Hedge funds that time the market ahead of positive and negative news within the manufacturing industry outperform competitors, research from FIU Business finds. The study found that timing the market ahead of positive and negative news within specific industries, versus overall market timing, pays off for skilled hedge fund managers and, ultimately, their investors. The […]
The FIU-led Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model (FPHLM), a joint project with four other universities, was recertified by the State of Florida for the next two years. The innovative FPHLM is used to calculate the financial and insurance impact of hurricanes. It is the State of Florida’s benchmark for evaluating the financial risks faced by […]
The best time to allocate money to hedge funds is beginning in the third quarter – and it’s best to maintain those investments through June 30 of the following year – reveals new research from Mustafa Caglayan, associate professor in the FIU Business Department of Finance. The study found that hedge funds, in contrast to […]
Tax evasion strategies in international trade have cost the U.S. government more than $3.1 trillion in taxable income, reveals updated research from Florida International University College of Business professor John Zdanowicz. A fraud expert, Zdanowicz conducted an in-depth computer analysis of U.S. customs data from 2003 to 2017. In the most current study, figures from […]
Florida homeowners will bear the brunt of the wind-related costs A team of researchers headed by FIU College of Business professor Shahid Hamid, using the Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model, estimates that Hurricane Irma caused $19.4 billion in wind-related losses to Florida residents alone. The data doesn’t cover flood losses. Of that total, $6.3 billion […]
Understanding the financial and insurance impact of the destructive power of hurricane on buildings and their insurers is the rare specialty of Professor Shahid S. Hamid. He not only chairs the Department of Finance in FIU’s College of Business, but is also director of the Laboratory for Insurance, Financial and Economic Research, located in the […]
A spot in banking is where many finance majors land. Still, there is much more to the field, according to five professionals who spoke about their niches at the May 3, 2017 Finance Career Panel, held at Florida International University Downtown on Brickell and sponsored by the CFA Society Miami and the College of Business. […]
Trillions of dollars may be missing from U.S. government coffers due to widespread corporate tax evasion and criminal money laundering strategies, according to Florida International University College of Business professor John Zdanowicz. The Department of Finance professor conducted an analysis of 12 years’ worth of U.S. Customs data and found that abnormally priced goods imported […]
For many young business professionals, deciding to sit for the all-encompassing Chartered Financial Analyst exam may seem like volunteering to wrestle a bear. Still, as panelists from the CFA Society Miami explained to a room filled with Florida International University (FIU) College of Business students, the test yields a top-notch credential while reinforcing knowledge acquired […]
Do people tend to ignore looming problems until the wolf – or in this case, the ocean – is just outside the door? That may be the case, at least when it comes to certain pricey beach-front property, according to research by Eli Beracha, assistant professor at FIU’s Tibor and Shelia Hollo School of Real […]
