Wharton Postscript: the NASD Institute-Wharton Certificate Program
Restoring Confidence in Financial Markets

NASD offers quality education programs, products, and services for the securities industry. The nonprofit organization was best known until recently as the owner of the Nasdaq, but it sold the exchange in 2000 to concentrate solely on its core mission of investor confidence and market integrity.

The NASD Institute for Professional Development, in association with Wharton Executive Education, offers a three-phase, 120-credit hour, certification program. Candidates who successfully complete all phases within a 3-year time period will be designated as a Certified Regulatory and Compliance Professional (CRCP) by the NASD Institute and Wharton. The second phase of the program offers the popular, and required, Ethics Symposium.

In next month's issue of Wharton@Work: E-Buzz, we talk to Wharton faculty and certificate recipients about the program's "return on investment."

• NASD Institute for Professional Development

• Wharton Executive Education
  
  
• The Wharton School

This month's articles:

• In the Classroom: Critical Care Issues for Managers in Biotech and Pharma
  The Wharton/Windhover Program helps managers orchestrate steady profits amid technological changes and competitive pressures.
  
  
• Thought Leaders: Linking Marketing to Bottom-Line Results
  The pharmaceuticals industry's marketing approach lends lessons to other industries in measuring advertising's effectiveness.
  
  
• Executive Development Program: An Ounce of Ethical Prevention
  Or, how Viagra became the most-recognized brand name.
  
  
• Wharton Entrepreneurship Conference: Building Businesses in Biotech
  Hear some industry insights on the biotech field, and learn how to capitalize on the best new startups from a corporate venture expert.
  
  
• Wharton Postscript: Restoring Confidence in Financial Markets
  NASD  is charged with regulating the securities industry. They accomplish this through education of member firms and employees.
  
  
• The Last Word: Be Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise
  What's good advice for individuals is good for corporations, too.
  
  
• Education à la Carte: Rx: Education.
  Wharton has a whole cabinet full of remedies for diverse business challenges.