The politics behind the stock market
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鈥檛 a 鈥渟ound investment strategy鈥�.
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Desautels professors celebrated for their teaching excellence
Congratulations to Sebastien Betermier, Professor of Finance, and Wei Qi, Professor of Operations Management, who were honoured at McGill鈥檚 Management Convocation ceremony for their excellence in teaching.
Professor Sebastian Betermier on sustainable investing
Professor Sebastien Betermier sits down with the McGill Reporter to talk about sustainable investment strategies. According to Professor Betermier, progressive divestment strategies offer the best of both worlds for investors: they create positive environmental change while respecting the needs of all stakeholders.
The complex nature of investment strategies
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, suggesting that divestment strategies should go beyond聽a simple yes or no response.
A shift to cash in fixed-income exchange-traded funds
Financial Times has published an article featuring Professor Sebastien Betermier鈥檚 research on the increasingly common practice of creating fixed-income exchange-traded fund (FI-ETF) shares in cash.
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Should you borrow money to invest in your future?
In an article in La Presse, Professor Sebastien Betermier cautions readers against the risk of borrowing money to invest.
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The cash trend in fixed-income exchange-traded funds
Bloomberg has published an opinion piece featuring Professor Sebastien Betermier鈥檚 research on the shift from bonds to cash in fixed-income exchange-traded funds (FI-ETF).
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Can university pension plans help tackle climate change?
In November 2019, teams in the McGill International Portfolio Challenge were asked to provide a solution for a fictional pension fund reassessing its investments in the interest of climate action.
In a piece for The Globe and Mail, Professor Sebastien Betermier considers the winning solution in the context of university pension plans.
Students forging the path to sustainability
At the recent McGill International Portfolio Challenge, students once again demonstrated that they are leading the march to sustainability. Asked to consider the options of a pension fund under pressure to divest from the fossil fuel industry, the winning team from HEC Montr茅al presented a solution that is both responsible and realistic.
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Professor Betermier on the management of exchange-traded funds
Following the rise of personalized exchange-traded funds (ETFs), Professor Sebastien Betermier comments on the choice between active and passive management.
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MIPC brings students together to tackle sustainable investing
With a focus on the sustainable investment of public pension funds, this year鈥檚 McGill International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC) demonstrated students鈥� ability to realistically solve a key issue facing investors today. The winning team鈥檚 strategy proposed a progressive, partial divestment while pursuing investment in diverse green initiatives, according to Professor Sebastien Betermier.
Delve: Pension Plans for an Evolving World
Prof Sebastien Betermier explores the ways we can evolve from the聽old system of defined benefits pensions that will no longer meet the needs of tomorrow鈥檚 retirees.
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Rethinking pensions for today
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 other models that can better ensure a comfortable retirement for contributors.
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Desautels students take home top prize at PRMIA
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 money at the 2019 PRMIA Risk Management competition.
Reflecting on MIPC 2018
Avantages reports on the 2018 McGill International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC), which saw 90 teams from around the world compete for a $25,000 grand prize.
