CFP Event Explores Diversity and the Bottom Line
When it comes to diversity, the investment industry has a ways to go. That fact, while well known, was further illuminated this month in a survey from the Diverse Asset Managers Initiative (DAMI) and discussed in “Diversity and the Bottom Line,” a webcast hosted by the Center for Financial Policy at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Investors and ESG
In ‘The Second Objective Function,’ CFP launches a free webinar series that explores the environmental, social and corporate governance questions that are most pressing for organizations and investors today. Can a firm’s level of CO2 emissions predict the level of returns for its shareholders?
The ‘Narrative Economics’ Playing Out Now
Center for Financial Policy Hosts Nobel Laureate in Global Webinar “Stories abound in life,” Maryland Smith’s Russell Wermers said, opening a webinar discussion Tuesday. The topic: Narrative economics, with Nobel laureate Robert Shiller.
Maryland Smith’s Russ Wermers Named to SEC Advisory Committee
Maryland Smith finance professor Russ Wermers was selected by the Securities and Exchange Commission to serve on its new Asset Management Advisory Committee, formed to offer advice and recommendations to the SEC on how regulations and industry trends impact investors.
Smith Master of Finance Rises to No. 2 in U.S.
The Master of Finance program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business climbed to No. 2 in the United States in a Financial Times report published on June 18, 2018. The Smith School debuted in the ranking at No. 4 in 2017. Overall, the school improved from No. 38 to No. 30 in the Financial Times annual report, which assigns scores in 17 performance categories. Only MIT Sloan School of Management ranked higher among U.S. programs.
Wermers Featured in SEC Dialogue on Investor Protection and Market Efficiency
Russell Wermers, professor of finance and director of the
Post-Election Markets and Policy Outlook: What the Experts Said
Top government economists, plus academic experts and industry leaders recently gathered to discuss the outlook for financial markets and the economy under President-elect Donald Trump.
‘Sharks’ Losing Ground to ‘Prey’ in Markets
SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Since the global financial crisis, “active” fund managers — stock pickers looking to beat the market — have lost ground to their “passive“ counterparts, as investors “shun stock pickers amid concerns over bad performance and high fees,” the Financia
UMD-Smith’s Wermers Headlines Luxembourg Asset Management Summit
Professor of Finance Russ Wermers at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business recently gave the keynote speech for the for the fourth annual Luxembourg Asset Management Summit.