Smith Brain Trust

September 11, 2024
Smith Experts Explain Google Antitrust Implications
Google faces major antitrust cases for monopolizing digital advertising and search. Research Professor Kislaya Prasad suggests that ending exclusive agreements could increase competition, while Associate Professor Bobby Zhou emphasizes breaking up business units like Google’s search could benefit…
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August 8, 2024
Boeing’s New CEO Amid Persisting Turbulence: What it Means Marketwise
Boeing's outlook improves with new CEO Robert Ortberg, despite ongoing National Transportation Safety Board hearings and labor negotiations. Ortberg's proven leadership in aerospace offers optimism for shareholders, while the company faces significant internal and external challenges.
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June 27, 2024
UMD Grand Challenges Grant Funds Work to Better Understand How Small Business Thrive
University of Maryland research shows small businesses thrive with high social connections, critical for funding and growth. A study involving over 70 Baltimore small-business owners highlights social capital's importance, revealing it influences financing more than local bank presence or income…
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April 19, 2024
Benchmarking ESG in Banking Fundamentally Insufficient, Study Shows
Recent research by Pablo Slutzky from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business suggests that targeted credit rationing by banks, akin to Operation Choke Point, fails to significantly impact firms' operations, raising questions about the effectiveness of ESG strategies in…
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April 10, 2024
New UMD Smith SERC-ABA Report Defines ‘Basel III Endgame’ Flaws
Federal regulators are drafting new capital rules for banks, contested by industry experts like Clifford Rossi, Professor of the Practice and Director of SERC at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Rossi argues against the rules as he warns of adverse economic impacts.
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March 11, 2024
Kroger-Albertsons and FTC Antitrust Standards
In September 2022, the proposed $24.6 billion merger of Krogers and Albertsons sparked controversy. The Federal Trade Commission intervened, citing concerns of reduced competition and higher prices. Amidst legal battles, a notable case study by Susan White at the University of Maryland explores the…
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December 11, 2023
The Case for Enterprise Risk Management in Higher Education
Companies have managed risk for years. Traditionally, each business unit evaluates and handles their own risk, then reports to the CEO. Now, conventionally, the practice is holistically evolving to “enterprise risk management” or “ERM.”
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November 30, 2023
Commercial Real Estate in Demise?
Pre-pandemic, healthy demand for office and retail spaces signaled a growing commercial real estate (CRE) market. Loans were readily available, often with favorable terms. But the COVID lockdowns shifted the landscape significantly with businesses shuttering and employees transitioning to…
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August 29, 2023
Smith Experts Assess Drug Manufacturing Risk from Natural Hazards
A July tornado that tore across the Rocky Mount, N.C., region left severe damage including to a Pfizer facility. Amid subsequent supply chain disruption, the manufacturer alerted hospitals to a list of 12 drugs available only through emergency orders “due to their high medical need,” effective…
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May 11, 2023
Smith Research Identifies Flaw in SEC Move to Help Investors in Retail Stock Trading Surge
COVID-19 lockdowns and subsequent stimulus payments left many Americans with extra time and cash. Among the effects was a surge in retail stock trading through zero-commission brokerages. This worked to drive up the share price of meme stocks and led to market volatility.
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