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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Published on: 29 Jul 2020
Congratulations to Sebastien Betermier, Professor of Finance, and Wei Qi, Professor of Operations Management, who were honoured at 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 Management Convocation ceremony for their excellence in teaching.
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Published on: 2 Jul 2020
Professor Sebastien Betermier sits down with the 9I制作厂免费 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.
However, for progressive strategies to be effective, Professor Betermier says that companies need to clearly communicate the strategy and set tangible milestones.
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Published on: 28 Feb 2020
Professor Sebastien Betermier uses winning student proposals from the 2019 9I制作厂免费 International Portfolio Challenge as the model for sustainable investment strategies of university endowment funds, suggesting that divestment strategies should go beyond听a simple yes or no response.
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Published on: 18 Feb 2020
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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Published on: 18 Feb 2020
In an article in La Presse, Professor Sebastien Betermier cautions readers against the risk of borrowing money to invest.
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Published on: 7 Feb 2020
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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Published on: 17 Jan 2020
In November 2019, teams in the 9I制作厂免费 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.
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Published on: 6 Jan 2020
At the recent 9I制作厂免费 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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Published on: 13 Dec 2019
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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Published on: 29 Nov 2019
With a focus on the sustainable investment of public pension funds, this year鈥檚 9I制作厂免费 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.
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Published on: 25 Nov 2019
Prof Sebastien Betermier explores the ways we can evolve from the听old system of defined benefits pensions that will no longer meet the needs of tomorrow鈥檚 retirees.
This article is brought to you by Delve, the official thought leadership publication of 9I制作厂免费's Desautels Faculty of Management.
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Published on: 18 Nov 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 other models that can better ensure a comfortable retirement for contributors.
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Published on: 3 May 2019
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.
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Published on: 16 Apr 2019
Avantages reports on the 2018 9I制作厂免费 International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC), which saw 90 teams from around the world compete for a $25,000 grand prize.
Organized by Desautels BCom students under the guidance of Prof. Sebastien Betermier, this year鈥檚 MIPC addressed the severe underfunding of U.S. state pensions 鈥� a grand challenge that presents no simple solution.
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Published on: 7 Dec 2018
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