Warrington in the News Articles: page 1

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

In an interview, Munoko explains her investigation into the characteristics that influence auditors’ ability to detect fraud, as well as the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in corporate fraud detection. Through her work, she aims to provide valuable insights for regulators, auditors and fraud examiners navigating an increasingly complex landscape.

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 Ritter shares his insights.

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. Looking at the data, supplied in part by Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter, we see a consistent improvement in not only the number of IPOs but also their returns as we head into 2025.

Brokerage tools with stimulating colors, digital confetti position trading as entertainment. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter comments on the trend.

Students like recent UF graduate and Raymond James data scientist Lauren Truong draw numerous Florida companies to UF every year, as recruiters look for exceptional business graduates with the ability to problem solve, think strategically, and lead with excellence and innovation. Over the past four years, more than 1,600 Warrington graduates have joined companies in Florida in some of the state’s growing industries – including financial services, energy, and real estate – throughout Tampa Bay, Orlando, and Jacksonville.

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.

McKinsey & Co. partners have been questioning the consulting giant’s presence in China, worried that doing business there may not be worth the risks given the Asian superpower’s increasingly volatile relationship with the US. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares insight.

In Poets & Quants’ Inside the Top 10 interview, Kristy Bleizeffer speaks with John Gresley, Associate Dean for Master’s Programs and Executive Director of the MBA at the UF Warrington College of Business, about the key features that make UF’s Online MBA program stand out. Ranked #10 in Poets&Quants’ 2025 list, the program is celebrated for its innovation, strong career outcomes and robust alumni support.

In recent months, retailers like Wegmans, Schnucks, ShopRite and Kroger have begun testing out “smart” carts in stores alongside traditional analog ones. Assistant Professor Geoff Tomaino, who studies consumer judgment and decision-making, says smart carts greatly reduce friction, or tiny barriers that make doing something difficult.

The annual winter exodus of students causes problems for small business owners. Clinical Professor & Richardson Fellow Brian Gendreau comments on how businesses adapt to less customers.