McGill Desautels Faculty of Management - Vadim di Pietro’s Recent Media Coverage

Celebrating excellence in teaching at Desautels

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 31 May 2023 19:52:07 +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 Anna Kim and Warut Khern-am-nuai were honoured at McGill’s 2023 Management Convocation ceremony on May 31, for their excellence in teaching.

MMF students win CFA Institute’s Research Challenge

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:34:06 +0000

Five Master of Management in Finance (MMF) students are off to the regional round of CFA Institute’s Research Challenge, an annual global competition that provides students with hands-on mentoring and intensive training in financial analysis and professional ethics. Facing stiff competition from HEC Montreal and Concordia University, Zirui (Bruce) Chen, Huiru (Audrey) Wu, Neil Wiacek, Chen (Andy) Yu and Haiwen Luo formed the team that came out on top.

Desautels team takes first place at Quebec CFA Research Challenge

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:45:33 +0000

Congratulations to Desautels students Olivier Arsenault (MMF’20), Pier-Olivier Laflèche (MMF’20), Sai Kanthasamy (BCom’20), and Mitch McEwen (MMF’20) for placing first in the Quebec regional CFA Research Challenge.

“It was a great experience and privilege to represent McGill and the MMF program,” says McEwen. “We owe a great deal to our advisors Professor Vadim di Pietro and Rebeca Yang, CFA.”

The team will head to New York in April to compete in the North America finals.

Celebrating 10 years at Desautels Capital Management

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 19:00:45 +0000

This year, �㽶��Ƶ celebrates the 10th anniversary of Desautels Capital Management (DCM), Canada’s first university-owned, student-run investment management firm.

At McGill’s Desautels Faculty of Management, every student enrolled in the Master of Management in Finance (MMF) and Honours in Investment Management (HIM) programs will enter the workforce with knowledge gleaned from managing more than $4 million in assets through DCM.

Money management with Prof. Vadim di Pietro

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 15:37:03 +0000

In collaboration with �㽶��Ƶ’s “Boost Your Health” lecture series, Professor Vadim di Pietro will offer expert tips to relieve financial stress – one of the greatest threats to personal health & wellness.

Universities heed call for socially responsible investing

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 15:11:39 +0000

As universities are increasingly turning toward socially responsible investment (SRI), an article cites the new SRI fund under Desautels Capital Management (DCM) as an “inspiring example.”

Through the SRI fund, students working as analysts at DCM will be able to factor environmental, social, and governance issues into their investment decision-making process.

Desautels students investing in a better world

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 15:03:25 +0000

This fall, the Desautels Faculty of Management will introduce a new fund dedicated to Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) under Desautels Capital Management (DCM) – a student-run, registered investment management firm.

Established in 2009, DCM presently comprises three funds totaling $5 million that students enrolled in the Honours in Investment Management and Masters of Management in Finance (MMF) programs have the chance to manage as analysts.