Young investors often overestimate their risk tolerance

Published: 23 July 2025

McGill software engineering student David Vo began investing in markets when he was just 17 years. Now aged 20, he’s managing a portfolio worth tens of thousands of dollars. Like many in Gen Z, the...

Caisse de depot’s stake in UK nuclear project is a model to emulate

Published: 7 August 2025

The Caisse de dépot et placement du Québec is taking a 20% stake in the Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk, England. It is the UK’s first new nuclear power plant since the 1990s, and...

Rebranding of DEI initiatives is a reactive response to external pressures

Published: 29 August 2025

The pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs gained momentum in the first half of 2025. And while some institutions are eliminating DEI initiatives, others are rebranding them.

Kate Arthur shares insights into literacy in the age of AI in UNESCO keynote

Published: 17 September 2025

What does it mean to literate in the age of artificial intelligence? According to Kate Arthur (EMBA 2021) , literacy is about more than knowing how to read or write, it’s about having the tools to...

When AI is used to set wages, it sets them higher than humans would

Published: 9 October 2025

When AI sets wages, it pushes them higher, according to recent research by Maxime Cohen, a Professor of Retail and Operations Management at the Bensadoun School of Retail Management. Cohen...

Sam Greene putting analytics skills to use with Toronto Blue Jays

Published: 21 May 2025

After four years studying in Montreal, Sam Greene (BCOM’20, MMA’21) moved on to Toronto, where he caught on with Major League Baseball’s Toronto Blue Jays. Greene started in a role in an analytics...

Intermingling of business and corporate affairs makes governing country as “CEO” impossible

Published: 13 June 2025

After the federal government’s speech from the throne in May 2025, Bloc Québecois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet accused Prime Minister Mark Carney of seeking to centralize power and act as Canada’s...

Desautels to launch new Master of Management of Finance program in Luxembourg

Published: 2 July 2025

McGill Desautels is partnering with the Chamber of Commerce of Luxembourg on a new Master of Management in Finance. The program will launch in 2026, and will have a blended format that combines...

Minority business owners can benefit from guilt marketing

Published: 4 August 2025

A recent study published in the Journal of Consumer Research found that white consumers with higher levels of ‘white guilt’ were more likely to buy from a Black-owned business than from a white...

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