McGill Desautels Faculty of Management - David Schumacher's Recent Media Coverage

McGill Desautels professors and lecturers recognized at Faculty Awards

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 24 May 2024 16:33:56 +0000

Across programs and subject areas, the McGill Desautels Faculty of Management recognizes the vital role that research, teaching, service and media engagement play in enriching the student experience and inspiring the next generation of leaders through the annual Faculty Awards. This year we recognize the following outstanding members of our faculty:

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McGill Desautels faculty members and researchers celebrated at Bravo Gala

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:55:09 +0000

�㽶��Ƶ hosted its annual Bravo Gala on Thursday, March 21, which honours its faculty members and researchers who have won special awards, memberships and prizes over the past year. McGill Desautels is proud to announce 14 of its faculty amongst the distinguished honourees this year. Congratulations to our deserving laureates! Full list below.
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· Geneviève Bassellier, Best AMCIS Emergent Research Forum Paper, Americas Conference on Information Systems

Recap of DGFRC-sponsored finance workshop

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 15:49:50 +0000

The 10th HEC-McGill Winter Finance Workshop took place from March 26-28, 2023, in Ischgl, Austria, in collaboration with the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF) at the University of Luxembourg. This year’s conference, once again sponsored by the Desmarais Global Finance Research Centre (DGFRC), brought together academics and researchers from around the world to present their latest work in all areas of finance, including interdisciplinary work in law and finance, sustainability, and new financial technologies.

Congrats to MMF team on Challenge win

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 17:11:36 +0000

Congratulations to Master of Management in Finance (MMF) Team 6 students Pascal Audette, Heng Chang, Fenton Garvie, Eugenia Pan and Alexandre Touchette on their win at the 5th Deloitte MMF Synergy Challenge!

Delve: Why digital currencies could change the future of central banking

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 14:41:35 +0000

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) represent a possible next step in the technological evolution of banking and the financial intermediation sector, with advances in privacy, fraud protection, and efficiency—but their roles and risks on the high-tech path forward are only now becoming clear.

Celebrating excellence in teaching at Desautels

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:45:01 +0000

Across programs and subject areas, the Desautels Faculty of Management recognizes the vital role that teaching plays in enriching the student experience and in inspiring the next generation of leaders.

The Distinguished Teaching Award recipients Sujata Madan and Juan Serpa were honoured at McGill’s 2022 Management Convocation ceremony on June 1, for their excellence in teaching.

Delve: Can Loyalty in Investor Relationships Calm the Competitive Disruption of ETFs?

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 16:45:46 +0000

On the surface, the Exchange Traded Fund or ETF is a relatively straightforward concept, but it has become a major disruptor in the sphere of money management. In the past few years, mutual fund managers started to also manage ETFs for their clients—a way to potentially alleviate competition, maintain client loyalty, and keep institutional money within a growing family of funds.

Q&A with Professor David Schumacher

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 16:57:39 +0000

Get to know Associate Professor David Schumacher, who teaches in the McGill Desautels Master of Management in Finance, in a new Q&A. He discusses his research on institutional investment, his teaching style, his love of road biking and more!

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MMF students tackle Deloitte Synergy Challenge

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 19:50:54 +0000

McGill Master of Management in Finance (MMF) students competed in the Deloitte MMF Synergy Challenge on October 30. Three teams went head to head in the finals on November 2, with students Katerina Paraschis, Dakota Zaharichuk, Marc-Olivier Lê and Haiwen Luo presenting the winning case.

How large investment firms impact financial markets

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 17:04:52 +0000

The mergers and acquisitions of major asset management firms send shockwaves through the financial market, says Assistant Professor David Schumacher.

How BlackRock spooks markets

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 19:05:28 +0000

Professor David Schumacher pulls back the curtain on BlackRock’s oversized market influence in a new documentary produced by European television network ARTE.

He discusses his research paper, Who is afraid of BlackRock?, which links BlackRock’s acquisition of Barclays Global Investors to skittish investor behaviour and shock waves in the market.

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(Watch Professor Schumacher from 17:00 onwards.)

Celebrating excellence in teaching at Desautels

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 21 May 2019 18:57:04 +0000

On May 16, the Desautels community gathered to recognize faculty who have gone above and beyond in their teaching. Congratulations to the following recipients of the 2018-19 teaching awards!

Spring 2018 Convocation photos

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 15:27:50 +0000

Professor Desmond Tsang and Professor David Schumacher were selected as recipients of the 2017‐18 Desautels Distinguished Teaching Award for Undergraduate and Graduate teaching, respectively.

Their awards were officially presented at the May 31st Convocation Ceremony.

2017‐18 Desautels Distinguished Teaching Award for Undergraduate and Graduate teaching

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 15:57:18 +0000

The Desautels Faculty of Management is pleased to announce that Professor Desmond Tsang and Professor David Schumacher have been selected as recipients of the 2017‐18 Desautels Distinguished Teaching Award for Undergraduate and Graduate teaching, respectively.

Vermögensverwalter Blackrock der "große Elefant im Teich"

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 16:10:30 +0000

Groß ist gleich gefährlich, diese Gleichung wird spätestens seit der Finanzkrise aufgemacht. Sie gilt für Banken, die als zu "big to fail" bezeichnet wurden.
... Massimo Massa lehrt an der französischen Business School Insead, Davi Schumacher an der �㽶��Ƶ in Montreal und Yan Wang an der Erasmus-Universität in Rotterdam. Der Kern ihrer Untersuchung: Aneger werden dann nervös, wenn sie zu viele Aktien in einer Hand sehen.

Asset Manager M&A Leads to Improved Fund Performance: Study

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 17:48:31 +0000

Beyond the potential financial benefits of an M&A deal, two of the biggest payouts for asset managers are access to investment expertise and new markets.
... “We have solid evidence that there are positive synergies for both firms,” says David Schumacher, an assistant professor of Finance at �㽶��Ƶ and co-author of the study.

Who’s Afraid of BlackRock?

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 17:46:18 +0000

With US$4-5tn of assets directly under its control, BlackRock is a giant among giants in the financial world, and until recently was firmly under the eye of the Financial Stability Board (FSB).
... To this end my colleagues David Schumacher, Assistant Professor of Finance at �㽶��Ƶ, Yan Wang, Assistant Professor at Erasmus University and I examined the impact of the 2009 acquisition by BlackRock of Barclays Global Investors (BGI) on a cross section of stocks globally.