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Read the latest news and research from University of Florida Warrington College of Business faculty, who are thought leaders in their respective fields and provide expert guidance in the classroom. Their research provides industry leaders and individuals with insights they can use in their careers and daily lives.

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Philip Podsakoff

Phil Podsakoff receives international award for lifetime outstanding teaching contributions

Philip Podsakoff, Hyatt and Cici Brown Chair in Business at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business, is the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Teaching Contributions Award from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). He will be

Jay Ritter appears on Yahoo! Finance's Asking for a Trend show.

Yahoo! Finance Asking for a Trend | IPO market, trading takeaways, the S&P 500

As Tuesday’s trading winds down and transitions into extended hours, Josh Lipton looks back on the day’s top market themes on Asking for a Trend. University of Florida Finance Professor Jay Ritter breaks down current forecasts for the IPO market in

Jay Ritter

Investor’s Business Daily | IPO Market Slump Drags On As Unicorns Multiply. Why There’s Hope For More IPOs In 2025.

The IPO market entered 2025 with optimism that IPO stocks can break out of a three-year slump. And some buzzy unicorn companies are busy readying offerings. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insight on IPOs in this story from

Tao Li

Warrington professor Tao Li appointed Research Member at prestigious corporate governance institution

Tao Li, Ph.D., the Bank of America Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business, was recently appointed Research Member of the European Corporate Governance Institution (ECGI).  “ECGI is an esteemed platform where leading scholars

Gary McGill

Gary McGill named President-Elect of the American Accounting Association

Gary McGill, J. Roy Duggan Professor of Accounting, Warrington Senior Associate Dean, and Director of the Fisher School of Accounting and Hough Graduate School of Business, has been elected as President-Elect of the American Accounting Association. The American Accounting Association,

Ivy Munoko

How auditors, fraud examiners and regulators can navigate fraud with AI

Fraud detection is a critical yet challenging aspect of auditing and financial oversight. With the support of the ACFE Research Institute, researchers like Fisher School of Accounting Assistant Professor Ivy Munoko are working to uncover insights that can enhance fraud

Jay Ritter

Bloomberg | Veterans drive SPAC IPO rebound as hunt for deals picks up

Wall Street is gearing up for another wave of blank check companies from seasoned and first-time sponsors, showing the staying power of the vehicles to take companies public — and setting up expectations of more deals. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay

Jay Ritter

Nasdaq | Increased dealmaking signals continued IPO market recovery

Last year, we saw continued improvement in the initial public offering (IPO) market, explains Nasdaq Chief Economist Phil Mackintosh. There were more IPOs, more special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), and IPOs raised more money than in both 2022 and 2023. 

Jay Ritter

The Independent Florida Alligator | ‘They’re playing with real money’: Gamified apps hook young investors

Anoop Savio has hit it big, but he’s also suffered crushing blows. One swipe, and the 21-year-old UF finance master’s student could snag a few shares of AMC. Another swipe, and he’d sell some Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency token. In a

Mark Jamison

Mark Jamison | DeepSeek’s Direct Challenge to Antitrust Orthodoxy

For years, Khan and her allies argued that only they could take down Big Tech and create competition. They’re wrong, argues Public Utility Research Center Director and Gunter Professor Mark Jamison.  Read Jamison’s op-ed in The National Review. 

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