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May 20, 2013
OFR Director Visits Campus

The head of the federal Office of Financial Research visited the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business on May 14, 2013 to recruit experts to help mitigate a U.S. financial crisis.

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May 17, 2013
Smith Business Close-Up: Housing and the Economy

Air date: Thursday, May 16, 2013, 7:30 p.m.

The housing market is picking up steam, an indicator of an economic resurgence overall. What does this mean for buying and selling in Maryland? In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Cliff Rossi talks about housing and the economy.

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April 15, 2013
Center for Financial Policy Hosts Distinguished Speaker Event Series
Jaime Caruana, General Manager for the Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

The Center for Financial Policy at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business hosted Jaime Caruana, General Manager for the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), on April 15, 2013 as part of the center’s Distinguished Speakers Event Series.

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April 11, 2013
Professor Cliff Rossi Testifies to House Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance

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January 15, 2013
Smith Expert Draws Accolades in Movement to Improve Capital Markets

Russ Wermers' recent work toward restoring integrity to capital markets has garnered international recognition.

He has earned a top industry award for research into improving hedge fund monitoring and was recently tapped to collaborate with other experts to redefine global standards for evaluating investment management.

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January 10, 2013
UMD-Smith Finance Expert Cliff Rossi Comments on New Mortgage Lending Rules

Cliff Rossi, Tyser Teaching Fellow and executive-in-residence at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, is available to comment on new home lending regulations set forth by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The bureau's “Ability to Pay” rule is designed to assure the reliability of mortgages.

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December 5, 2012
Smith Expert and Former Citigroup Executive Cliff Rossi Comments on Citi Job Cuts

Robert H. Smith School of Business finance professor and former Citigroup Inc. senior executive Cliff Rossi has weighed in on Citi’s plans to cut 11,000 jobs from its global consumer-banking unit. The move entails closing 84 branches, including 44 in the U.S.:

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December 5, 2012
Smith Expert and Former Citigroup Executive Cliff Rossi Comments on Citi Job Cuts
MEDIA ALERT: December 5, 2012

Robert H. Smith School of Business finance professor and former Citigroup Inc. senior executive Cliff Rossi has weighed in on Citi’s plans to cut 11,000 jobs from its global consumer-banking unit. The move entails closing 84 branches, including 44 in the U.S.:

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November 7, 2012
Finance Seniors Experience Barron’s Roundtable

Four undergrads from the Robert H. Smith School of Business recently experienced a one-of-a-kind opportunity to meet and hear from investing luminaries at one place, at one time – the Oct. 22 Barron’s Roundtable at New York City’s Metropolitan Club.

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November 1, 2012
UMD Business, Public Policy Experts Comment on Fiscal Cliff

Media Alert Nov. 1, 2012 

With the year-ending “fiscal cliff” approaching, faculty experts from the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy and Robert H. Smith School of Business are available to comment on implications of this impending economic slowdown due to expiring tax cuts plus dramatic spending cuts established by Budget Control Act of 2011.

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