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November 5, 2008 November 2008   VOLUME 1 ISSUE 9  
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Job Searches In A Slowing Economy
Headway Corporate Resources––a full-service human resources support company that provides high quality recruiting, staffing and human resource support services to a wide range of business sectors, including the financial services––will be contributing a monthly column on issues related to interviewing and career advancement. Click the link below to read the first installment.
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Results of Survey on Government Financial Market Intervention
On October 9, NYSSA launched a survey on the Government Financial Market Intervention plan. The survey was designed to gather feedback from our members and some nonmembers on their opinions about the effectiveness of the Intervention and if the bailout was sufficient to meet the need.
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NYSSA Challenge Kicks Off
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. (NYSE: PVH) is the subject company for the 7th Annual Investment Research Challenge.
 
The Investment Research Challenge is a six-month educational initiative in which leading industry professionals teach business and finance students how to research and report on a publicly traded company.

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4th Annual New York Value Investing Congress
Earlier this month, 550 people from 40 states and 21 countries converged in New York City for the 4th Annual New York Value Investing Congress. For two days some of the world’s brightest and most successful investors—including Carl Icahn, Bill Ackman, John Burbank, and Leon Cooperman—shared investing ideas for this difficult time and presented specific stocks they believe offer great upside with a substantial margin of safety.
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CFA Institute and Fordham's Bachelor of Science in Finance Form CFA Program Partnership

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On October 28, 2008, CFA Institute sent the formal invitation to Fordham’s Bachelor of Science in Finance to join its Partnership program. Fordham’s addition to the Partnership program will add yet another top tier university to the already impressive list of global universities.


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NYSSA Seeks Candidates for Board of Directors

Jan Jackrel
On behalf of NYSSA’s Board of Directors, I am inviting members to submit names of potential candidates to serve on the Board of NYSSA. During the coming months the Board will be searching for people with the experience, wisdom, and diligence to serve on your board as it continues to invigorate and solidify its governance foundations.


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Linkages Between Housing and Municipal Bond Markets



The housing recession has multiple flow-through effects, among them a potential for negatively impacting the financial condition of municipalities, and therefore, the municipal bond market. In this paper, Standard & Poor’s explores links between the housing and municipal bond markets at the county level. The data suggests an asymmetric relationship between home prices and municipal bond spreads, whereby the effect of home prices on municipal bond spreads is only prevalent in falling housing markets.
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