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Companies distract from bad news with unrelated newsAccounting Today covered research by assistant professor of accountancy Jessica Watkins which found that companies often issue press releases on unrelated topics to disguise bad news.
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Companies hide negative news by issuing unrelated press releases alongside SEC filings, study showsTo distract investors from bad news, companies strategically issue unrelated press releases on the same day they file negative news with the SEC via Form 8-K, according to a new study from University of Notre Dame accountancy professor Jessica Watkins.
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Patient capital is in short supply
Research from Rafael Zambrana shows mutual funds have better returns when they invest for the long term, but need investors to commit capital to take advantage of slow-moving opportunities.
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Meikles and Dimes podcast: John BusenbarkManagement professor John Busenbark was featured on the Apple podcast Meikles & Dimes.
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The SEC wants to revamp stock trading. Who wins and loses.A Market Watch article about proposed SEC rule changes referenced research by finance professor Robert Battalio that looked into whether individual investors suffer when their brokers get paid to send orders to market makers
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What short selling can reveal about a stock’s real valueNew research from finance and economics professor Paul Schultz reveals how firms benefit by exploiting share mispricing.
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AMC Has Some Clever APEsA paper co-authored by Dean Martijn Cremers and Professor Rafael Zambrana, “The Complex Materiality of ESG Ratings: Evidence from Actively Managed ESG Funds,” was featured in a Bloomberg "Money Stuff" column by writer Matt Levine.
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When the GAAP falls shortA new study by financial reporting expert Stephannie Larocque finds that forecasters who use non-GAAP performance metrics are more accurate.
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Are specialists and generalists interchangeable in asset management?Research from assistant professor Rafael Zambrana shows that although used interchangeably, it matters when a specialist vs. generalist portfolio manager is utilized.
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Should crowdfunding be this complicated?New research from Mendoza's John Donovan showcases how U.S. regulations may actually be hindering startups' ability to raise capital more than it helps.
Courtney Ryan