http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/ Knowledge@Wharton is an online resource that offers the latest business insights, information, and research from a variety of sources. Content includes analysis of current business trends, interviews with industry leaders and faculty, articles based on the most recent business research, book reviews, conference and seminar reports, and links to other websites. en-us Copyright (c) 2012 The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/faculty/robertson_thomas.jpg http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/faculty/ 125 45 Wharton Faculty Research Finance and Investment http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2546&source=rss At the opening session of the Global Alumni Forum in Madrid, Sebastián Escarrer, vice chairman of Sol Meliá SA, Wharton dean Thomas S. Robertson and Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel each offered different observations about the state of the global markets, the outlook for reform, and the roles that companies, governments and business schools must play in a newly reconfigured economic environment. Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:26:12 EST Finance and Investment http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2397&source=rss The global financial meltdown has been marked by shortages -- of oversight, due diligence, moral fortitude and common sense. Today, approximately two years after the housing bubble burst and world stock markets collapsed, possibly the only surplus left from the crisis is that of finger pointing and blame. A panel discussion earlier this week titled, "Responsibility and the Financial Crisis of 2008," brought together Wharton and University of Pennsylvania faculty to discuss the causes of the crisis, and more importantly, to answer the question, "Where do we go from here?" Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:18:52 EST