Public Utility Research Center Director and Gunter Professor Mark Jamison explains the country’s challenges with inflation, why scapegoating big business isn’t right and how government can help solve the program plaguing Americans. Read his take in this blog post from
Stories by Allison
Page:
Mark Zuckerberg defies critics with latest Meta board member
Zuckerberg’s move is unsurprising because founders across Silicon Valley are increasingly keeping an iron grip on their companies even when they go public, according to Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter, who studies corporate governance and tech IPOs. Read more of
With rate increases looming, investors dump shares of money-losing companies
Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter provides his expertise on unprofitable traditional IPOs delivering lower first-day returns in 2021. Read the full story from the Wall Street Journal.
The SEC’s concern about unicorns misses the point
Research data from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter informs this opinion piece that advises instead of increased oversight of large private companies, the agency should make it easier for startups to go public. Read the full piece from Bloomberg. [Subscription required.]
Of course GameStop is doing NFTs
Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares data for this opinion piece from Matt Levine, who advises public companies that are in a position to attract meme-driven retail investors to “lean into meme stuff.” Read more in this piece from Bloomberg. [Subscription
UF MBA students hone inclusive leadership skills at first diversity, inclusion conference
The first-ever UF MBA Diversity & Inclusion Conference was a fun and informative half-day event for full-time MBA students to connect, engage, and deepen our understanding of today’s most relevant diversity, equity and inclusion topics. The idea for this conference
Warrington professor awarded for distinguished service in premier real estate finance association
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Robert A. Connolly, Adjunct Professor of Finance and Real Estate, is the 2022 recipient of the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (AREUEA) George Bloom Award. Connolly is the third member of Warrington’s faculty to receive
Investors lose ground in fight against supervoting shares
A record 32% of US companies went public with dual-class structure last year, analysis from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shows. See more of Ritter’s insights in this story from Financial Times. (Subscription required.)
The SPAC boom hasn’t guaranteed winners
“For the 262 SPAC mergers that were completed during 2020 and 2021, the average stock price on Dec. 31, 2021, was $8.70, considerably below the average price of more than $10 per share at which the stocks traded at the
MS Marketing Alumni Spotlight: Drew Marshall
Drew Marshall completed his MS Marketing in December 2021. He recently started his full-time role with Gartner in Fort Myers, Florida. Read more about Drew, why he chose the MS Marketing program and the unique place he’s played Top Golf at.
Page: