My weekly roundup of financial and media news

What We've Been Reading - Week of Sept. 25
Markets & Economy:

• Sheila Bair’s new nightmare, student debt (Bloomberg)
  
• What the Deutsche Bank situation means for global markets (CNBC)
  
• Deutsche Bank: from bombs and bravado to risk of a bailout (BBC)
  
• Five things you should know about Deutsche Bank’s problems (Fortune)
  
• Howard Marks says institutional returns at 5.5% “a big problem” (Bloomberg)
  

Asset Management:

• Wells Fargo scandal could lead to more regulation (Wealth Management)
  
• ETFs have trouble penetrating TDF market (InvestmentNews)
  
• Why Harvard keeps underperforming Yale (Bloomberg)
  
• NJ pension fund lost money on investments last year (NJ.com)
  
• High Finance and Family-Friendly? KKR Is Trying (WSJ)
  

Long Reads:

• How men and women see the workplace differently (WSJ)
  

Alternatives:

• Why Money is Rushing Into Venture Capital (Bloomberg)
  
• Private debt investment spur further investment inflows (FinAlts)
  
• Brevan Howard cuts some fees to 0% (WSJ)
  
• Richard Perry walks away, hoping for a shot at vindication (Bloomberg)
  
• Josh Brown on the health of the hedge fund industry (CNBC)
  
• Och-Ziff plea stalls rise of protege (Bloomberg)
  

Media Industry and Journalism:

• Could you return that copy of the Declaration of Independence your family stole? Please? (The Washington Post)
  
• What England’s soccer scandal teaches about management and humility (FT)
  
• Can VBS and Viacom merge? It depends on the relationship between Moonves and Redstone (WSJ)
  
• What do Americans think are the news media’s best and worst traits? (Pew)
  
• The South China Morning Post feels the heat from the mainland (NPR)
  ​Institutional Investor revamps editorial staff (TalkingBizNews)