McGill University News

Canada鈥檚 big pension funds hold lessons for funds elsewhere

webfull — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 19:49:14 +0000

Canada鈥檚 big pension funds are the envy of fund managers in other countries. They鈥檙e something that the UK鈥檚 defined contribution plance could aspire to, writes Padraig Floyd in Pensions Expert. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e all public, but they鈥檙e run like private sector corporations,鈥� said Prof. Sebastien Betermier. "They have a governance system and delegation framework which is such that they're able to pay market salaries, so they can attract the best people.

Published: 27 March 2025

Infrastructure banks can help address economic needs

webfull — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 19:46:12 +0000

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Published: 27 March 2025

International diversification helps hedge against Trump tariff risk

webfull — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 19:42:59 +0000

US tariffs are a concern for all Canadians鈥攁nd companies on both sides of the border stand to lose out. But investors shouldn鈥檛 necessarily head for the exits, according to Benjamin Croitoru, an associate professor of finance at McGill Desautels. 鈥淓motion is a bad financial advisor,鈥� Croitoru told Radio-Canada. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a time of great uncertainty, but also a good time to think about how internationally diversified your portfolio is. You don鈥檛 want to have all your eggs in one basket.鈥�

Published: 27 March 2025

Tariff-induced economic uncertainty is affecting Canadians鈥� purchasing decisions

webfull — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 19:38:04 +0000

Even as the venerable Hudson鈥檚 Bay Company liquidates its iconic department stores, some Canadian retailers are experiencing a renaissance. Quebec department store has been expanding, even as others struggle to stay in the black. But Trump鈥檚 tariffs are clouding the future for Canadian retailers.

Published: 27 March 2025

Identifying tariffed products could be seen as attempt to mask increased margins

webfull — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 19:03:24 +0000

Since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January, frequent tariff threats have disrupted the economy. It is difficult to keep track of which products will be tariffed, when they will be tariffed, and how much they will be tariffed by. But Provigo stores in Quebec are taking steps that will help shoppers understand the factors that affect the price of their groceries. They are developing signage that will mark tariffed items with a 鈥淭鈥� to explain price hikes.

Published: 27 March 2025

Buy Canadian movement shouldn鈥檛 interfere with prudent pension fund management

webfull — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:59:12 +0000

The Trump administration鈥檚 tariffs have catalyzed a cross-country movement to buy Canadian products. But will that movement affect the how Canada鈥檚 big pension funds manage their portfolios? The eight largest pension plans in Canada hold more than $2 trillion in assets, but only about a quarter of those assets are Canadian. Some Canadian politicians and business leaders have called for our pension plans to invest more of their money at home, but government involvement in pension fund management can get in the way of these funds primary objective鈥攖o deliver returns for pension plan members.

Published: 27 March 2025

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio helps decipher Trump administration goals

webfull — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:56:59 +0000

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was among the least controversial cabinet appointments made by President Donald Trump. During this turbulent time in geopolitics, the stature of the former Florida senator is rising, according to Newsweek. It鈥檚 a high-stakes role, and for countries like Canada, Rubio has become a kind of interlocutor that helps interpret information coming out of the White House.

Published: 27 March 2025

Employees tend to own workplace successes, but blame external factors for failures

webfull — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:54:59 +0000

Nearly two-thirds of employees feel they鈥檝e been 鈥榯hrown under the bus鈥� by their colleagues鈥攂ut an even higher number say they鈥檝e never engaged in blame-shifting themselves. 鈥淭he axe forgets, but the tree remembers,鈥� says Jean-Nicolas Reyt, an Associate Professor of Organizational Management at McGill Desautels. 鈥淲hen we hurt someone, we are quick to forget about it, but when people hurt us, we remember it forever. But there鈥檚 more to it than that, Reyt told HR Reporter.

Published: 27 March 2025

Cross-pollinating ideas at the SCSD Research Day

webfull — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:49:49 +0000

Student presenters at the SCSD Research Day, which took place on February 21, 2025.

Published: 27 March 2025

Exam period access to Nahum Gelber Law Library for Winter 2025

webfull — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:12:01 +0000

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As of Monday April 7, McGill students are able to access the聽Nahum Gelber Law Library聽24 hours a day, seven days a week.聽As agreed between the Students' Society of McGill University (SSMU) and the Law Students Association (LSA), the Nahum Gelber Law Library will limit access to the three upper floors of the library to Law students only during the April 10 to 30 examination period.

Details are as follows:

Published: 27 March 2025