BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Weather experts are warning that this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, which officially began June 1, could be among the most active on record. Hurricanes annually cause millions of dollars in damage to households and public infrastructure, but also to businesses. Hurricanes and other extreme weather events also create spikes in uncertainty that… Read more »
Finance
Kelley professor: Use of CoCo bonds – hybrid securities issued by banks – do not protect taxpayers
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A financial tool used in the bailout of global banking giant Credit Suisse Group, hybrid securities known as “CoCo” bonds, would not protect taxpayers. Their use should continue to be left to the private sector, instead of being treated as regulatory capital after bank failures in the United States, said a finance… Read more »
Two Kelley School professors receive international honors for their scholarly efforts
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Professors at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business frequently are recognized for their scholarly activities, including international honors, from their peers. Two recent examples are Susan Monaco, clinical associate professor and associate chairperson of finance, and Sagar Samtani, assistant professor of operations and decision technologies. This week, Monaco and Samtani were honored by… Read more »
Winners of Kelley Research Awards announced
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Indiana University Kelley School of Business recently recognized faculty at Bloomington and Indianapolis for their research impact. Fei Gao, assistant professor of operations and decision technologies, received Kelley’s Early Career Research Impact Award, which recognizes the research contributions of a pre-tenured faculty member’s body of work. Gao’s award-winning research focuses on… Read more »
IU Kelley School students shine and continue to come out victorious in case competitions
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Each year, there are dozens of business case competitions worldwide, where students apply their real-world grasp of business concepts under tremendous pressure. For those in Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, it’s been another solid year, including some recent victories for students studying finance, investment management and real estate. Case competitions are… Read more »
U.S. News ranks IU, Kelley faculty research activities as among most impactful worldwide
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University, the Department of Economics in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Kelley School of Business rank 24th worldwide and 14th nationally in U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of “Best Global Universities for Economics and Business.” Unlike U.S. News’ other rankings of degree programs, this ranking primarily ranks… Read more »
Five Kelley School alumni being honored for their professional achievements on Oct. 9
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Five alumni of the Indiana University Kelley School of Business will be honored for professional achievement during the 2021 Kelley Alumni Awards Ceremony on Oct. 9 at IU Bloomington. “It is always an honor to recognize accomplished Kelley alumni who have left their marks in their communities and at their companies,” said… Read more »
Research: Very low effective tax rates often do not reflect high levels of corporate tax avoidance
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Companies’ low effective tax rates have drawn the ire of politicians, policymakers, the media and the public. As Congress begins debating changes to corporate taxes to partially fund a $3.5 trillion budget plan, the Biden administration is raising questions about how much corporations pay in taxes. But new research from the Indiana… Read more »
Kelley alumnus named executive vice president and chief business innovation officer of Pfizer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Aamir Malik, an alumnus of the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, has been named executive vice president and chief business innovation officer of Pfizer Inc., a company known worldwide for its vaccines and for working to end the current COVID-19 pandemic. Malik, who will be a member of Pfizer’s executive leadership… Read more »
Faculty remember their colleague Craig Holden, establish a doctoral fellowship in his memory
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Friends, family and colleagues of Craig Holden hope a new doctoral fellowship being established in his name will be a fitting way to honor his memory and his many valued contributions to the Finance Department at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business and to the profession. Holden, a Kelley School faculty member… Read more »