Steve Picha (MST ’95) has joined professional services firm RSM McGladrey as a tax director. Picha has more than twenty years’ experience in providing tax and consulting services to clients in the real estate industry. Ocariz, Gitlin & Zomerfeld LLP Certified Public Accountants of Coral Gables has added Pilar L. Escandon (BBA ’96) as tax […]
Author: Beverly Z. Welber
Depressed asset values may offer good opportunity for estate planning.
When President Barack Obama submitted his budget blueprint to Congress on February 26, 2009, within its 140 pages appeared the administration’s proposal for estate taxes. If approved, the budget would freeze the estate tax exemption at the current level—$3.5 million per person, with the maximum tax rate of 45%—from 2010 on. According to Blaise M. […]
Budding financial analysts put their knowledge into practice.
At no time in recent history has prudent investing been more important. A group of students in the College of Business Administration will try their hand at the process using real money—thanks to generous donors—and under the guidance of an eleven-person advisory board composed of members of the business community. “The board will ask tough […]
Two student organizations host Red Tie fundraiser benefiting Better Way of Miami.
Not all good ideas arise in a moment of inspiration. Some evolve, eventually yielding satisfaction as rewarding as the ones that take off from the outset. One such evolving event involved Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) in association with the College of Business Administration’s collegiate American Marketing Association (AMA) chapter. Its results: […]
Michael Fenton (BBA ’07)
Michael Fenton (BBA ’07) Associate Director Catholic Community Foundation in the Archdiocese of Miami, Inc. Michael Fenton (BBA ’07), associate director, Catholic Community Foundation in the Archdiocese of Miami, Inc., traces much of his professional success to his experiences at Florida International University (FIU). He holds an undergraduate degree in finance and a Professional Certificate […]
FIU’s Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Masquerade Soirée and Silent Auction approaches.
Celebrate ten years of entrepreneurship with the College of Business Administration together with its title sponsor, SunTrust Bank, on May 16, 2009 at the spectacular, newly renovated Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel. The Ten-Year Anniversary Masquerade Soirée and Silent Auction will feature wonderful items for bid, a not-to-miss raffle and attendee gift bag, souvenir masquerade mask, […]
Alumni Notes
Michelle Martin (MIS ’02) is a certified anti-money laundering specialist (CAMS) and founding co-chair of the ACAMS South Florida Chapter. She began her career in public accounting as an auditor with KPMG, LLP for two years then moved on to Ernst & Young LLP. Arvi Arunachalam (MSF ’03) appears regularly on WBOC TV (Fox News), […]
In Memoriam
John E. Lewis, the founding dean of the college, died on January 24, 2009. Appointed dean of the School of Business and Organizational Sciences on September 18, 1970, he served until 1972. He developed innovative programs, budgets, and industry contacts, recruited a faculty of 46, and presided over budget growth from $75,000 to more than […]
Family Firm Lecture explores “Challenges to a Successful Family-Owned Business in a Troubled Economy.”
On March 23, 2009, at Florida International University’s Biscayne Bay Campus, Marcy Syms, president and CEO of Syms Corp., will discuss the challenges of having a family-owned business in a difficult economy. If you would like more information on the Family Firm Lecture, which will take place from 5:00-7:00 p.m., please contact 305.348.7171.
Scholarships give worthy graduate students access to education they deserve.
Students at all levels of higher education find themselves confronting a difficult paradox. On the one hand, they know that a first-rate education will open career opportunities that will increase their chances for financial security and job satisfaction. On the other hand, with economic woes to face and priorities to set, paying for that education […]