GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Institutional investors and investment banks are two key players in today’s financial system. The relationship between these two is complex, and according to new research is one that deserves more public scrutiny due to conflicts of interest.
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Translating organizational research scales into a different language
The field of organizational psychology is increasingly spanning across different countries, cultures and languages. As such, researchers engaging in cross-cultural research must often translate scales into a different language. Scales are simply a group of items that measure a psychological

Four careers in AI and Analytics
The Master of Science in Information Systems and Operations Management (MS-ISOM) program at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business is a STEM-accredited program preparing students for careers with concentrations in data science, information technology, business analytics and supply

Hundreds of students participate in first year of Finance Professional Development program
Reeya Patel (BSBA ’25) came to the University of Florida Warrington College of Business with the aspiration of becoming a financial advisor. Stemming from her family and personal experiences with finance, Patel is working towards achieving her goal thanks, in

Warrington professor serves as founding editor for new academic journal
A new academic journal, Accountability in a Sustainable World Quarterly, aims to build and strengthen the links between academia and practice, encourage younger academics by providing an opportunity to present their work to both other academics and practitioners and provide

Fed rate hikes, recession fears and political backlash leave ESG investors at a crossroads
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates again on May 3, 2023, by a quarter point, making it the Fed’s 10th rate hike since March 2022 in an ongoing fight to tame inflation. These rate hikes have been reverberating through the

CEO political leanings affect their international deals
Conservative CEOs are four times more likely than their liberal counterparts to acquire international firms rather than forge new alliances when entering foreign markets, according to new research from Associate Professor Aaron Hill. The same study finds that these political

Retail investors play a losing game with complex options, according to research
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – In 2018, the Robinhood fintech app made a change that lowered the barrier to investing in the stock market – reducing the commission and contract fee for buying and selling complex (multi-leg) options to zero. Other platforms

5 policies that could make future bank failures less likely or severe
The abrupt failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and subsequent concerns about the stability of other banks have reignited a fierce debate among lawmakers, the financial industry, the Biden administration and former government officials about an array of

Finance professor honored for outstanding stock market research
Baolian Wang, Bank of America Associate Professor of Finance, is the second prize recipient of the Roger F. Murray prize. Every year, the Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance, or Q Group, awards three prizes to individuals who present outstanding