http://www.hamilton.edu/news/ News From Hamilton en-us http://www.hamilton.edu/news/alumni-talk-investment-and-finance-series-with-jeff-constantino-00-financial-research http://www.hamilton.edu/news/alumni-talk-investment-and-finance-series-with-jeff-constantino-00-financial-research The Career Center will host the next installment of the Investment and Finance Speaker's Series, on careers in financial research on Sunday, April 14, from 7:30-8:30 p.m., in KJ 102.  Students curious about finance, financial markets and research as potential career fields are encouraged to attend. Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:51:55 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/campus-engagement-a-priority-in-trustee-meeting-schedules http://www.hamilton.edu/news/campus-engagement-a-priority-in-trustee-meeting-schedules Despite a weekend full of committee meetings, members of the Hamilton Board of Trustees still found many opportunities to engage one-on-one and collectively with students, faculty and staff during the Board's quarterly meeting March 1-2 in Clinton. Here are a few occasions of those occasions. Wed, 06 Mar 2013 07:31:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/em-christian-science-monitor-em-quotes-owen http://www.hamilton.edu/news/em-christian-science-monitor-em-quotes-owen Ann Owen, the Henry Platt Bristol Professor of Economics, spoke with The Christian Science Monitor for an article titled “Time to refinance your mortgage? Rates hit historic lows” published on Sept. 27. She discussed the current inflation rate as it relates to fixed-rate loan rates and how increased housing and mortgage demand might change borrowing rates. She also addressed the possible effect of Federal Reserve actions. Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:01:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/finance-bootcamp-illustrates-careers-to-students http://www.hamilton.edu/news/finance-bootcamp-illustrates-careers-to-students Can you imagine waking up at 6 a.m. on a Saturday and making a trip from Clinton to New York City and back in the same day? That’s exactly what a group of highly motivated Hamilton students did on September 15 as they attended the Career Center’s first Finance Bootcamp. Jennifer Hill ’87, CFO of Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s investment bank, as well as Candace Browning P’10, the head of Global Research at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, hosted the event in New York at the Bank of America Tower. Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:20:20 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/ding-14-interns-at-30-million-hedge-fund http://www.hamilton.edu/news/ding-14-interns-at-30-million-hedge-fund Mao Ding’s ’14 work schedule is anything if not intimidating. Ding arrives at his internship at New York City’s Capital Priority Management LLC at 8:30 a.m. and stays till 6 p.m. Priority Capital Management is a $30 million hedge fund that specializes in managing assets for high-net-worth investors in the high-yield bond market. Fri, 27 Jul 2012 06:13:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/mariasis-12-capitalizes-on-positive-internship-experience-to-land-job http://www.hamilton.edu/news/mariasis-12-capitalizes-on-positive-internship-experience-to-land-job Jason Mariasis looked at 25 liberal arts schools before he found Hamilton. It was a perfect fit right away—he applied Early Decision. Four years later as a new Hamilton graduate, he has found another perfect fit at Capital One Financial’s Digital Strategies group, where he will be employed beginning this summer. Fri, 22 Jun 2012 06:30:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/peter-tague-88-recounts-career-path-for-balkan-class http://www.hamilton.edu/news/peter-tague-88-recounts-career-path-for-balkan-class Peter Tague ’88 delivered a talk to Professor Erol Balkan’s International Finance class on April 12 in KJ.  A lifetime investment banker, Tague was recently promoted to the position of global head of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for Citigroup, and is also a vice chairman of the firm. Tague covered a myriad of topics for the class, ranging from the current crises in Greece and the greater Eurozone to how a typical M&A transaction works, and even attempted to answer the question, “Will China take over the world?” Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:30:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/morris-76-and-bedford-76-talk-economics-with-balkans-students http://www.hamilton.edu/news/morris-76-and-bedford-76-talk-economics-with-balkans-students As Hamilton’s trustees gathered this past week on the Hill for their meetings, two alumni took the opportunity to speak with a select group of students about career paths, life, and the state of the global economy. Rob Morris ’76 and Henry Bedford ’76 spoke to students in Professor Erol Balkan’s International Finance course on March 1 and 2, respectively, providing perspective on topics relevant to the class’s course material. Wed, 07 Mar 2012 02:58:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/mary-bret-lineberry-begins-finance-career-with-ge http://www.hamilton.edu/news/mary-bret-lineberry-begins-finance-career-with-ge Bret Lineberry ’11 found success in the post-graduate job search largely thanks to a valuable connection with a Hamilton alumnus. A May graduate with a degree in economics and world politics,  she’ll soon begin working in finance for General Electric in Atlanta. Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:00:00 EST