Skip Navigation site map contact us privacy policy web accessibility
Search:


Garrick Utley and Deven SharmaThe Role of Credit Ratings and the Future of Capital Markets:
A Conversation with Deven Sharma, President, Standard and Poor's 

In light of the global financial and credit crisis, the Levin Institute hosted the head of one of the world's leading credit rating agencies. Levin President Garrick Utley conducted a conversation with S&P President Deven Sharma on November 13th 2008 in its Global Classroom.

There was a wide ranging discussion on many aspects of the meltdown. At the end, Sharma concluded that despite the extreme difficulty of achieving a perfect system, there is a likelihood and a desirability for a global framework and consistency in the securities business. 

More

China and the United States: Competing Global PowersBob Woodruff

The Levin Institute paired up with The Asia Society's Center on US - China Relations for a fascinating discussion and partial screening of the ABC News documentary: "China Inside Out, Bob Woodruff Reports." The film examined China's unique role as an emerging competitor to the U.S in global politics and economics. It also looked at the interdependency the two countries have on one another.

More...