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Finance & accounting

A Special Bond: How to Generate Social and Financial Returns

Can social impact bonds — a new and unique public-private partnership that raises private capital to invest in programs designed to improve social issues?

Three Things: The Inside Scoop on Business

In this Three Things video, Darden Professor Paul Simko explains how useful a look at annual reports can be.

Bank Diversification Likely Led to Housing Bubble

Elena Loutskina has been evaluating the role mortgage securitization played in the 2007 crisis and unearthed one of the possible causes for the housing bubble.

Predicting Unpredictability in Chinese Equity Markets

As Chinese and global markets continue to wobble, Darden Professor Rich Evans and Dennis Yang made clear that there did not appear to be easy answers as to how to avoid the turmoil.

Buy Low-Growth Firms

Darden Professor Michael Schill discusses a surprising investment strategy: Buy low-growth firms. Firms expanding their assets bring a lower annual return.

The 'Bad News' Penalty

Darden Professor Justin Hopkins and Dain Donelson examine the effects of market-wide decline on the same day a company communicates negative news.

Boom and Bust: China’s Stock Market Turmoil

Darden Professors Rich Evans and Dennis Yang discuss the decline of the Shanghai Composite Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average.

The Aggressive Sweet Spot: Income Up; Taxes Down

Darden Professors Mary Margaret Frank and Luann Lynch delve into the world of aggressive tax and financial reporting and reveal a remarkable fact.

Watch Out for Fairy Tale Returns

Darden Professor Rich Evans' research on mutual fund incubator bias demonstrates the dangers of choosing an investment based on past success.

Do Shareholders Actually Care About CEO Pay?

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act mandated that publicly traded corporations provide shareholders with the right to vote on CEO pay. How much do those shareholders care, and under what conditions?