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Book DescriptionThe essential premise of this book is that theory and practice are equally important in describing financial modeling. In it the authors try to strike a balance in their discussions between theories that provide foundations for financial models and the institutional details that provide the context for applications of the models. The book presents the financial models of stock and bond options, exotic options, investment grade and high-yield bonds, convertible bonds, mortgage-backed securities, liabilities of financial institutions - the business model and the corporate model. It also describes the applications of the models to corporate finance. Furthermore, it relates the models to financial statements, risk management for an enterprise, and asset/liability management with illiquid instruments. The financial models are progressively presented from option pricing in the securities markets to firm valuation in corporate finance, following a format to emphasize the three aspects of a model: the set of assumptions, the model specification, and the model applications. Generally, financial modeling books segment the world of finance as "investments," "financial institutions," "corporate finance," and "securities analysis," and in so doing they rarely emphasize the relationships between the subjects. This unique book successfully ties the thought processes and applications of the financial models together and describes them as one process that provides business solutions. Created as a companion website to the book readers can visit www.thomasho.com to gain deeper understanding of the book's financial models. Interested readers can build and test the models described in the book using Excel, and they can submit their models to the site. Readers can also use the site's forum to discuss the models and can browse server based models to gain insights into the applications of the models. For those using the book in meetings or class settings the site provides Power Point descriptions of the chapters. Students can use available question banks on the chapters for studying.
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Monday, March 8, 1999 10:18 am
Bates alumna Jean Monahan '81 will read from her two books of poetry, Hands and Believe it or Not at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 21, in the Special Collections Room of Ladd Library. The public is invited to attend the Readings with Bates Authors presentation free of charge.
Gambian National Musical and Dance Troupe to perform
Friday, March 5, 1999 9:35 am
The Gambian National Musical and Dance Troupe, featuring traditional dance, songs, instruments and culture of the West African nation, will perform at 7 p.m. March 19, in the Bates College Chapel. The public is invited to attend, and admission is free.
Correction for March Calendar
Friday, March 5, 1999 9:27 am
Please note that the March at Bates calendar incorrectly lists the times for using a 37-foot meditation labyrinth at Bates College Wednesday, March 10 and Wednesday March 17 in the Clifton Daggett Gray Athletic Building. The labyrinth, a floor canvas used as a spiritual tool for walking, meditation and prayer, will be open to the public on those two days between noon and 4 p.m.
The Rev. John Streit continues Spiritual Journeys series at Bates
Thursday, March 4, 1999 4:19 pm
The Rev. John P. Streit, dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, will discuss Faith, Doubt and Passion: Companions for an Unlikely Spiritual Journey from 4:30 to 6 p.m March 19 in Skelton Lounge, Chase Hall, 56 Campus Ave. The public is invited to attend the Spiritual Journeys lecture at Bates without charge. Call 207-786-8272 for more information.
Bates voice student to perform senior thesis recital
Thursday, March 4, 1999 4:18 pm
Bates soprano Elaine Chow of Oklahoma City, Okla., accompanied by pianist Mark Howard, will give a solo senior thesis recital at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 20, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
Modern dance at Bates celebrates 30 years
Thursday, March 4, 1999 4:08 pm
The Bates College Modern Dance Company, founded and directed by Marcy Plavin, lecturer in dance, will celebrate its 30-year anniversary with a concert performance, titled Slightly Hysterical (So, You Think This Has Been Easy?) at at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 20, in Schaeffer Theater, 305 College St. Admission is free, but no reservations are accepted. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Bates alumna's novel climbs bestseller list
Thursday, March 4, 1999 3:54 pm
The groundhog may not have seen his shadow this year, but he couldn't avoid hearing the mid-winter buzz about Portland native and 1977 Bates College graduate Elizabeth Strout's first novel, "Amy and Isabelle" (Random House, 1998). The book has climbed into the top 30 best Selling novels listed by The New York Times, who called it "one of those rare, invigorating books that takes an apparently familiar world and peers into it with ruthless intimacy, revealing a strange and startling place."
Poet Paul Muldoon to read at Bates
Thursday, March 4, 1999 3:12 pm
Poet Paul Muldoon will read from his works at Bates College March 18 at 8 p.m. in Chase Hall Lounge. The reading is sponsored by the Bates College Department of English. The public is invited to attend without charge.
Bates Concert Band to perform
Thursday, March 4, 1999 9:10 am
The Bates College Concert Band, under the direction of Mark Manduca, a member of the college's applied music faculty, will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 17 in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. The public is invited to attend, and admission is free.
The Fighting Bobcat Orchestra to perform
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 2:57 pm
The Bates College Fighting Bobcat Orchestra, directed by William Matthews, Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music, will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, March 19 in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. The public is invited and admission is free.

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As stocks go, so does the performance of Japan's giant pension fund.
The $1.2 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund provided some respite for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a $41 billion gain in the three months ended December, rebounding from the worst quarterly loss in data going back to April 2008. It will probably prove fleeting, after Japanese equities posted their worst start to a year on record in 2016 and global shares tumbled. The fund, which doubled its allocation to stocks in October 2014, is seeing results whipsaw amid heightened volatility in markets.
Abe, who spearheaded GPIF's shift into riskier assets, faces the prospect of renewed criticism that the move endangers pension savings when the fund reports its next quarterly results. The Topix index of Japanese shares has already dropped 13 percent this year, while a gauge of global equities fell 4.7 percent. It's important to look beyond a three-month period when assessing the fund's success, according to Amundi Japan Ltd.
"For pension funds, you can't judge in terms of quarters," said Akio Yoshino, chief economist at Amundi in Tokyo, which oversees the equivalent of $33 billion. "It's better to digest things after a year of returns. If results are negative for the whole year, then it's a problem."
GPIF delivered a 3.6 percent return in the quarter ended December as its holdings rose by 4.7 trillion yen ($41 billion), according to documents released Tuesday in Tokyo. That's the biggest increase since the same period of 2014. The fund gained 3 trillion yen on Japanese stocks and 1.6 trillion yen on overseas equities, as shares rebounded at the end of last year from a slump following China's shock currency devaluation. GPIF has posted a 0.4 percent loss after the first three quarters of the fiscal year that ends March 31.
Most of the fund's equity holdings are passive, which means performance tends to track benchmark gauges. The Topix had a total return of 9.8 percent in the quarter ended December, including reinvested dividends, while GPIF posted a 9.9 percent gain on local shares. While a panel advising Abe before the fund's asset overhaul in 2014 recommended increasing active stock investments, the government blocked a proposal to allow in-house stock-picking at GPIF, according to local media reports. The Topix jumped 3.8 percent on Wednesday in Tokyo.
GPIF's gain for the quarter ended December followed a 7.9 trillion yen drop in the value of its assets for the previous three months, the first decline since boosting its target allocation for domestic and overseas shares to half of holdings, or 25 percent each. By the end of December, GPIF had almost reached those goals, with local and foreign equities each accounting for 23 percent.
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There are darker skies ahead. As well as the slump in stocks since the start of 2016, the yen has surged against the dollar, which reduces the value of overseas investments when repatriated. A move into high-yield bonds has coincided with a rout in that asset class. Overseas debt was the only one of GPIF's four main categories to drop in the December quarter, losing 1.1 percent.
GPIF is heading for losses at the start of 2016, Hiroyuki Mitsuishi, a councilor at the fund, said at a press conference in Tokyo on Tuesday. GPIF is managed for the long term and pensions won't be impacted, he said, while noting the fund has returned 3.1 percent annually since its inception. Performance is more volatile with the current asset mix, but the risk of not meeting pension payments has receded, he said.
The fund and its overseers have already faced criticism in parliament about performance in 2016. GPIF probably lost 4 trillion yen in the first week of the year, opposition lawmaker Kazunori Yamanoi said in January, adding his office had been receiving calls from worried pensioners.
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Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party returns to the polls in the summer for an election to the upper house of parliament. The stock market, which he has anointed as one of the most important mechanisms for economic revival, has stalled after benchmark indexes doubled earlier in his term.
"GPIF's performance is perhaps the one issue that could really turn Abenomics into a liability for Abe," said Tobias Harris, a political risk analyst specializing in Japan with Teneo Intelligence. "If it becomes increasingly apparent to voters that GPIF reform could put pensioners at risk, it is hard to see how Abe won't suffer for it."
For Amundi's Yoshino, that still doesn't mean Abe got it wrong when he changed the fund's investment strategy.
"The shift to stocks from bonds has ultimately been a good one," he said. "If GPIF had missed out on the Abenomics share rally, its results wouldn't have improved."


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Improving Linux font rasterization?
Many people are unsatisfied with the existing ways of font display systems on Linux. A research paper from Anti-Grain now showed easy but powerful text rasterization improvements. However, the answer from the FreeType developers is a bit sobering.
It is often mentioned that Fonts look ugly on Linux. While I cannot really understand that drastic statement (using DejaVu fonts) there certainly is room for improvements.
Anti-Grain's suggestions
Maxim Shemanarev from Anti-Grain now looked into the issue and suggested a set of simple but powerful, not patented methods to improve this situation drastically. He outlines the advantages as follows:
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Louise Lewis's curator insight, September 20, 2013 8:34 PM
Perfect for our research into Web 2.0 tools that we may include in our webmixes
Ken Morrison's comment, August 21, 2012 7:46 PM
Thank you for follwoing my topic. I hope that it is helpful for you. I like what I see at your site. Also, I am curious about the conference on your other scoop.it site. It would be great if I could attend or present next time. I would be happy to stay in contact to learn more.
Janet Vasil's curator insight, September 15, 2015 10:59 AM
I am not a doodler, though my video work obviously requires thinking visually. I am exploring the world of visual notetaking which has always fascinated me, plus I've seen several people using sketches on Periscope videos to communicate concepts on the new platform. Looks like fun, either by hand or with apps.