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 91黑料网 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 91黑料网 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 91黑料网 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 91黑料网'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 91黑料网 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
The U.S. pension plan shortfall has the makings of a perfect storm 鈥� so who is heeding the call to help remedy a seemingly insurmountable problem?
Enter Professor Sebastien Betermier, a group of Desautels BCom students and the 91黑料网 International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC).
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Published on: 30 Nov 2018
Planning for retirement is a daunting undertaking for many 鈥� but it does not have to be.
Professor Sebastien Betermier sits down with La Presse to share ten practical tips that individuals can adopt to ensure a comfortable lifestyle well into their old age.
Among the advice shared, Professor Betermier underscores the importance of starting to invest early, diversifying your portfolio, and finding a savvy financial advisor.
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Published on: 27 Nov 2018
Professor Sebastien Betermier sits down with La Presse to discuss the second annual 91黑料网 International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC), which brought forward the fresh perspectives of 25 international student teams as they attempted to solve the severe underfunding of U.S. state pensions.
Along the way, Prof. Betermier shares insights into why the looming pension crisis in the U.S. is so complex and difficult to solve, as well as some of the novel ideas proposed at the MIPC.
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Published on: 13 Nov 2018
Professor Sebastien Betermier has been awarded $70,000 over two years by the National Pension Hub (NPH), a consortium of Canada鈥檚 leading pension funds that is seeking to promote academic research in this field.
The NPH will support Professor Betermier鈥檚 research proposal entitled, 鈥淒rivers of Successful Pension Investing: Lessons from the Canadian Model.鈥�
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Published on: 9 Oct 2018
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