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Its not official, but the preliminary results of a recent study are showing what many in the industry have suspected for a while: that brokers have the upper hand in arbitrations versus investors. The 10-year study--which includes data from nearly 14,000 cases--was compiled by Daniel R. Solin, an attorney for investors who is also a registered investment advisor, and Edward S. ONeal, an assistant professor of finance at Wake Forest Universitys Babcock Graduate School of Management. The duo analyzed every client-versus-broker arbitration case that had been brought before either the New York Stock Exchange or the NASD from 1995 through

Indiana University's Kelley School of Business is the fifth most favorite regional program among corporate recruiters surveyed by the Wall Street Journal and Harris Interactive. The Kelley School -- which ranks second among public programs -- jumped 10 places in the newspaper's seventh annual survey of regional schools from 15th a year ago and made the strongest improvement of any Big Ten school in all of the rankings and most other schools rated by the newspaper. The Wall Street Journal today (Sept. 17) also ranked all of the business schools by industry. Kelley's programs in consumer products, and energy and

The Wisconsin MBA program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business was ranked 32nd in the regional category in this year's Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive ranking of MBA programs. The program dropped slightly from 25th place in 2006, leveling out near its previous rankings of 33rd in 2004 and 34th in 2005. The Wall Street Journal's seventh annual ranking was published in the newspaper's Monday, Sept. 17 edition and was based on feedback from recruiters. To create the ranking, more than 4,000 recruiters were surveyed on their views of full-time MBA programs across 21 attributes including: students' leadership potential

Sheila, is a manager in shares of Credit Suisse continues to emphasize that education gave him a slot in the work on Wall Street. Less than 10 per cent of senior positions on Wall Street are occupied by women and Sheila is part of this little statistic. She finds it is neither an advantage nor a disadvantage to a woman in a club of men. "My father died when I was nine," said Sheila. "I knew I had no recourse - My mother was a nun, quiet person, and I was the oldest child. Thus, can also serve nine years, I

The Wall Street Journal has ranked Babson College #21 among the 51 Regional MBA programs, a gain of 14 places from last year's #35 placement. This ranking is solely based on the opinion of 4,430 corporate recruiters who rated full-time MBA programs on 21 different attributes, including students' leadership potential and strategic thinking, their previous work experience, the faculty and curriculum, and the career-services office. There are three rankings produced: National, Regional (Babson's grouping), and International. These distinctions are based on program size, national reputation, and similar companies that recruit at the same schools. More : boston.dbusinessnews.com

Efforts on Wall Street to re-engage women who are trying to return to the work force, many of whom left for family obligations, have started to yield results. During the last few years, some of the nations premier business schools began to address that demographic group with executive M.B.A. programs. Of those, perhaps the most encompassing is the annual program started last fall by the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, with a curriculum that combined academics and career opportunities. With a median age of 47 and an average of eight years out of the work force, 41 students — 35

The Asian Innovation Awards showcase some of the region's most inventive people and companies. The Wall Street Journal Asia presents the awards in association with Global Entrepolis@Singapore, an international networking eve

NEW DELHI: A two-day conference called "Destination Uttar Pradesh 2005," is aimed at investors, which will be held on Thursday. The conference was organised by the BIS Development Council and the Birla Institute of Management Technology. More than 20 NRIs, venture capitalists and India, more than 100 companies and large enterprises attended the conclave. Political leadership and the state bureaucracy has invited investors to invest in the country. The chairman of the Aditya Birla group, Kumar Mangalam Birla, has assured investors that the State as well as any other destination and outlined plans for investment in the country. CM Mulayam

NEW DELHI: A two-day conference called "Destination Uttar Pradesh 2005," is aimed at investors, which will be held on Thursday. The conference was organised by the BIS Development Council and the Birla Institute of Management Technology. More than 20 NRIs, venture capitalists and India, more than 100 companies and large enterprises attended the conclave. Political leadership and the state bureaucracy has invited investors to invest in the country. The chairman of the Aditya Birla group, Kumar Mangalam Birla, has assured investors that the State as well as any other destination and outlined plans for investment in the country. CM Mulayam Singh Yadav, guarantees

When the Wall Street Journal surveyed corporate recruiters back in 2005, more than half of the respondents said they viewed online degrees either somewhat differently or very differently from those of on-campus graduates. Andrea Williams, deputy director of human resources for the Polk County Sheriffs Office, is earning her masters degree through an online program. A recent survey by the Distance Education and Training Council found more than 70 percent of corporate supervisors rate online degrees as just as valuable or more valuable than traditional degrees in the same field. More : .theledger.com

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