McGill launches first-ever competition on pension asset allocation

Published: 10 November 2017

McGill hosted the world’s first business-school competition focused on the asset allocation of pension funds on November 3–4....

Desautels students take home top prize at PRMIA

Published: 16 April 2019

Congratulations to the Desautels Capital Management Team comprised of BCom students Ludovic Van den Bergen, Emilie Granger, Ian Jiang, and Roy Chen Zhang who won first place and $10,000 in prize...

93 student teams tackle social inequality and protectionism at MIPC 2020

Published: 12 November 2020

The fourth annual McGill International Portfolio Challenge invited 93 student teams from 18 countries to compete to solve a complex portfolio construction problem. This year’s case study challenged...

Desautels professor lends expertise to Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) study

Published: 5 February 2021

One of Wall Street’s least-known trading companies, Jane Street has quietly become a global market-maker. With a niche in the world of exchange traded funds (ETFs), the company was well-positioned...

Two international teams claim victory in McGill portfolio-building competition

Published: 7 December 2020

The first virtual McGill International Portfolio Competition (MIPC) drew 93 university teams from 18 countries to design portfolio strategies that address the rise of social inequalities and...

Delve: Canada’s Pension Plan Is the Envy of the World, and Now We Know Why

Published: 9 November 2020

A new study by Prof Sebastien Betermier is the first to use real data to do a quantitative analysis of asset allocation strategies and cost structures for hundreds of pension, endowment, and...

Advocacy for a second Caisse de dépôt

Published: 24 September 2020

An article in La Presse features Sebastien Betermier’s research that reveals the superiority of Canadian pension funds. Using the Canadian pension funds as a model for success, the article proposes...

The Canadian Pension Fund Model: A Quantitative Portrait

Published: 10 September 2020

Authors:Alexander Beath, Sebastien Betermier, Chris Flynn, Quentin Spehner Published: July 21, 2020. Available at SSRN Abstract:

Canada is a global leader in pension funds

Published: 21 August 2020

Canada’s pension funds are outperforming global peers in investment performance and are stronger at hedging against liability risks, according to research co-authored by Professor Sebastien...

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