Center for Financial Markets and Policy
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Global Financial Leaders To Convene at Financial Markets Quality Conference, Nov. 16-18
The Center for Financial Markets and Policy at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business is hosting its annual Financial Markets Quality conference virtually Nov. 16-18. The annual conf
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iFit Delays Its Debut As Wobbly Stocks Send A Chill Through The IPO Market
I spoke this week with Reena Aggarwal, who researches markets and IPOs in her work as the director of the Georgetown Center for Financial Markets and Policy. She was quick to point out that this year’s IPO spike isn’t some isolated phenomenon. It’s inseparable from the broader surges in both valuations and deal activity that have occurred during the pandemic across public and private equities.
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Coinbase is Going Public Without an IPO. Here’s How Its Direct Listing will Work
With the confluence of a roaring stock market, a crypto market that’s hitting all-time highs, and Coinbase’s healthy balance sheet itself, “This is a great time to become public,” argues Reena Aggarwal, professor of finance and director of the Georgetown Center for Financial Markets and Policy.
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Are we in a SPAC Investment Bubble Now?
“Investors should always do their homework and not get caught-up in the hype or fad of any particular financial product,” said Reena Aggarwal, director, Center for Financial Markets and Policy.
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Winners and Losers in the GameStop Stock Tug of War
If the price did fall, those funds would make money, said John Jacobs, director at Georgetown’s Center for Financial Markets and Policy. “A group of investors — hedge funds and other investors, traders — that believe GameStop is overvalued because it is a brick-and-mortar chain.”
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Reena Aggarwal Appointed to Biden-Harris Transition Team
Reena Aggarwal, Robert E. McDonough Professor of Finance and director, Center for Financial Markets and Policy, is serving on the Biden-Harris Transition Agency Review Team on The Federal Reserve, B
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Coindesk Names Georgetown a Top University for Blockchain
Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business was named a top school for blockchain by Coindesk, a media platform that focuses on how cryptocurrencies and digital assets are contributing to th
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#TradeTalks: Highlights from #FMQ2020 Including Capital Formation and Active vs. Passive Management
Georgetown Executive Director at the Center for Financial Markets and Policy, John Jacobs joins Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq #TradeTalks to share highlights from #FMQ2020 including capital formation, #ESG and active vs passive management.
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#TradeTalks: How #FinTech is Helping Individuals Getting Access to Credit and Financial Services
Georgetown Associate Director at the Center for Financial Markets and Policy Alberto Rossi joins Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq #TradeTalks to discuss how #FinTech is helping individuals getting access to credit and financial services. #FMQ2020
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Vaccine Distribution Will be an ‘Enormous Logistical Problem’: David Rubenstein
David Rubenstein, co-founder and co-executive chairman of the Carlyle Group, joins CNBC’s “Squawk Box” team to discuss how the market is anticipating vaccine distribution and if he thinks there will be disappointments along the way of the economic recovery. [He spoke of these topics at the Financial Markets Quality conference hosted by the Center for Financial Markets and Policy later that day].
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