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Complicated crypto products recall derivatives at the centre of the global financial crisis

Published: 2 July 2025

Cryptocurrencies are volatile, risky and lack transparency. For banks and investors alike, that’s risky. “Some like to think ‘this time it’s different’,” Prof Patrick Augustin told PaperJam.lu. But...

Master's degree offering in Luxembourg brings McGill Desautels to Europe

Published: 30 July 2025

McGill Desautels will offer its Master of Management in Finance program in Luxembourg. The version of the program delivered in Luxembourg will be the same as the one taught in Montreal. A strategic...

Punitive tariffs more about political leverage than trade

Published: 15 August 2025

On August 1, a 35 per cent US tariff on Canadian goods came into effect. But these tariffs are less about trade and more about political leverage, says Vivek Astvansh, associate professor of...

McGill Desautels finance students expand horizons with small-cap fund

Published: 19 June 2025

Thanks to a generous donation from Montreal finance leader J. Sebastian Van Berkom, students in the Honours in Investment Management (HIM) program at McGill’s Desautels Faculty of Management will...

Lego has built next-level brand loyalty

Published: 23 July 2025

When people an affinity for a brand, they can feel as though it’s their friend. And Lego has a powerful brand. For many, the mere mention of the Denmark-headquartered maker of plastic building...

Public pension funds deliver higher returns when they use a capitalized model

Published: 22 October 2025

Some national pension funds operate on a ‘pay as you go’ model, meaning that retiree pensions are primarily funded by current workers. But other national pension plans—including the Canada Pension...

For Indigenous entrepreneurs, business can be a vessel for culture

Published: 4 November 2025

When Brittanny Janvier enrolled in the Master of Management program at McGill in 2022, she was the only Indigenous student in her class. Now, Janvier is McGill’s Director of Indigenous Initiatives,...

Infrastructure banks can help get large infrastructure projects off the ground

Published: 28 May 2025

In Canada, investment in infrastructure has lagged, but infrastructure banks are one way to provide financing for large-scale infrastructure projects that could take decades to pay off. “Canada...

Nine directors at large Canadian pension funds also hold fossil fuel positions

Published: 10 July 2025

Nine of the directors who oversee Canada’s largest pension funds also hold positions at fossil fuel companies, according to a report by Pensions and Investments.

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