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Georgetown McDonough Offers New Fintech Class
In spring 2018, Georgetown McDonough will offer a new elective focused on how fintech and blockchain are disrupting financial systems and impacting business. FINC 258 is designed…
December 5, 2017
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After The Faster Payments Task Force, What Next?
“We need an ecosystem that allows anyone to pay anyone they want, anyway they want in an efficient, safe manner,” adds James Angel, associate professor at the McDonough…
December 4, 2017
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Financial Markets Quality Conference Discusses Critical Issues
Recent events continue to raise a number of questions about the quality of financial markets. On Oct. 10, the Georgetown Center for Financial Markets and Policy and the Financial…
November 17, 2017
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Bali Receives Distinguished Achievement in Research Award
Turan Bali, Robert S. Parker Chair of Business Administration at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, was awarded the 2017 Distinguished Achievement in Research…
November 14, 2017
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The Fintech Frontier
Where finance and technology converge, you’ll find disruption, innovation, opportunity — and.…
November 2, 2017
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Twelve New Faculty Join Georgetown McDonough
This year Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business welcomed four new tenured and tenure-track faculty members, as well as eight visiting faculty members,…
September 20, 2017
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Why Lottery Winners Make Dangerous Neighbors
Why the negative ripple effect? When people win the lottery, they often spend some of the money on envy-inducing goodies like new cars, boats, and supersized TVs. Researchers say…
August 18, 2017
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On Healthcare, GOP Continues to Snatch Defeat from Jaws of Victory
An op-ed by Jim Angel, finance professor: “It is no surprise that yet another attempt to ‘repeal and replace’ or maybe just ‘repeal’ or maybe just ‘pass something so…
August 4, 2017
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Retail Investors Wait This Long to Dive Into IPOs
It’s hard for retail investors to get a slice of an IPO in the offering, as underwriters typically allocate only about 25% of the shares to retail, with the rest going to…
July 30, 2017
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They’re The World’s Fastest Traders. Why Aren’t They Thriving?
High-frequency traders want “a Goldilocks market with just the right amount of volatility,” said Jim Angel, a professor at Georgetown University in Washington. “They don…
July 13, 2017