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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 funds.

Desautels Professor Sebastien Betermier compares the state of pensions to global warming: “it’s really complex and it’s not fun to talk about, so we tend to postpone the debate. Even though it’s a long-term crisis that might affect us in ten years, we tend to avoid thinking about it until it’s too late.”

Read more on details about this case competition. 

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