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Trump’s Ban on Chinese Stocks Roils Investors

“Most brokerage firms are hyper-compliant and they don’t want to take on any regulatory risk,” said James Angel, a finance professor at Georgetown University. “There is no upside…

January 10, 2021

Rankings

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…

January 5, 2021

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IPOs in 2021: After a Year of Impressive Pandemic Offerings, These Tech Companies Expect to Keep it Rolling

By postponing their offerings, Roblox and Affirm have time to file amended paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission that could enable them to either sell more shares…

December 24, 2020

In the News

Interactive Brokers, Robinhood Glitches Send Users Scrambling

“Obviously, this is a black eye on any firm that has an outage because customers depend upon their access to the market, and the more time-sensitive their trading, the bigger the…

December 7, 2020

In the News

The Dow has Passed 30,000 for the First Time Ever

Today’s historic news “signals that investors are a lot more confident about the future than the present,” says Arthur Dong, professor of practice at Georgetown University’s…

November 24, 2020

In the News

SEC Chairman Clayton to Step Down

James Angel, associate professor of finance at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, told ThinkAdvisor Monday in an email that he doubts “the lame duck Trump…

November 16, 2020

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What a Democrat-Controlled SEC Might Look Like and What it Would Mean for Markets

“You will see more climate-related and ESG related policies,” said Jim Angel, associate professor of finance at Georgetown University. “They will look at ESG disclosures, like…

November 11, 2020

In the News

Georgetown University MSF 2020 Class Profile

“We started building MSF as Georgetown McDonough’s first technology-intensive program nearly a decade ago with the goal to develop and deliver a premium online program that has…

November 4, 2020

In the News

Analysis: Retail Traders Position for Volatility After U.S. Election

The surge of new retail investors benefits the market in many ways, such as promoting financial literacy and bringing more attention to a wider variety of companies than…

November 3, 2020

In the News

Happy Birthday Dear Bitcoin: Crypto’s First White Paper Turns 12

James Angel, an associate professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, told Coin Telegraph: “It has set in motion a revolution in finance with the rise of…

October 31, 2020