McCall MacBain Scholar Brandon Greenall shares his MBA journey

Published: 18 March 2025

Brandon Greenall’s journey from Hazelton and Prince George, B.C., to the halls of McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management exemplifies ambition and transformation. The 2024 McCall...

International diversification helps hedge against Trump tariff risk

Published: 27 March 2025

US tariffs are a concern for all Canadians—and companies on both sides of the border stand to lose out. But investors shouldn’t necessarily head for the exits, according to Benjamin Croitoru, an...

Corporate casual dining chains struggle to attract customers who prize authenticity

Published: 16 April 2025

Casual dining chains such as Applebee’s and TGI Friday’s were once ubiquitous in the United States. However, the middle-class restaurant is fading fast. TGI Friday’s has filed for bankruptcy, while...

Patrick Augustin sets the record straight about Luxembourg

Published: 15 May 2025

Luxembourg is best known as a wealthy tax haven--if people know it at all. The tiny and wealthy country is a significant financial centre, but it also has the reputation of being a little dull. But...

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...

The economic trajectory of Post-Second World War Europe could yield lessons for navigating AI-driven job losses

Published: 11 February 2025

According to a recent report, up to 800,000 people in Quebec are at risk of losing their jobs to artificial intelligence. It is a potential sea change for the economy and for the labour force, but...

How one MBA student finds time for healthy living

Published: 10 March 2025

For Liela Touré, an  MBA student at McGill juggling a marketing role at a consultant firm, grocery shopping is more than a necessity—it’s a form of self-care. With long days and limited time to...

Employees tend to own workplace successes, but blame external factors for failures

Published: 27 March 2025

Nearly two-thirds of employees feel they’ve been ‘thrown under the bus’ by their colleagues—but an even higher number say they’ve never engaged in blame-shifting themselves. “The axe forgets, but...

Confused by the pace of economic change? Mathematical models are too

Published: 11 April 2025

In times of great economic uncertainty, even institutional traders can be at a loss for how to manage a portfolio. At large pension funds, portfolio managers use data-driven models to assess risk...

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