U.S. states facing financial hardship need unity

Published: 7 July 2020

As the pandemic takes its financial toll on states across the U.S., Professor Patrick Augustin suggests that compromise and unity from the federal government could provide a lifeline for those...

Desautels professors celebrated for their teaching excellence

Published: 2 July 2020

Congratulations to Sebastien Betermier, Professor of Finance, and Wei Qi, Professor of Operations Management, who were honoured at McGill’s Management Convocation ceremony for their excellence in...

Delve: Insider Trading by Congress? It's Time to Fix the Law

Published: 14 May 2020

The “coronavirus trades” made by Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and his wife just prior to the March ’20 market crash raise these questions and signal the need for changes to the law. Some proposals go...

Business schools to lend a hand in economic recovery

Published: 5 May 2020

Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou, Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Management, looks at how business schools are providing community outreach to reduce the economic burden of COVID-19....

Insider trading by Congress reveals need for policy change

Published: 24 April 2020

Trading by members of Congress shortly before the March 2020 market crash signals the need for policy change. In an op-ed for The Hill, Professor Patrick Augustin calls for a policy that only...

The complex nature of investment strategies

Published: 18 February 2020

Professor Sebastien Betermier uses winning student proposals from the 2019 McGill International Portfolio Challenge as the model for sustainable investment strategies of university endowment funds,...

A shift to cash in fixed-income exchange-traded funds

Published: 18 February 2020

Financial Times has published an article featuring Professor Sebastien Betermier’s research on the increasingly common practice of creating fixed-income exchange-traded fund (FI-ETF) shares in cash...

The cash trend in fixed-income exchange-traded funds

Published: 17 January 2020

Bloomberg has published an opinion piece featuring Professor Sebastien Betermier’s research on the shift from bonds to cash in fixed-income exchange-traded funds (FI-ETF). Read more

Should you borrow money to invest in your future?

Published: 7 February 2020

In an article in La Presse, Professor Sebastien Betermier cautions readers against the risk of borrowing money to invest. Read more

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