The mergers and acquisitions of major asset management firms send shockwaves through the financial market, says Assistant Professor David Schumacher.
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Published on: 12 Aug 2020
Professor Sebastien Betermier weighs in on the link between politics and stock returns, noting that while there is indeed a correlation, buying shares as a political statement isn’t a “sound investment strategy”.
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Published on: 29 Jul 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 facing economic harship.
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Published on: 7 Jul 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 teaching.
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Published on: 2 Jul 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 as far as banning stock trading by members of congress outright. The other extreme is to allow full discretion. The right solution, according to McGill University’s Patrick Augustin and co-authors, is in between: Only allowing public officials to trade securities based on broad market indices.
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Published on: 14 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.
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Published on: 5 May 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed economic weaknesses in some EU countries, with the stronger members reluctant to provide assistance.
Professor Patrick Augustin warns of the economic storm ahead if the EU does not reach solidarity.
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Published on: 5 May 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 allows public officials to trade securities based on broad market indices.
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Published on: 24 Apr 2020
Professor Sebastien Betermier sits down with the McGill Reporter to talk about sustainable investment strategies. According to Professor Betermier, progressive divestment strategies offer the best of both worlds for investors: they create positive environmental change while respecting the needs of all stakeholders.
However, for progressive strategies to be effective, Professor Betermier says that companies need to clearly communicate the strategy and set tangible milestones.
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Published on: 28 Feb 2020
Professor of Practice Sujata Madan was named one of ten 2020 3M National Teaching Fellows—the highest recognition of individual teaching excellence and educational leadership at the university level. The Fellowship is
jointly managed by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) and 3M Canada.
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Published on: 25 Feb 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, suggesting that divestment strategies should go beyond a simple yes or no response.
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Published on: 18 Feb 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.
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Published on: 18 Feb 2020
Congratulations to Desautels students Olivier Arsenault (MMF’20), Pier-Olivier Laflèche (MMF’20), Sai Kanthasamy (BCom’20), and Mitch McEwen (MMF’20) for placing first in the Quebec regional CFA Research Challenge.
“It was a great experience and privilege to represent McGill and the MMF program,” says McEwen. “We owe a great deal to our advisors Professor Vadim di Pietro and Rebeca Yang, CFA.”
The team will head to New York in April to compete in the North America finals.
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Published on: 12 Feb 2020
In an article in La Presse, Professor Sebastien Betermier cautions readers against the risk of borrowing money to invest.
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Published on: 7 Feb 2020
A paper from Professor Patrick Augustin featured in voxEU looks at how the emergence of US default risk can help to explain the pattern of negative swap rates.
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Published on: 17 Jan 2020
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