Center for Financial Policy News

July 19, 2016
Why Banks Remain Too Big to Fail

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Told big bank failure would trigger a flood of bankruptcies and economic calamity, U.S.

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July 14, 2016
The Real Pokémon Game Is Already Over

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Starting July 6, the clock tower outside Van Munching Hall transformed into a Pokémon Go landmark — great news for Smith School players who have down

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June 15, 2016
Brexit Countdown: Faculty Perspectives

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — “Divorces are tough,” says economist Peter Morici at the University of Maryland’s Robert H.

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June 1, 2016
‘Sharks’ Losing Ground to ‘Prey’ in Markets

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Since the global financial crisis, “active” fund managers — stock pickers looking to beat the market — have lost ground to their “passive“ counterparts, as

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May 2, 2016
Scholars and Industry Leaders Honor Albert 'Pete' Kyle

Leading academics, bankers and regulators gathered at the Robert H.

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March 28, 2016
The Negative-Interest Rate Experiment: Mixed Results

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Central bankers in Japan and the Europe Union are at their wits' end in trying to figure how to generate demand and stave off deflation. Both banks have dropped interest rates into negative territory, encouraging spending by making saving literally costly.

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March 16, 2016
The Stock Market Causes Herd Behavior — Among Managers

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Does the stock market encourage corporate conformity? Yes, according to new research from the Robert H.

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March 3, 2016
Will Britain Say Farewell to the E.U.?

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — The debate over whether Great Britain should exit the E.U. — to "Brexit" or not to "Brexit"?

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February 25, 2016
Living Through 'The Big Short'

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Clifford Rossi, executive-in-residence and professor of the practice at the Robert H.

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February 1, 2016
Why Is Apple Sitting on $187 Billion?

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — U

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