CFA Society Colorado is pleased to announce a University of Denver team has won the 2014 Local Investment Research Challenge for Colorado. Student teams from the University of Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver, University of Colorado Denver,University...
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Goldman Sachs’ On-campus Recruiting Events
The multinational investment company is coming to campus in January and February -- so mark your calendars now! Goldman Sachs was very impressed by the candidates its recruiters met in Denver last fall. The Salt Lake City office hired three Daniels students following...
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Deutsche Bank Grows Global Commercial Microfinance Consortium II F...
Frankfurt-based financial services company Deutsche Bank recently met its goal of securing USD 100 million from various investors for its Global Commercial Microfinance Consortium II fund (Consortium II), which provides capital to microfinance institutions (MFIs). The...
Deutsche Bank Reaches $100 Million Commitment Target for its Client-Centric Microfinan...
Deutsche Bank announced today it has reached the USD 100 million commitment target for Global Commercial Microfinance Consortium II (“Consortium II”), a first-ever fund to support the growth of microfinance institutions (“MFIs”) that pursue a high level of client...
Five Finance Trends You May Face in 2014
What does the world of finance hold in store for you next year? Maclyn Clouse, professor of finance at the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business, offers up five trends and areas to watch in finance in 2014 that may affect you directly: • A fall in the...
Perils Of Microfinance: Why The Miracle Economic Strategy, Winner Of A Nobel Prize, Fa...
LABOR COLONY, India -- For Zareen, a 47-year-old housewife from this slum about 50 miles northwest of Bangalore in southern India, the word “microfinance” invokes terrible memories of the time when she had to sell her blood and everything she had to repay loans she...
Students say cash is dead. Is plastic next?
Sixty seven percent of 18- to 25-year-olds carry less than $20 cash in their pocket, according to a survey by public relations firm Walker Sands. Convenience matters to college students. On campuses it’s expected that everything from laundry facilities to dining hall...
High-earning Jobs to Help Pay off Student Loans Faster
Are you thinking about going back to school, but are concerned with the amount of debt you could rack up while earning your degree? You might have reason to worry. Roughly two-thirds of college seniors who graduated in 2011 had student loan debt, according to the...
Colorado Farmers, Consumers Navigating the Maze of Washington
You walk through a canyon of corn stalks and get lost. That's the reason people visit the 13 acres that make up the Fritzler Corn Maze. The not knowing what is around the next bend in the maze is what creates the excitement. "People like the challenge and it is a big...