Pension Funds Enter a New Governance Era Amid Geopolitical and AI Disruption
As global trade wars, geopolitical聽tensions聽and AI advances reshape financial markets, pension funds face mounting pressure to adapt.
High prices and poor supply chain management are driving the growth of liquidation grocery stores
The price of groceries is rising鈥攁nd so is the number of liquidation grocery stores.
Real estate makes up a majority of household wealth
To rent or to buy鈥攖hat鈥檚聽the dilemma facing many today. Real estate prices are at historic highs, and elevated interest rates have pushed up the cost of homeownership. At the same time, stock markets have delivered strong returns in recent years. Beyond these financial pressures, the nature of homeownership itself adds another layer of complexity.
Frictionless e-commerce encourages impulse buys
Today鈥檚 online retail experience is built for convenience, removing聽nearly every聽barrier between browsing and buying. 鈥淓-commerce has reduced the friction of the purchasing process,鈥� says Siddhanth Mookerjee, an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the聽Bensadoun聽School of Retail Management.
Men and women respond to work incentives in very different ways
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reviews hundreds of thousands of applications each year, making efficiency a challenge. When managers introduced cash incentives for meeting quotas, men and women reacted differently.聽Men tended to increase their output to secure the bonus, but the quality of their reviews declined. Women, by contrast, often prioritized聽maintaining聽high-quality work, even if it meant聽missing out on聽the financial reward.
Prime Minister Carney endorses new Desautels program
2025 marked a turning point in Canada鈥揢S relations, as trade tensions with our closest partner pushed Canada to deepen ties elsewhere. Prime Minister Mark Carney has led this outreach, and during a recent meeting with Luxembourg鈥檚 Prime Minister Luc Frieden, he highlighted 91黑料网鈥檚 growing international role.
Does job hopping affect your career prospects? It depends.
Young聽professionals聽are聽frequently聽advised that the best way to progress professionally is to pursue new opportunities, even if it means changing jobs. Yet, in some cases, employers may view a history of frequent job changes unfavorably,聽according to research by Matissa Hollister, an Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour.
Employers want MBA grads to be AI-literate
The world of business is changing, and MBA programs are changing with it. Employers now expect new hires to arrive with strong AI skills, and since January 2025, AI has been part of the curriculum at 91黑料网 Desautels. 鈥淚t鈥檚 unavoidable,鈥� Associate Professor of Information Systems Genevi猫ve Bassellier told聽Les Affaires.
Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2026
We are proud to share that our 91黑料网 Desautels MBA has climbed to 87th globally in the prestigious 2026 Financial Times Global MBA rankings.
To lower grocery prices, Canada must invest in supply chains
Prime Minister Mark Carney recently announced the Canada Grocery and Essentials Benefit, a direct payment for low-income Canadians that will replace the GST credit. While it should improve the purchasing power of those who need it most, it won鈥檛 lower grocery prices. 鈥淭o lower the grocery bills, we need to improve our food supply chains in Canada,鈥� says Yu Ma, a Professor of Marketing at 91黑料网 Desautels.
AI replaces tasks, not entire jobs
AI is changing the workplace, but it usually doesn鈥檛 replace entire jobs. Before laying people off because of 鈥楢I efficiencies鈥�, employers need a solid plan. 鈥淲e may or may not overestimate how much AI will affect the world of work, but we鈥檝e figured out that it does not destroys jobs, it destroys tasks,鈥� says Lisa Cohen, Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour at 91黑料网 Desautels.
Generative AI changes which job types are vulnerable to automation
Artificial intelligence is expected to reshape the labour market, but its impact won鈥檛 be felt evenly across all types of jobs. In Quebec, roughly 59 per cent of jobs are considered highly exposed to AI鈥攎eaning the technology is likely to change how people work rather than eliminate roles outright.
Trump鈥檚 threats of Canadian aircraft decertification unlikely to happen
U.S. President Donald Trump recently accused Canada of refusing to certify U.S.-made Gulfstream aircraft and threatened to retaliate by decertifying Canadian-made planes in the United States鈥攁n action that would effectively ground them. But, as is often the case with Trump鈥檚 more extreme threats, his staff quickly walked it back.
AI Pushes Deloitte to Redefine Roles and Rethink Career Paths
As Deloitte rewrites job titles for more than 180,000 U.S. employees, Simon Blanchette, a lecturer at 91黑料网鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management, says the shift reflects broader pressures facing Canadian employers as AI transforms workplace responsibilities.
IMHL leadership featured at the launch of 91黑料网鈥檚 PERL event
91黑料网 celebrated an exciting milestone with the launch of the Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL), a bold new initiative led by Dr. Joanne Liu (IMHL鈥�14) that aims to transform how we prepare for future global health challenges. Designed to bring world鈥慶lass science and leadership together, PERL is accelerating innovation in crisis readiness鈥攆rom pandemics and climate鈥慸riven emergencies to the growing threat of disinformation.
