Financial institutions tighten rules on prediction markets

Published: 25 August 2026

Canadian financial institutions are tightening employee rules around prediction markets as platforms expand access to event-based contracts. Patrick Augustin, associate professor of finance at...

McGill strengthens finance education in Luxembourg

Published: 19 August 2026

McGill University has launched its Master of Management in Finance in Luxembourg, strengthening connections between academic research and one of Europe’s leading financial centres....

McGill Desautels researchers secure $4 million in SSHRC funding

Published: 3 August 2026

McGill Desautels researchers secured $4 million in funding through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada’s (SSHRC) 2025 and 2026 competitions. Twenty-one faculty members...

Patrick Augustin on European finance, talent and the case for financial literacy

Published: 22 June 2026

Patrick Augustin, Associate Professor of Finance at Desautels and Director of the McGill Luxembourg Centre for Finance (MLCF), recently joined Serge Weyland, CEO of the Association of the...

McGill establishes Luxembourg as a new hub for Finance education

Published: 13 May 2026

McGill University is bringing its globally ranked Master of Management in Finance to Luxembourg, offering working professionals the opportunity to earn a top North American finance degree in the...

Master of Management in Finance program gives McGill a foothold in leading European financial centre

Published: 16 March 2026

McGill has expanded to Luxembourg, where it will deliver finance training in one of Europe’s major financial centres....

McGill University brings top tier finance training to Luxembourg

Published: 4 March 2026

McGill University’s expansion into Luxembourg is being spearheaded by finance professor Patrick Augustin, who initiated talks with the Ministry of Finance, ABBL and ALFI after identifying a gap in...

European public pensions struggle with the weight of demographics

Published: 3 March 2026

Europe is aging, and some national pension funds are better prepared to manage its changing demographics than others. Many European countries use a ‘pay as you go’ model in which current workers...

Professor Augustin advocates for stronger communication in banking risk management

Published: 9 February 2026

Professor Patrick Augustin addressed the critical gap between technical risk analysis and executive decision-making at the ALRiM-GARP Banking Risks Conference in Luxembourg in January. Speaking...

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