Jankensgård, Håkan, Walking the Walk: Inside Ownership and Selective Hedging (September 16, 2015). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2662368 “Firms’ derivative portfolios are largely unpredictable, in the sense that the previous year’s portfolio is a poor predictor of the current one. This unpredictability partly reflects a common corporate practice known as ‘selective hedging’, i.e. adjusting… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2015
VW issues statement on emission violations
Follow up to EPA, California Notify Volkswagen of Clean Air Act Violations – see Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG: Volkswagen AG has issued the following information, September 22, 2015: “Volkswagen is working at full speed to clarify irregularities concerning a particular software used in diesel engines. New vehicles from… Continue Reading
Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenues: Second Quarter 2015
Census: “The summary provides quarterly estimates of state and local government tax revenue at a national level, as well as detailed tax revenue data for individual states. This report produces three tables: Tables 1 and 2 include income and sales data, and Table 3 provides tax collections by state.” Continue Reading
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council 2014 Data on Mortgage Lending
“The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today announced the availability of data on mortgage lending transactions at 7,062 U.S. financial institutions covered by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Covered institutions include banks, savings associations, credit unions, and mortgage companies. The HMDA data made available today cover 2014 lending activity, and include applications, originations,… Continue Reading
Characterization, Modeling, Monitoring, and Remediation of Fractured Rock
“Fractured rock is the host or foundation for innumerable engineered structures related to energy, water, waste, and transportation. Characterizing, modeling, and monitoring fractured rock sites is critical to the functioning of those infrastructure, as well as to optimizing resource recovery and contaminant management. Characterization, Modeling, Monitoring, and Remediation of Fractured Rock examines the state of… Continue Reading
The Growing Gap in Life Expectancy by Income
“The U.S. population is aging. Social Security projections suggest that between 2013 and 2050, the population aged 65 and over will almost double, from 45 million to 86 million. One key driver of population aging is ongoing increases in life expectancy. Average U.S. life expectancy was 67 years for males and 73 years for females… Continue Reading
The Wood Database
The Wood Database permits users to Browse By Common Name (browse by scientific name | browse by appearance). There are dozens of contributors to the database that includes photos, videos, features of each wood (texture, grain, ordor, common pricing, sustainability, rot resistance, related articles, etc.) Continue Reading
2015 Employer Health Benefits Survey
“This annual survey of employers provides a detailed look at trends in employer-sponsored health coverage including premiums, employee contributions, cost-sharing provisions, and employer opinions. The 2015 survey included almost 2,000 interviews with non-federal public and private firms. Annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage reached $17,545 this year, up 4 percent from last year, with… Continue Reading
USDA, EPA Join Groups in Nation’s First Food Waste Reduction Goals
“Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Administrator Stan Meiburg announced the United States’ first-ever national food waste reduction goal, calling for a 50-percent reduction by 2030. As part of the effort, the federal government will lead a new partnership with charitable organizations, faith-based organizations, the private sector and local, state and… Continue Reading
Adblock Browser, Do Not Track and Acceptable Ads
“Adblock Plus has launched the Adblock Browser, and we’re excited to announce that DuckDuckGo is the default search engine in Adblock Browser on iOS and Android! We’ve been working with the EFF to promote a new “Do Not Track” (DNT) standard for web browsing. We hope this new DNT policy will better protect people from… Continue Reading
Union List of Legislative Histories
[Via Rick McKinney, Assistant Law Librarian, Federal Reserve Board Law Library, Washington, DC] “For several decades the Legislative Research Special Interest Section of the Law Librarians’ Society of Washington, D.C. published a Union List of Legislative Histories. The most recent edition is the 7th edition published in loose-leaf in the year 2000 and accompanied by a… Continue Reading
GAO Report – Air Force’s F-15 Eagle, FAA Commercial Space Launch, Internet Management
Department of Defense’s Waiver of Competitive Prototyping Requirement for the Air Force’s F-15 Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System (EPAWSS) Program, GAO-15-800R: Published: Sep 21, 2015. Publicly Released: Sep 21, 2015: “The Department of Defense’s (DOD) rationale for waiving the competitive prototyping requirement in the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009, as amended (WSARA),… Continue Reading
