ESG ratings may be flawed, but they remain the most effective way to measure the ethical behavior of companies, MIT researchers contend.
As a former chief risk officer, C.S. “Venkat” keeps an eye out for the unexpected. Here are the three business risks that concern him the most.
Better than mean variance? This approach to portfolio formation accounts for shocks like pandemics and “drifts” like climate change.
Financial economist Andrew W. Lo became an ESG believer after developing a mathematical formula that quantifies the financial return on impact investing.
Across history, some bursts of lending to companies and individuals, or so-called "credit booms," have led to busts, while others haven't.
New research casts into doubt the central storyline of 2008 — that this was ever a subprime crisis to begin with.
MIT Sloan Professor Andrew Lo proposes a new, evolutionary explanation of why financial markets behave the way they do
New ideas at TIAA are developed ‘outside in,’ ‘inside out,’ and with a purpose — financial well-being and retirement security for the organization’s clients.
Four MIT Sloan economists on lessons learned and next steps after the demise of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic.
He excelled in mathematics at MIT, then set his sights on Wall Street. How Jim Simons made billions, and what he’s doing with it.
