finance

Consumers don’t always have the tools to understand what’s in their best financial interest. She wants to help.

Weiling Liu, a new assistant professor of finance, studies how business decisions made at some of the largest financial institutions in the world affect the people who depend upon those institutions for their banking and insurance needs. “If my research can help consumers who maybe aren’t as financially literate, that’s the whole goal,” she says.

by Molly Callahan September 18, 2019

Mary King and Malin Ortenblad recently published a paper on gender equity in finance. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Can Sweden offer the US lessons on how to improve gender equality in finance? Here’s what two Northeastern students found.

Malin Ortenblad and Mary King were tired of the masculine culture they’d experienced early in their business careers. So they decided to study whether Sweden could offer examples of how the United States could improve.

by Greg St. Martin January 10, 2019

Here’s what happened when we tried to live on Bitcoin for a day.

Bitcoin is currency without banks, without paper, and without limits. It’s also seen by some as the currency of the future. But can you live…

by Benjamin Bertsch, Adam Fischer and Molly Callahan July 9, 2018

Students walk toward Centennial Common on April 18, 2018. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Moody’s upgrades Northeastern’s bond rating to A1

Moody’s Investors Service has elevated Northeastern’s bond rating from A2 to A1, with a “stable” outlook. Moody’s pointed to a number of the university’s strengths, including strong financial standing, student demand, and significant investments in research.

by Jason Kornwitz May 24, 2018

A man smokes at the entrance of a Bradesco bank branch in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006. Brazil's benchmark Bovespa index is up 220 percent since President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office, shooting past 40,000 points earlier this year before profit-taking sent it down to about 36,000. Banks have been among the biggest gainers, recording record profits. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

How to land an internship that doesn’t exist yet

Matheus Dos Santos is the first summer intern for Banco Bradesco, one of the largest banking and financial companies in Brazil—a position he secured by making it up himself.

by Molly Callahan May 21, 2018

Northeastern is aggressively opposing the specific provisions of two bills that would negatively impact the university community. Photo via iStock.

Northeastern officials work to improve tax reform bill

Two tax bills—one that passed the U.S. House of Representatives last week and one that is set for a vote in the Senate after Thanksgiving—would drastically change the financial landscape for college students and universities. Northeastern is actively opposing specific provisions of the bills that negatively impact higher education.

by Molly Callahan November 21, 2017

Students to host 5th annual Alternative Investment Summit

Alternative investments—namely hedge funds, private equity, and real assets such as gold, oil, and agricultural land—have become increasingly popular in recent years. It was with this in mind that a group of business students created the Collegiate Alternative Investment Summit, the fifth annual installment of which will be held Friday and Saturday.

by Jason Kornwitz April 7, 2017

3Qs: What will the Panama Papers reveal next?

Criminal justice professor Nikos Passas, an expert in the study of corruption and illicit financial flows, discusses the international fallout from the Panama Papers, which show how public officials have used offshore bank accounts to conceal their wealth or avoid taxes.

by Jason Kornwitz April 11, 2016

Northeastern student group to host 4th annual Alternative Investment Summit

Since its inception in 2013, the conference has attracted hundreds of students and inspired the creation of a new course in hedge funds, real assets, and private equity. It is organized by a group of students in the D’Amore-McKim School of Business, who work year-round to bring some of the industry’s biggest players to campus.

by Jason Kornwitz March 30, 2016

Want to save money? Follow these tips

Locking up your credit card, baking your holiday gifts, and splitting the cost for Netflix with your friends are among the tips personal finance planning expert Coleen Pantalone has for students.

by Jason Kornwitz December 2, 2015