Reflecting on MIPC 2018

Published: 7 December 2018

Avantages reports on the 2018 McGill International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC), which saw 90 teams from around the world compete for a $25,000 grand prize....

Students to the rescue of a U.S. pension system in peril

Published: 30 November 2018

The U.S. pension plan shortfall has the makings of a perfect storm – so who is heeding the call to help remedy a seemingly insurmountable problem?...

Retirement planning is easier than you think

Published: 27 November 2018

Planning for retirement is a daunting undertaking for many – but it does not have to be....

Students respond with answers to looming U.S. pension crisis

Published: 13 November 2018

Professor Sebastien Betermier sits down with La Presse to discuss the second annual McGill International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC), which brought forward the fresh perspectives of 25 international...

Prof. Betermier awarded funding from National Pension Hub

Published: 9 October 2018

Professor Sebastien Betermier has been awarded $70,000 over two years by the National Pension Hub (NPH), a consortium of Canada’s leading pension funds that is seeking to promote academic research...

CPPIB goes green

Published: 21 September 2018

With news that the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) became the first pension fund in the world to issue a green bond, thereby facilitating investment in cleaner technologies, Professor...

MIPC looks to shape the future of pension investing

Published: 16 May 2018

For a second consecutive year and under the guidance of Professor Sebastien Betermier, the McGill International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC) is offering the opportunity for students to tackle one of...

Professor Betermier on the value of MIPC

Published: 24 January 2018

Following the inaugural McGill International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC), Professor Betermier reflects on how the event provided an important opportunity of self-reflexivity for Canadian pension...

Who will solve the pension crisis

Published: 19 January 2018

Students participating in the McGill International Portfolio Challenge presented hypothetical portfolios believed to achieve solvency to address the crisis that has been affecting Canadian pension...

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