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For Professional Investment Fund Managers, “Going Long” is a Winning Strategy

Russ Wermers, Smith professor and director of Smith’s Center for Financial Policy, introduces the Holding Horizon (H-H) measure, linking mutual fund managers' long-term stock holdings to superior risk-adjusted returns. The research highlights that skilled long-horizon managers outperform, offering insights for individual investors and retirement plans.

Give Back And Gain New Experiences As A Smith Alumni Board Member

The Smith Alumni Board (SAB) connects alumni and students through impactful programs while fostering personal and professional growth for members. Alumni like Diran Balogun, Smita Rao, and Zach Joyner share how serving on the board enhances their Smith connections.

Get To Know the Smith Alumni Board

The Smith Alumni Board (SAB) strengthens alumni connections with the Smith School through events, networking, and philanthropy. Committees focus on alumni engagement, career services, and fundraising, creating opportunities for mentorship, experiential learning, and community-building while promoting the school’s mission and goals.

World Class Faculty & Research

Risk Matters: Killer Bees, Black Swans and Gray Rhinos

Risk events often deemed "unprecedented" are typically extreme iterations of past occurrences, argues Clifford Rossi, Professor of the Practice and Director of the Smith Enterprise Risk Consortium. Comparing these to “Killer Bees,” he emphasizes proactive risk management, urging organizations to anticipate and mitigate low-probability, high-severity scenarios with robust strategies and resources.

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Moody’s Analytics Economist Delivers Keynote at SERC Advisory Council Meeting

Cris deRitis, deputy chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, delivered the keynote at the Smith Enterprise Risk Consortium Advisory Council meeting, offering insights on economic resilience, interest rates, consumer behavior, entrepreneurship, and geopolitical risks, advancing SERC’s mission of industry-academic collaboration.

World Class Faculty & Research

Vigilance, Resilience, Flexibility as Keys to Countering Evolving Cyber Threats

Experts from the Smith School of Business and School of Public Policy convened for the 20th Financial Information Systems and Cybersecurity Forum, addressing cyber risk management through vigilance, resilience, and flexibility amid evolving threats and emerging technologies.

Smith Executive Education Discounts Course Access for AFP Members

The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) and the Smith School of Business have partnered to offer AFP members discounted access to expert-led, open-enrollment courses. These courses enhance professional development with topics like AI, Python, and digital transformation taught by renowned Smith faculty.

Smith Research

Study Examines Economic Consequences for Pretrial-Detainee Households

Pretrial detention often imposes severe financial burdens on defendants and their households, increasing bankruptcy, foreclosure and insolvency rates, especially during housing downturns. Research by Pablo Slutzky, assistant professor of finance at the University of Maryland’s Smith School, highlights the systemic link between monetary bail, poverty cycles and criminal justice reform.

Experiential / Reality-based Learning

Scammers Meet Their Match: Student Fraud Investigators Spot Rising Threat

When University of Maryland students in the Justice for Fraud Victims project received suspicious job offers via text, their fraud investigation skills—sharpened under faculty advisor Samuel Handwerger at the Smith School—helped uncover "task scams," a scheme costing victims $220M since 2020.

Smith Biz: December 2024

Stephen M. Schanwald ’77 Reflects on a Career Bridging Sports and Business

Stephen M. Schanwald ’77, former Chicago Bulls executive and sports marketing pioneer, announced an $8 million gift establishing UMD's Sports Management Program. During his visit, he shared industry insights with students and joined experts for a "Business of Sports" panel.

Alumni

Impact Of A Scholarship: Jimmy Santa

Former Terp linebacker... Musician... Championship boxing referee... Proud Smith School alumnus... Hall of Famer... Boundless enthusiasm...Meet Jimmy Santa.
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