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Staying the Course: The Role of Investment Style Consistency in the Performance of Mutual Funds

October 8th, 2009 · Filed under: Research · finance

Posted by Gayle Hight

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Keith Brown, professor of Finance at the McCombs School of Business, presented his research on the investment performance of mutual fund managers. Brown and his fellow researchers found that while a mutual fund’s investment style (small cap vs. large cap and value vs.growth continuum) influences the returns [...]

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Staying the Course: The Role of Investment Style Consistency in the Performance of Mutual Funds

October 7th, 2009 · Filed under: Research · finance

Posted by Gayle Hight

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Keith Brown, professor of Finance at the McCombs School of Business, presented his research on the investment performance of mutual fund managers. Brown and his fellow researchers found that while a mutual fund’s investment style (small cap vs. large cap and value vs. growth continuum) influences [...]

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Is Now a Good Time for Mergers and Acquisitions?

October 2nd, 2009 · Filed under: Executive Education

Posted by Gayle Hight

On September 17, 2009, Texas Executive Education hosted a faculty panel addressing Strategies for Growth in Trying Times. James Nolen, Sr. Distinguished Lecturer in Finance, said that for strategic investors with cash, buying other companies is a good strategy for growth during a recession. Private equity and venture capital is virtually dried up for new investments, and [...]

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Sanford Leeds on “The Subprime Crisis-Who Is to Blame?”

July 15th, 2009 · Filed under: alumni · finance

Posted by Kris Maxwell

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Dr. Leeds, senior finance lecturer at McCombs School of Business, reviews a myriad of entities who are to blame for the subprime crisis, among them - homebuyers, mortgage brokers, bankers, the Federal Reserve, U.S. Treasury and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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