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MSF Program Ranked 2nd for Online Finance Programs

In a recent ranking by Best Choice Schools, the Master of Science in Finance (MSF) program at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business was named #2 for the best online…

July 10, 2017

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Research Evolved

At age 60, Georgetown McDonough has a thriving business research enterprise. Faculty who helped shape that culture recall what it took to get here. By Melanie D.G. Kaplan…

July 10, 2017

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Wall Street Wins Round in Fight With Exchanges Over Audit System

Much like setting rates for public utilities, “everyone makes the case that someone else should bear the cost,” said James Angel, a Georgetown University finance professor…

July 10, 2017

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Famous Traders’ Trades and Why They Don’t Help the Rest of Us, The Herald-Tribune

In addition, a much-talked-about paper by R. David McLean of Georgetown University and Jeffrey Pontiff of Boston College pointed out that the effectiveness of stock market…

July 6, 2017

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Blue Apron’s Stock Falls Below IPO Price, But All Isn’t Lost

Typically, the underwriters on an offering work to stabilize the stock price, keeping it above or at least around its issue price. The underwriters tend to do this for a couple…

July 1, 2017

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Industry Experts Discuss Sustainability of Fast Fashion

As retail companies respond to the demand to provide consumers with more, cheaper, and faster products, many leading fashion companies have gained reputations for being, …

June 28, 2017

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Private Equity Company Leader Talks Emerging Markets

On March 23, Fernando Gentil, co-founder and co-head of G5 Evercore Private Equity, spoke at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business about his decision to establish a…

June 28, 2017

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MSF Students Win Peeptrade University Challenge

In April, a team of 10 students from Georgetown McDonough’s Master of Science in Finance (MSF) program won the Peeptrade University Challenge, a two-month-long competition…

June 28, 2017

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Center for Financial Markets and Policy Hosts Financial Fraud Conference

The Georgetown Center for Financial Markets and Policy hosted a two-day conference, “Emerging Frauds in the Digital Age,” in partnership with the U.S. Department of…

June 28, 2017

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Students Organize First Latin America Career Trek

A group of 16 students traveled to Mexico City last month to engage in professional meetings with high-ranking politicians and business professionals and to explore the city&…

June 28, 2017