System,” can assess the various proposals as they percolate on Capitol Hill. Contact Stephen Davidson, 617-353-7422, […]
Two former SEC chairman are proposing an overhaul of U.S. financial regulation that is significantly “bolder” than that recently proposed by the Treasury Department. School of Law Professor Cornelius Hurley, director of the Morin Center for Banking and Financial Law and former counsel to the Fed Board of Governors, can compare the proposals. Contact Cornelius […]
After testifying that her Hispanic identity would not distort her judicial decision making, Sonia Sotomayor is back before the Senate Judiciary Committee defending her fitness to serve on the Supreme Court. School of Law Professor James Fleming, a Constitutional scholar, can discuss how these hearings compare with those in the past. Contact James Fleming, 617-353-2942, jfleming@bu.edu
July 14, 2009 at 11:06 am
By offering details of its Web-based, free version of its Office software, Microsoft continues its strategy of profiting both from boxed software and online distribution. And it marks the latest battle in the business war between Microsoft and Internet-based rivals like Google. School of Management Professor N. Venkat Venkatraman, head of the Information Systems Department, […]
Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president and first African leader to be tried for war crimes, took the stand in his defense today in the Hague. He denied commanding rebels who slaughtered 500,000 in neighboring Sierra Leone. International Relations Professor Charles Stith, a former U.S. ambassador to Tanzania and now director of BU’s African Presidential […]
Controversy is erupting over the fact that Congressional leaders weren’t briefed on a capture-or-kill al Qaeda operatives plan the CIA mulled on and off since the 9/11 attacks (now officially cancelled by current CIA Director Panetta). School of Law lecturer Philip O’Neill, Jr., who teaches national security law, can discuss what it all might mean. […]
Aimed at cutting Europe’s reliance on energy from Russia, Turkey and five European Union nations today signed a landmark agreement to run a gas pipeline from the Caspian Sea area to Europe via Turkey. Energy risk-management expert Mark T. Williams, who teaches finance in the School of Management, can discuss what this could mean for […]
