Finance

Assistant Professor of Finance Amanda Heitz was interviewed by The New York Times for a story about the government’s seizure and sale of troubled First Republic Bank.

Institutional and individual investors can hear from company executives at the 26th Annual Burkenroad Reports Investment Conference being held on Friday, April 28, 2023, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New Orleans. Registration…

Amanda Heitz’s paper “Bank Monitoring with On-Site Inspections” was selected as Best Paper in Financial Intermediation at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Finance Association, which took place in Asheville, North…

As a strategic planning analyst at Children’s Hospital New Orleans, Jeanne Chrisanthopoulos (MFIN '21) derives insights from data to help support the hospital's mission: to serve the pediatric healthcare needs of children…

Sheri Tice’s paper “Mutual Funds and Stock Fundamentals” has been accepted for publication in the Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting.

Peter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice and director of Burkenroad Reports, was interviewed by the Advocate for a story about how a portfolio of Louisiana stocks fared in 2022.

Amanda Heitz’s paper “Bank Loan Monitoring, Distance, and Delegation,” co-authored with Christopher Martin and Alexander Ufier (FDIC), has been accepted for publicatoni in AEA Papers and Proceedings

Pradeep Muthukrishnan’s paper “Corporate Hiring under Covid-19: Financial Constraints and the Nature of New Jobs?” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.

Yuliia Yehorova, associate professor of economics and business at Kharkiv National University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, will discuss the impact of the war in Ukraine on the country’s economy as the inaugural…

The Tulane chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society recognizing academic excellence in the study of business, welcomed its newest members at a recognition ceremony on Nov. 14, 2022.

Amanda Heitz won the Financial Management Association’s 2022 Best Paper Award in Financial Markets & Institutions.

Nishad Kapadia’s paper “One Vol to Rule Them All: Common Volatility Dynamics in Factor Returns,” co-authored with Matthew Linn (University of Massachusetts at Amherst) and Bradley Paye (Virginia Tech), has been accepted for…

Jose Cil (A&S ’91), CEO of Restaurant Brands International, parent company of Burger King, Popeyes and Tim Horton’s, discussed the company’s commitment to purpose before profits as luncheon keynote speaker at the 43rd…

Zach Foster (MBA ’17) is CFO of Louisiana Pepper Exchange, a leading importer of peppers and supplier of pepper mash to the global hot sauce industry.

Peter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice and director of Burkenroad Reports, was interviewed by Nola.com for a story about DXC Technology’s failure to deliver on its promise to create thousands of tech jobs in downtown…

Oleg Gredil’s paper “Finding Fortune: How Do Institutional Investors Pick Asset Managers?” co-authored with Greg Brown (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Preetesh Kantak (Indiana University Bloomington), has…

Stuart Haselden (MBA ’98), CEO of Arc’teryx, a global design company specializing in high-performance outerwear and equipment, discussed his life and career in retail as the Freeman School’s 2022 R.W. Freeman Distinguished…

Mathias Kronlund’s paper “Do Corporations Retain Too Much Cash? Evidence from a Natural Experiment,” co-authored with Hwanki Brian Kim of Baylor University and Woojin Kim of Seoul National University, has been accepted for…

Peter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice and director of the Freeman School’s Burkenroad Reports equity research program, was interviewed for segment on Newsy’s “The Why” about Americans’ increasing anxiety over the…

It’s unbiased research. A spotlight on small, yet possibly lucrative companies that Wall Street overlooks. It’s a niche uncovered by Burkenroad Reports, a course where students conduct in-depth investment analysis of small…

The A. B. Freeman School of Business is pleased to announce the appointment of five faculty members for the 2022-23 academic year. The appointments, which were effective July 1, include four tenure-track assistant professors…

Ted Fee’s paper “Hidden Gems: Do Market Participants Respond to Performance Expectations Revealed in Compensation Disclosures?” co-authored with Zhi Li of Chapman University and Qiyuan (Rachel) Peng of the University of…

In a new paper, Assistant Professor of Accounting Lisa LaViers finds that the SEC’s decision to require firms to report their CEO pay ratios led to a proliferation of voluntary disclosures that went above and beyond the rule…

Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business recognized more than 700 degree candidates at its spring 2022 undergraduate and graduate diploma ceremonies. The ceremonies took place on Friday, May 20, at Avron B.…

Peter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice and research director of the Burkenroad Reports equity research program, was interviewed for an Acadiana Advocate story on UnitedHealth Group’s agreement to acquire Lafayette-…