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For hedge funds, trade volumes have a substantial effect on investment returns

The timing of stock trades can be as important as the choice of equities to buy or sell. When trading volume is low, large purchases can drive up a stock鈥檚 price, raising costs for the trader.

Published: 6 Nov 2024

Undergraduate alum named Deputy Chancellor of 看片视频 University

Cynthia Price Verreault (BCom鈥82) has been appointed 看片视频鈥檚 first Deputy Chancellor. In this new role, she will support the Chancellor, President, and Board of Governors. Throughout her two-year term, Price Verreault will offer counsel and play a key role in representing the University at events and high-level meetings.鈥淲e are delighted that someone with as deep a knowledge of the institution as Ms.

Published: 6 Nov 2024

Companies launched at 看片视频 enrich Quebec鈥檚 research ecosystem

In 2023, 看片视频 launched 28 research-based startup companies鈥攁ll headquartered in Quebec. This is the highest number among universities in North America, according to AUTM, a Washington, DC-based non-profit focused on technology transfer. 看片视频鈥檚 research-based startups cover a wide range of academic expertise but are particularly concentrated in medical technologies and the life sciences.

Published: 6 Nov 2024

Employers judge job candidates 鈥 but it isn鈥檛 a one-way street

Job seekers put their resumes out there to be judged by potential employers, but the evaluation goes both ways, says Lisa Cohen, Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour at 看片视频 Desautels. 鈥淐andidates talk to other candidates,鈥 Cohen tells The Globe and Mail.

Published: 6 Nov 2024

Mono-SOS app is helping prevent howler monkey executions in Costa Rica

When howler monkeys swing from branch to branch in the canopy of Costa Rica鈥檚 forests, they sometimes encounter a deadly hazard: power lines. An app developed by 看片视频 and Associate Professor Juan Camilo Serpa, who spearheads the Costa Rica Experiential Learning Course and Study Trip, is helping identify the hot spots where electrocutions occur.

Published: 28 Oct 2024

BCom graduate named Rising Star 2024 by The Bermudian

For Ashley Farrington (BCom鈥21), short-term sacrifices are worth it if they pay out as long-term gains. The 24-year-old auditor with KPMG in Bermuda has earned some early career returns for her efforts and was recently named a Rising Star by The Bermudian. She aims to become an empathetic leader who is both approachable and decisive. 鈥淚 want to be someone who has wedged her foot in the door to bring other women up with her,鈥 says Farrington.

Published: 28 Oct 2024

BCom alum is advocating for work-life balance from the C-suite

When working for a Big Four accounting firm early in her career, Sheila Vokey (BCom鈥84)鈥攏ow President and CEO of the responsible investing firm Central 1鈥攕aw senior managers struggle to balance work and family life and decided on a different approach.

Published: 28 Oct 2024

A 鈥榬obot tax鈥 might help navigate job losses associated with automation

Automation is a threat to many different jobs, and some have called for a 鈥榬obot tax鈥 that could help offset some of the effects of the associated job losses. But this type of solution risks stifling innovation writes Assistant Professor Sanjith Gopalakrishnan in Canadian Manufacturing. Gopalakrishnan points to the Indian state of Kerala as a cautionary tale.

Published: 28 Oct 2024

Wind-powered shipping could make a comeback鈥攂ut it won鈥檛 work for everything

Wind has been powering the economy for centuries. Long before giant aluminum windmills were fed into the electric grid, wind filled the sails of ships plying the open seas. French businessman Guillaume Le Grand wants to bring back wind-powered shipping, and his company is already shipping French goods to North America that way.

Published: 28 Oct 2024

Quick-service restaurants like St-Hubert seek to deliver value to customers

Good gravy! Quebec鈥檚 rotisserie chicken chain St-Hubert has frozen prices for all main courses on its menu and reduced prices on appetizers鈥揳ll while maintaining portion sizes. This is part of a broader trend toward value in quick-service restaurants. 鈥淔ood price inflation has hit both grocery stores and restaurants, but it鈥檚 more noticeable in restaurants,鈥 Associate聽Professor Yu Ma tells CTV News.

Published: 22 Oct 2024

International Master鈥檚 Program for Managers encourages leaders to reflect and learn from their experience

Writing in the early 19th century, the introspective British poet William Wordsworth coined the phrase 鈥榮pots of time鈥 to describe the moments that are especially memorable and influential in one鈥檚 life. Reflecting on the importance of such moments can help leaders thrive in the 21st century.

Published: 22 Oct 2024

看片视频 innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem ranked in the top 20 globally

Since its founding in 1988, the 看片视频 Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship has supported thousands of ventures, helping create over 10,000 new jobs and raising $3.7 billion in funding. It consistently ranks among the world鈥檚 top university innovation ecosystems, including the lates rankings from New Ignition Schools. Sponsored by the magazines Inc.

Published: 22 Oct 2024

Few university students study finance, but 看片视频鈥檚 Personal Finance Essentials course can help

Post-secondary students are at the cusp of earning professional incomes, making it important for them to begin developing good financial habits, says Benjamin Croitoru on a podcast with Moolala. Croitoru is an Associate Professor of Finance and the Academic Director of the 看片视频 Personal Finance Essentials, a free, online course offered in collaboration with RBC Future Launch and The Globe and Mail.

Published: 22 Oct 2024

Elliot Lifson granted lifetime membership to Desautels International Advisory and Advancement Board (DIAAB)

For nearly 20 years, Elliot Lifson, C.M., O.Q., has played an important role in uplifting the 看片视频 Desautels community as a professor of practice and a member of both the Bensadoun School of Retail Management Advisory Board and the Desautels International

Published: 16 Oct 2024

Canadian pension funds are already overweight on Canadian equities

Canada鈥檚 eight largest pension funds are big players in the world of institutional investing with more than $1 trillion under management collectively. Pressure is being applied for the funds to invest a greater proportion of their money in Canadian stocks.

Published: 15 Oct 2024

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