The politics behind the stock market

Published: 29 July 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...

Desautels professors celebrated for their teaching excellence

Published: 2 July 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...

The complex nature of investment strategies

Published: 18 February 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,...

A shift to cash in fixed-income exchange-traded funds

Published: 18 February 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...

The cash trend in fixed-income exchange-traded funds

Published: 17 January 2020

Bloomberg has published an opinion piece featuring Professor Sebastien Betermier’s research on the shift from bonds to cash in fixed-income exchange-traded funds (FI-ETF). Read more

Should you borrow money to invest in your future?

Published: 7 February 2020

In an article in La Presse, Professor Sebastien Betermier cautions readers against the risk of borrowing money to invest. Read more

Professor Betermier on the management of exchange-traded funds

Published: 29 November 2019

Following the rise of personalized exchange-traded funds (ETFs), Professor Sebastien Betermier comments on the choice between active and passive management. Read more

Delve: Pension Plans for an Evolving World

Published: 18 November 2019

Prof Sebastien Betermier explores the ways we can evolve from the old system of defined benefits pensions that will no longer meet the needs of tomorrow’s retirees....

Rethinking pensions for today

Published: 3 May 2019

Professor Sebastien Betermier pens a piece for American Business Magazine in which he explores why the switch over to a Defined-Contribution pension might not be the best way to go and proposes...

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