Robinson News Release

• Robinson to Launch Executive Master's in Finance in January 2010
  September 9, 2009 - continued...
   
• Portfolio Management Team attends RISE Conference
  May 4, 2009 - continued...
   
• Alfred Mettler of Georgia State's Robinson College of Business Appointed to Group Advising Government of Switzerland about Banking Secrecy Issues
  March 18, 2009 -  continued...

Faculty in the News

• Credit problems rising for Georgia banks
  Atlanta Business Chronicle, November 5, 2009 - continued...
  With 25 bank failures since August 2008, Georgia leads the nation in bank failures. Of that number, 20 have failed in 2009. According to Pete Eisemann of the Department of Finance there are more to come. "Obviously the system is not at the bottom yet."
   

• Überraschend hoher Verlust bei der UBS (Surprising large loss at UBS)
  '10 vor 10,' Schweizer Fernsehen (10 for 10, Swiss Television), November 3, 2009 - continued...
  Alfred Mettler of the Department of Finance attributes greater-than anticipated third quarter losses at UBS to several factors: the banking giant is still working to regain lost trust; the hit it has taken during the meltdown; and the far-from-complete recovery of the global financial system.
   

• Schlechter Tag für englische Banken (Bad day for British banks)
  '10 vor 10,' Schweizer Fernsehen (Swiss Television), November 3, 2009 - continued...
  Will financial institutions in other countries follow Britain's example and split up their banks? Alfred Mettler thinks not. Large U.S banks emerged from the crisis even larger. Asian banks, which were not hit in the same way, emerged stronger and larger. Therefore, he says, European global banks must remain large in order to stay competitive
   

• Deadline looms for Americans to disclose accounts in foreign tax havens
  Los Angeles Times, October 13, 2009 - continued...
  In the aftermath of the settlement of the U.S. case against Swiss bank UBS AG, "It has become pretty much impossible for American citizens to have a bank account in Switzerland unless they live there,” according to Alfred Mettler of the Department of Finance. Mettler believes that UBS and other Swiss banks eventually will accept money from U.S. citizens again with the understanding that accounts and interest will be disclosed to the IRS.
   

• Motivating managers: How incentives and discretion play into hedge fund performance

  Economist Intelligence Unit, Executive Briefing, September 29, 2009 - continued...

  Vikas Agarwal of the Department of Finance examines whether investors can alleviate portfolio management problems by offering incentives that better align the interests of the fund manager with those of investors or by closely monitoring decision-making.
   

• At G20, US pushes to curtail banker risk taking
  Christian Science Monitor, September 25, 2009 - continued...
  Capping compensation, a hot topic at the recent G20 meeting in Pittsburgh, "is not a good idea" because it "stifles innovation," according to Jayant Kale of the Department of Finance.

   

• Regulators target volume-based bank pay
  Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 22, 2009 - continued...
  Pete Eisemann of the Department of Finance believes that changes in regulation regarding banking compensation are overdue, especially at the nation's banking giants. "The compensation has been short-term oriented, not long-term oriented," he said. If you do that "you get paid quickly without the full impact of what you've done being seen."

   

• Ist der große Bruder böse?

  Die Zeit(Germany), September 21, 2009 - continued...
  Will the financial crisis permanently alter Swiss-U.S. business dynamics? Alfred Mettler of the Department of Finance says no.

   

• Signs Grow That Swiss Taking Tougher Line On Banks

  Dow Jones News Service, September 18, 2009 - continued...
  Switzerland has put its banking sector on notice that it will soon face stricter oversight-a move that pleases some but angers those who fear such moves could hamper business. "Changes are needed, but overregulation would be wrong," said Alfred Mettler of the Department of Finance who noted that that banks' need for capital corresponds to the level of risk they undertake.

   

• Auf Schweizer Banker rollt eine Klagewelle zu

  Neue Zürcher Zeitung (Switzerland), August 23, 2009 - continued...
  Alfred Mettler of the Department of Finance comments on the pretrial settlement reached between the United States and Switzerland in the Internal Revenue Service’s case against UBS AG.

   
• End Secret Swiss Bank Accounts?
  Fox Business Network,August 12, 2009 - continued...
  Alfred Mettler of the Department of Finance was interviewed about the settlement in the U.S. government's case against Swiss banking giant UBS AG. Mettler serves on a banking privacy task force that is advising the Swiss government.
   
• UBS, U.S. Settle Tax Evasion Case
  Reuters, August 12, 2009 - continued...
  Alfred Mettler believes that it probably will take months to implement the settlement agreement reached between the United States and the Swiss government.
   
• Taking Stock: UBS Settlement Panel
  Business News Network (Canada), August 12, 2009 -  continued...
  Alred Mettler participated in a panel discussion about the implications of the UBS/U.S. settlement.
   
• Overprotected from Risk?
  Fund Strategy (UK), August 3, 2009 - continued...
  Vikas Agarwal of the Department of Finance discussed the difference between hedge fund investors today and those who held stakes in Long Term Capital Management when the fund imploded in 1998.
   
• Verhaltener Optimismus nach UBS-Deal
  Schweizer Radio DRS (Switzerland), August 3, 2009 - continued...
  Alfred Mettler, Department of Finance, comments on the possibility of a UBS-IRS settlement.
   
• Swiss banks avoid US in wake of spat with IRS
  Dow Jones Newswires, July 21, 2009 - continued...
  Alfred Mettler of the Department of Finance says that Swiss banks that are pulling out of the US due to the federal case against UBS AG are overreacting.
   
• Atempause für die UBS
  Der Bund (Berne), July 13, 2009 - continued...
  Alfred Mettler, Department of Finance, comments on the IRS vs. UBS case as it draws closer to either settlement or a hearing before the U.S. District Court in Miami.
   
• Richter gibt der UBS bei Bedarf noch mehr Zeit
  Tages-Anzeiger (Zurich), July 13, 2009 - continued...
  Alfred Mettler, Department of Finance, comments on the IRS vs. UBS case.
   
• Und wieder muss der Bund der UBS helfen - Prozess vertagt
  Cash(Switzerland), July 13, 2009 - continued...
  Alfred Mettler, Department of Finance, comments on the IRS vs. UBS case.
   
• Bank Expert: Financial Settlement in UBS vs IRS Realistic
  Dow Jones Newswires—June 30, 2009 - continued...
  Alfred Mettler, Department of Finance, discusses approach that UBS is likely to take in settling its case with the IRS. 
   
• Getting Personal: Foreign Bankers Look To US Amid Tax Pressure
  Dow Jones Newswires,  June 24, 2009 - continued...
  Alfred Mettler, Department of Finance, discusses how the outcome of the IRS vs. UBS case will affect influx of new money from U.S. clients.
   
• Hopes for Deal in IRS' UBS Case Rise As Trial Nears
  Wall Street Journal, June 23, 2009 - continued... 
  Alfred Mettler, Department of Finance, discusses the possibility of an out-of-court settlement between the IRS and UBS.