YUEA http://www.yuea.org The best place to get involved in economics at Yale Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:50:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 A Conversation with Bill Contente, JP Morgan Head of Equity Capital Markets http://www.yuea.org/a-conversation-with-bill-contente-jp-morgan-head-of-equity-capital-markets?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-conversation-with-bill-contente-jp-morgan-head-of-equity-capital-markets http://www.yuea.org/a-conversation-with-bill-contente-jp-morgan-head-of-equity-capital-markets#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:34:07 +0000 Derek Walker http://www.yuea.org/?p=122
When: Tuesday, October 18 · 5:00pm – 6:00pm

Where: WLH 208

When it comes to understanding capital markets, you should learn from the best of the best! Join YIRA & YUEA in a discussion with Bill Contente, Head of Equity Capital Markets for J.P. Morgan, about the state of the markets and the future of finance. Contente is one of J.P. Morgan’s most senior members, and has unique insight on short-term and long-term impacts of economic conditions on different markets.

The event is for all Yale undergraduates interested in finance, banking and the current economic situation. There will also be information on summer opportunities in the Investment Banking division.

Start at the top. Join the discussion. Be part of it.

 

]]> http://www.yuea.org/a-conversation-with-bill-contente-jp-morgan-head-of-equity-capital-markets/feed 0 The Impact of the European Debt Crisis on Asian Economies http://www.yuea.org/the-impact-of-the-european-debt-crisis-on-asian-economies?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-impact-of-the-european-debt-crisis-on-asian-economies http://www.yuea.org/the-impact-of-the-european-debt-crisis-on-asian-economies#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:24:24 +0000 Derek Walker http://www.yuea.org/?p=113 Come join us next Friday for a very pertinent discussion on “The impact of the European Debt Crisis on Asian Economies” with John Moore, Managing Director and Head of U.S. Rates at TD Securities. Mr. Moore has had extensive involvement in financial services, most notably as CEO of Bear Stearns Asia. This event has an interesting international focus that overlaps in politics, finance, and economics. The event is presented by the Yale Student Investment Group (YSIG) and the Yale Undergraduate Economic Association (YUEA). All Yale students are invited to attend!

When: Friday, October 14 · 5:00pm – 6:00pm

Where: WLH 208

John Moore’s Biography:
Mr. Moore joined TD Securities in April 2009, and is now Managing Director and Head of the U.S. Rates business.

Mr. Moore began his 20 year career at Salomon Brothers and then at Richardson Greenshields in Toronto, where he worked in Capital Markets covering Canadian sovereign and corporate borrowers. He spent 6 years at JP Morganacross various disciplines including Capital Markets, Government trading and derivatives. His last 3 years he managed the Global AAA business in New York and London where the business originated, traded and executed bond and derivative transactions for the world’s largest borrowers.

He joined Bear Stearns in 2001 in New York where he ran the US Agency business. Roles in NY then included running Syndicate and Debt Capital Markets. He moved to London in 2004 to manage all Sales and Trading activities and then became Head of Fixed Income for Europe and the Middle East. In 2007, Mr. Moore moved to Hong Kong as Bear’s first CEO for Asia Pacific. Until joining TD, his last role was Global Head of Sovereign Wealth Funds and Central Banks at JP Morgan based in Hong Kong.

Mr. Moore holds a BA from Yale University and an MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.

]]> http://www.yuea.org/the-impact-of-the-european-debt-crisis-on-asian-economies/feed 0 Welcome to the Yale Undergraduate Economics Association http://www.yuea.org/hello-world?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hello-world http://www.yuea.org/hello-world#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:30:02 +0000 admin http://localhost/673_Yaleuea/?p=1 The YUEA works with Yale professors, students, undergraduate organizations, and corporations to raise awareness of economic developments on both Main Street and Wall Street.

We:

  • Compete in the College Fed Challenge hosted by the Boston Federal Reserve Bank in the fall
  • Host the YUEA Economics Challenge, a competition that allows high school students to get hands-on experience in analyzing the economy
  • Organize dinners and talks with Yale professors, graduate students, and members of the finance community
  • Host a Fantasy Stock Exchange Competition on Yale’s campus each spring that gives undergraduates the chance to win prizes and  test their investing abilities
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