Focus on: Investments and Arbitrage

Financial investments have become much more complicated. In this issue, we share a few insights on hedge funds and other alternative investments, as well as a new book on arbitrage. (If your eyes still glaze over when you hear these terms, you may want to consider our Finance and Accounting for the Non-Financial Manager program.)

We also have a straight-from-the-heart Q&A on ethics from entrepreneur Jon Huntsman, who built a multi-billion-dollar business by doing the right thing. Integrity, family, and values are all personal "investments" that can have huge payoffs in the quality of your life. We also report on a program on industry-wide transformation and some recent Wharton initiatives related to China. And finally, a few upcoming programs that can help you "leverage" your personal assets and those of your organization through new knowledge.

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Thought Leaders
Understanding Alternative Investments

Alternative investments are one of the fastest-growing areas of investment, with more than $1.3 trillion in hedge funds alone. While it is clear that alternatives cannot be ignored in designing any portfolio, how can investors and investment advisors make better decisions about such investments? An AIMSE/Wharton program for investment management sales executives takes a deeper look at this topic. More

Wharton School Publishing
Finally: Arbitrage for the Rest of Us

Arbitrage — exploiting "fleeting" mispricings in financial markets — is one of the most talked about and misunderstood concepts in financial investments. A new book from Wharton School Publishing offers fresh insights on arbitrage and how to use it. More

Advanced Management Program
Nice Guys Can Finish First: Billionaire Jon Huntsman Shares Insights on Values, Integrity, Philanthropy, and Family

What does it take to win in business? To be a true success, said billionaire entrepreneur Jon Huntsman in a discussion with participants in Wharton's Advanced Management Program, is to remain true to your own heart, work with integrity, value your family, and give to others. More

Industry-Specific Programs
Strategies for Successful Enterprise-wide Transformations

In a world of rapid change, organizational transformations often are necessary for survival. But few undertakings are more complicated and challenging. How can managers increase their chances of success? At a recent program for human resources executives, executives and academic experts explored some of the principles of successful transformations. More

Wharton News
Wharton Opens Office in Shanghai To Support Executive Education, Other Initiatives

Wharton is expanding its office in Shanghai to support a growing number of executive education programs in China and for Chinese executives, as well as other initiatives in the region. More

Education à la Carte
Knowledge for a Changing World

From the rise of alternative investments to the need for organizational transformation, changes in the world demand new knowledge. Wharton offers a wide range of programs, from foundational knowledge to emerging insights from research and best practice in many areas, including these upcoming programs:

• Executive Negotiation Workshop: Bargaining for Advantage®
  March 12–17, 2006
  
  
• Strategic R&D Management
  March 12–17, 2006
  
  
• Leading and Managing People
  March 13–16, 2006
  
  
• Implementing Strategy
  March 20–24, 2006
  
  
• Customer-Centricity™ Suite
  
  • Customer Profitability Management: Building Competitive Advantage
    March 16–17, 2006
    
  • Customer-Centric Innovation: Creating Ongoing Competitive Advantage
    March 27–28, 2006
    
  • Creating Superior Share Price Performance Through Customer-Centricity
    March 29–30, 2006

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