New financial policy center may provide resources for students in online business programs

New financial policy center may provide resources for students in online business programs

Students may enroll in online courses in business to prepare them to enter schools with extensive resources, such as those offered by the new Center for Financial Policy at the University of Maryland's business school.

The university's Robert H. Smith School of Business has announced the opening of the new center, which offers unbiased information on complex policy issues in the financial sector.

To mark the center's opening, the school held a roundtable discussion called Executive Compensation - Practices and Reform in Washington, DC.

Kenneth Feinberg, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's special master for compensation, explained the rationale behind the attempts to regulate compensation packages for executives at companies that received bailout funding to more than 200 individuals who attended the discussion.

The event was one of many that marked the launch of the new financial policy center, which aims to become "a partner and champion of best practices in the financial arena," said Lemma Senbet, the center's director.

Professionals wishing to brush up on the policies of leading financial institutions may consider enrolling in online MBA programs, which can allow them to update their skills while they continue to develop their careers.