Past Events

Daniel Schulman’s sweeping narrative traces the interconnected stories of Jewish immigrants including Joseph Seligman, Solomon Loeb, and Marcus Goldman, among others, who fled a Germany that had relegated Jews to an underclass. He chronicles the difficult path of these men who would go on to form some of the largest investment banks in the world.

Milton Friedman’s work was instrumental in the turn toward free markets that defined the 1980s. Burns sheds light on his collaborations with women, his complex relationships with Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur Burns and Treasury Secretary George Shultz, and his direct interventions in policymaking at the highest levels.

Investors who neglect to study the past can overlook powerful, cyclical forces that repeatedly reshape markets. Gain a glimpse of how understanding financial history can improve investment decision-making

Learn about how institutional, political, and legal pressures come into play when a country cannot repay its debts. This talk will offer a deeper understanding of how global financial capitalism functions in the context of debt markets, international finance, international relations, and international law.

Join us on June 18, 2024, 12 – 1 p.m. (EDT) for this virtual event. Distinguished banker, executive, and historian Paolo Zannoni will delve into the complex relationship between states and banks that is at the heart of his new book, which examines the roots of modern banking through seven case studies: the Republic of Pisa,
17th-century Venice, the early years of the Bank of England, imperial Spain, the Kingdom of Naples, the nascent United States during the American Revolution, and Bolshevik Russia from 1917 through 1923.

Join us for a virtual event with Dr. George Athanassakos, founder and managing director of The Ben Graham Centre for Value Investing and the Ben Graham Chair in Value Investing at the Ivey Business School. In his presentation

Financial thought leader and Research Affiliates’ Founder Rob Arnott identifies major market myths—on inflation, value investing and the supposedly passive nature of index funds

Join us on September 7, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. in the McNally Amphitheatre on Fordham University’s LC Campus for a fireside chat with Leon Cooperman, Founder, Omega Family Office; and Mario Gabelli, GABELLI ’65, Chairman and CEO, GAMCO Investors.

Join us for a virtual program with award-winning financial journalist Diana Henriques on her latest book, Taming the Street: The Old Guard, the New Deal and FDR’s Fight to Regulate American Capitalism.