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$3.2M Gift to Create New ESG Group at Georgetown McDonough

“Issues of ESG are vitally important today and will only gain strength overtime across the business landscape,” Robert Steers said in a news release. “We believe that the…

January 30, 2021

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Wall Street’s Cops Weren’t Ready for GameStop. They’re Paying Attention Now

James Angel, a professor at Georgetown University who specializes in market structure, said that while short sellers are often vilified — some rightfully so — they serve an…

January 29, 2021

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Lawmakers Demand Action on GameStop Saga, Robinhood Ban

“The rollercoaster is a very enjoyable ride on the way up, but there’s always a ride down,” said Tom Cooke, professor of business law at Georgetown’s McDonough School of…

January 29, 2021

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An Overpriced Market is Nobody’s Friend, Says Finance Professor of GameStop Saga

James Angel, associate professor of finance at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss why the Reddit-driven stock rally is a…

January 29, 2021

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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…

January 28, 2021

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Do Well By Doing Good

An article by Bill Novelli, founder, Business for Impact: "When I began my career at Unilever some fifty years ago, the idea of doing social good as a corporation or as a…

January 26, 2021

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Chinese Stocks: Gauging Risks Under Biden

"I do believe the overall tenor in terms of friction between the U.S. and China will continue, and that's been made very clear by the incoming U.S. Secretary of State Antony…

January 25, 2021

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3 Questions Leaders Should Be Asking Their Remote Employees

The cliché goes, “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” The cliché exists because it’s true. Research by Tony Schwartz and Christine…

January 18, 2021

Research and Insights

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…

January 15, 2021

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CEO Succession Practices in the Russell 3000 and S&P 500

Matteo Tonello is Managing Director of ESG Research at The Conference Board, Inc. This post relates to CEO Succession Practices in the Russell 3000 and S&P 500: 2020 Edition, an…

January 15, 2021