Expert Opinions: The Rise of Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) |
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Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) or sustainable investing/socially responsible investing, has grown dramatically in recent years. Is this a trend? What impact will it have on the investing world? We turned to experts, Professor Tina Yang and John Fodor, retired executive vice president of Global Distribution, The Capital Group/American Funds for their thoughts.
If it seems as though more companies are starting to focus on ESG now more than ever, why is that? Fodor explains that it is simply smart business.
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In Case You Missed It:
GameStop, AMC, Reddit and Robinhood Analyzed
On March 30, Barron's in Education hosted a webinar with Barron's Associate Editor Jack Hough and ProVise Management Group CEO, Ray Ferrara. The webinar covered topics including GameStop, the stock market and financial advice. You can watch a recording of the webinar here.
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Upcoming Event:
Students in the Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Center's Student Managed Investment Fund will compete in their next stock pitch competition on April 21, 2021 from 6-7:30 p.m. To watch the pitch click here at the time of the event.
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Students at Work: Internship Spotlight |
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Robert Nolen is a senior majoring in finance and works as a CUPID Accelerate Program intern/consultant at Citi. Nolen's responsibilities include developing market landscapes and POV’s on emerging trends, managing related research and activities across various Citi businesses/functions, among other tasks.
“To be able to intern for such a successful and innovative bank like Citi has been life changing. The skills, knowledge and connections that I have received and established will stick with me throughout the rest of my professional career. Despite the internship being completely virtual, my managers have not only successfully transitioned the program to provide a great learning experience completely online, but they also established a welcoming, friendly and positive community for new recruits. Citi is taking innovation to another level and I am honored to be part of the experience.”
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Jan Hanousek – Following in his Dad’s Footsteps
Jan Hanousek is a second-year PhD student studying finance. He moved to Florida from the Czech Republic to attend USF. His interest in finance runs in the family, as Hanousek’s father is a professor of finance as well. In fact, Hanousek first became aware of USF when one of his father's colleagues gave him a USF T-shirt when he was younger.
Not only is Hanousek following his father’s career path, but he also conducts research alongside him. They are currently working several papers together regarding ownership structures, private and public firms.
“I have a really good relationship with my father, we are best friends,” Hanousek said. “I have someone I can discuss basically anything with.”
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Darin Ostrowski, Kopernik Global Investors, LLC.
Darin Ostrowski enrolled at USF in 2016 after serving two years in the U.S. Army. He majored in finance with a concentration in asset management and took part in the Applied Security Analysis Program as well as the Student Finance Association.
“The ASA course was by far the most applicable to real-world experience that you can get in any college setting,” Ostrowski said. “The same research I do now in my job, we did in that class.”
Ostrowski credits landing his job to ASA because he first encountered Kopernik Global Investors after he delivered a Student Managed Investment Fund pitch. He remained in contact with the firm after the pitch and the company later offered him a position.
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Yuting DiGiovanni
Professor Yuting DiGiovanni started at USF in 2016 after finishing her PhD program at Florida State University. She teaches financial modeling and analytics and finds teaching very rewarding. She often has students come back and tell her what an impact that course has had on their careers.
“It is a course that is directly translated to the work world,” DiGiovanni said, “and students find themselves exceling because of this.”
DiGiovanni’s research focuses on behavioral finance. She has published in JFE and last year, she won the Muma College of Business summer research award.
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Financial Literacy Advice
Sponsored by the Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Center
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"Barefoot and Fancy Free"....Or Just "A Failure to Plan?"
Robert W. Tiller, D.B.A., CFP®, RFC®
Older, more experienced personal financial planners rock! They combine their client empathy with professional knowledge helping individuals and families to understand, then pursue their needs, wants and wishes while also planning for the unexpected.
They’ve guided generations of clients in making progress toward and achieving family dreams every day.
Yet, year after year, individuals and families who most need their skilled planning are overlooked. Those folks being the planners themselves and their loved ones.
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17 Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Virtual Internship
Dana Sitar, The Penny Hoarder
At least 83 percent of companies in a poll intend to adapt their internship programs to respond to social distancing and stay-at-home orders this summer.
That could mean your internship offer is still on the table — but that table might be in your kitchen.
Don’t let the switch ruin your summer internship experience. Here’s how to get the most educational, professional and networking opportunities out of a virtual internship.
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Antia, M., Tandon, A. (2021). Interest Costs, Taxes and Value Creation. Rutgers Business Review, 2020_089.
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USF Muma College of Business
Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance
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