Master of Quantitative Finance

Aristotle Pacific Capital Further Expands Investment Team

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Aristotle Pacific Capital, LLC (“Aristotle Pacific”), a leader in liquid credit investments, announced the further expansion of its investment team with the appointment of two seasoned investment professionals.

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Aristotle Pacific Capital, LLC (“Aristotle Pacific”), a leader in liquid credit investments, announced the further expansion of its investment team with the appointment of two seasoned investment professionals.
Norvruz (Novi) Bashirov joined Aristotle Pacific as Managing Director, Portfolio Manager & Senior Research Analyst and Partha Bose, CFA, joined as a Senior Research Analyst.
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“Given the current opportunities in the corporate credit landscape and wide demand for our strategies, expanding our investment team with seasoned professionals broadens our ability to provide more value to our clients,” said Dominic Nolan, Chief Executive Officer of Aristotle Pacific.
Prior to joining Rimrock Capital, he co-managed funds at Barings’ Emerging Markets Corporate Group and managed Emerging Markets portfolios at PIMCO.

UMD Smith Experts Assess Drug Manufacturing Risk from Natural Hazards

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

They produced a risk assessment database covering 6,000-plus manufacturing -- pharmaceutical and other -- facilities registered with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Their findings show tornadoes as the third biggest exposure for these facilities, with riverine flooding another significant risk -- more than hurricanes, coastal flooding and wildfires.

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They produced a risk assessment database covering 6,000-plus manufacturing -- pharmaceutical and other -- facilities registered with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Rossi, with Smith MQF students Matthew Rumrill and Harini Mantripragada, analyzed the domestic drug manufacturing sites via the FDA's Drug Establishments Registration Site database in conjunction with data from FEMA's National Risk Index .
The latter includes risk ratings for 18 different natural hazards and assigns an overall risk rating for each census tract and county in the United States.
the natural hazards with the largest number of sites in high-risk areas, in order, are "lightning," "winter weather," "tornado," "strong wind" and "ice storm;"

UMD Smith Professor, Students Take on Mortgage Climate Risk

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

Much of the damage occurs to housing, often burdening homeowners and insurers – and ultimately exposing mortgage providers to increased risk.

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Much of the damage occurs to housing, often burdening homeowners and insurers – and ultimately exposing mortgage providers to increased risk.
Now a risk expert and his students at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business have developed a new way to quantify the risk.
"Climate risk is complicated because it's a global risk," says Professor of the Practice Clifford Rossi , who spent 25 years in risk management at banks and government agencies before joining the finance faculty at Smith.
The students built a model that leverages machine learning to pinpoint the regions of the country with the highest climate risk and the implications for homeowners and the mortgage industry.

UCLA Anderson Forecast Says Resilient U.S. Economy Is Approaching Crossroads

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As 2022 draws to a close, the U.S. economy has reached a recession-related fork in the road. According to the UCLA Anderson Forecast, one path would lead to continued economic growth — although slower than the recent 2.4% growth rate — while the other would be a relatively mild, short-lived recession.

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According to the UCLA Anderson Forecast, one path would lead to continued economic growth although slower than the recent 2.4% growth rate while the other would be a relatively mild, short-lived recession.
Despite dire predictions by some business leaders, the national economy has proved resilient as consumers continue to spend and businesses continue to invest.
The December forecast for the state like the December U.S. forecast consists of two scenarios.
Regardless, the UCLA Anderson Forecast expects the final quarter of 2022 to be a strong one for the nation, economically speaking, with conditions buoyed by consumption and business investment.

UCLA Anderson Creates Round 2 Application Process for Recently Laid-Off Workers

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the thousands who have recently experienced job loss in tech and other industries, UCLA Anderson School of Management announces that it will offer fee waivers, deadline extensions and other considerations to those who would like to apply for an MBA.

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Streamlined Round 2 application process offers fee waivers, deadline extensions and more to recently laid-off workers.
UCLA Anderson invites those not personallyaffected by recent job loss to consider sharing this opportunity with their network of colleagues and friends who may be eligible.
For Anderson alumni who have been affected, please connect with UCLA Anderson Alumni Career Services for customized careersupport.
Interested in applying to UCLA Anderson through this process?

UCLA Anderson School of Management to Host Global Sports Business Forum

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Friday, October 7, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 21, the Center for Media, Entertainment & Sports at the UCLA Anderson School of Management will host UCLA's first annual Global Sports Business Forum at historic Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus. Featuring decision makers at media platforms, sports teams and leagues, and innovators at tech companies and global brands, the day-long forum will focus on the explosion of business opportunities across the sports ecosystem.

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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 21, the Center for Media, Entertainment & Sports at the UCLA Anderson School of Management will host UCLA's first annual Global Sports Business Forum at historic Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus.
UCLA's first Global Sports Business Forum is 10/21, hosted by UCLA Anderson's Center for Media, Entertainment & Sports.
UCLA Anderson School of Management is among the leading business schools in the world, with faculty members globally renowned for their teaching excellence and research in advancing management thinking.
Here, some 1,800 students annually are trained to be global leaders seeking the business models and community solutions of tomorrow.

Winners of the 2022 Gerald Loeb Awards Announced by UCLA Anderson at New York City Event

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Friday, September 30, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Journalists from around the world attended tonight's Gerald Loeb Awards event at Capitale in New York City, where the 2022 winners were announced, and lifetime achievement honoree Michelle Singletary form The Washington Post was celebrated during the show. The Gerald Loeb Awards are among the highest honors in journalism, recognizing the work of journalists whose contributions illuminate the worlds of business, finance and the economy for readers and viewers worldwide.

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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Journalists from around the world attended tonight's Gerald Loeb Awards event at Capitale in New York City, where the 2022 winners were announced, and lifetime achievement honoree Michelle Singletary form The Washington Post was celebrated during the show.
Journalists from around the world attended tonight's Loeb Awards in New York City, where the 2022 winners were announced
Tyler Mathisen, co-anchor of CNBC's "Power Lunch," served as the master of ceremonies for the first in-person show in three years.
In 1957, he established the G. and R. Loeb Foundation (under the stewardship of the University of Connecticut) to present the Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism.
In 1973, he transferred the stewardship of the awards to UCLA Anderson School of Management under the deanship of Harold Williams.

UMD Smith Summit to Showcase Business Graduate Program Opportunities

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Admissions counselors and industry-focused panel discussions will give insights into a range of degree programs in an in-person only event designed for prospective students -- from current undergrads to working professionals considering a career pivot or seeking advancement opportunities.

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COLLEGE PARK, Md., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business will showcase its graduate degree programs, via UMD Smith Summit: Reimagine Your Career , from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, in Van Munching Hall on UMD's College Park campus.
Online MS in Business Analytics, with its focus on leveraging big data for forecasting, prediction and managerial decision making.
Plus 1, a program that allows UMD undergraduates to take graduate-level business master's courses as they pursue their bachelor's degree, helping them earn a business master's degree faster and more affordably than a traditional graduate student.
About the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an internationally recognized leader in management education and research.

2022 Gerald Loeb Award Finalists, Lifetime Honoree and Date of Awards Event in New York City Announced by UCLA Anderson

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Thursday, August 18, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The G. and R. Loeb Foundation Inc. and UCLA Anderson School of Management today announced the career honoree and competition finalists of the 2022 Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism. The winners will be announced during the first in-person #LoebAwards event in three years on Thursday, September 29, 2022, at Capitale in New York City.

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The Loeb Awards offices will contact submitters if the resubmission of a nomination is required to comply with any revisions to the rules, requirements or procedures for career nominations when announced.
For more information about the awards, please visit anderson.ucla.edu/gerald-loeb-awards , connect with @LoebAwards on Twitter, email [email protected] or call (310) 825-4478.
He moved to New York City in 1924 to help establish E.F. Hutton and eventually ascended to vice chairman of the board.
In 1973, he transferred the stewardship of the awards to UCLA Anderson School of Management under the deanship of Harold Williams.

Key Study Analyzes Socially Beneficial Reporting Rates for Major Companies

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As corporations prepare to meet the myriad challenges of climate change, company disclosures regarding ESG (environment, social and governance) metrics "remain almost entirely voluntary, resulting in incomplete and unstandardized data that make it difficult for stakeholders to collectively compare firms and assess their impact," according to a timely new report, "The State of Corporate Sustainability in 300 of the Largest U.S. Companies," published by the Center for Impact at UCLA Anderson.

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The researchers crunched the data and concluded that, on average, firms are reporting information responsive to just under half of the WEF metrics (49.6%).
Overall reporting rates ranged from a minimum of 14.8% to a maximum of 74.8%.
In some instances, companies have tracked data (such as employee demographics and water usage) but do not publicly disclose them.
Emerging regulations may force companies to move away from the "vague promises and dodgy metrics" proliferating in sustainability reporting, Delmas pointed out.