Gatton’s Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) was featured on UK’s radio show “UK At the Half” during the Cats exciting win over North Carolina on December 17. The SMIF, with the endorsement of the UK Board of Trustees, manages an investment portfolio of several million dollars. Finance adjunct faculty member and 2001 Gatton grad Quint Tatro, who leads the SMIF, talked about the Seale Finance Learning Center’s state-of-the-art trading capacity. “It has unbelievable potential to bring practical money management application to the students,” he said.
Jim Ziliak presented his paper with Chris Bolinger, Charles Hokayem (Ph.D. Alum), and Barry Hirsch, Are Proxy Earnings Reports Reliable? Evidence from the Current Population Survey?" at an American Economics Association session at the ASSA on January 6, 2017.
Aaron Yelowitz’s research on work scheduling appeared prominently in a Crain's New York Business commentary on January 9, 2017.
Aaron Yelowitz’s research on citywide minimum wages in Santa Fe and San Francisco appeared in a recent Wall Street Journal commentary on January 2, 2017.
Aaron Yelowitz appeared on WKTY News at 6:30 PM on The CW on December 30, 2016 discussing the financial stability of insurance companies participating in the Affordable Care Act
Brad Jordan and Mark Liu have a forthcoming paper with Qun Wu, a UK alum now at the University of Nevada-Reno. The paper is entitled "Organizational Form and Corporate Payout Policy" and is forthcoming at the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.
Will Gerken's paper, "Capital gains lock-in and government choices" (with Steve Dimmock, Zoran Ivkovic, and Scott Weisbenner) has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Financial Economics.
Aaron Yelowitz’s work on scheduling regulations was mentioned in U.S. News and World Report on October 13, 2016.
Aaron Yelowitz appeared on WKYT on October 20, 2016 to discuss the Kentucky Supreme Court decision overturning minimum wage ordinances in Louisville and Lexington.
The Von Allmen School of Accountancy was recognized among only four accounting programs in the U.S. to achieve 100% pass rates on both parts of the CMA (Certified Management Accountant) exam, a global designation that tests management accounting knowledge and skills. Strategic Finance magazine recognized UK as one of the schools that "best prepare their students for the exam." UK was also top 4 in the SEC for the number of candidates taking the exam.
