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
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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
Warrington Students Secure Third Place in National Deloitte Tax Competition
A team of five students from the University of Florida Warrington College of Business celebrated their third place victory against 15 other teams in the Deloitte FanTAXtic case competition. Mackenzie Cooley (BSAc ’25), Linneliet Castellanos Carbonell (BSAc ’26), Liliana Bajacan
Rachel Staple-Dipoce (BSBA ’23, MIB ’24) | February 2025
Staple-Dipoce (BSBA 2023, MIB 2024) recently launched her company Modest by Design. Modest by Design is a social media, content creation, and graphic design agency helping brands embrace modesty, elegance, and purpose-driven marketing. From branding and digital strategy to custom
No. 1 career services, No. 2 value for money power UF’s performance in Financial Times 2025 Global MBA ranking to No. 7 public MBA program
The University of Florida Warrington College of Business’s Full-Time MBA program is among the nation’s top 10 public programs as well as the best overall for career services and value, according to the “2025 Global MBA Ranking” from Financial Times.
Michael Brunner (MBA ’13) | February 2025
Brunner (MBA 2013) was appointed executive vice president, credit investments at Peachtree Group, a diversified commercial real estate investment platform. With an extensive background in securitized products, asset finance and commercial real estate, Brunner will be critical in elevating Peachtree’s
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.
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
MSF graduate comes full circle as competition judge
The Gator Student Investment Fund and Financial Professional Development Program hosted the Florida Investment Conference in early February. Student teams across the nation submitted stock pitches and 23 teams were selected to attend the in-person event on the UF Warrington
Florida-based companies tap into the University of Florida business graduate talent pool
When recent UF graduate Lauren Truong started her career with Raymond James Financial as a data scientist, she was already proficient in Python, R, and SQL – skills she learned while working toward a master’s degree in Information Systems and Operations Management from the Warrington
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