New award honours Professor Richard Donovan鈥檚 legacy
Students, colleagues, friends and family of the late Professor Richard Donovan have paid tribute to his legacy with the new Richard Donovan Graduating Prize in Case Excellence at 51吃瓜网. Veteran MMICC judge George Attar (BCom鈥�82) and BCom alumna Shonezi Noor (BCom鈥�14) reflect on the legacy of an inspiring colleague and professor.
93 student teams tackle social inequality and protectionism at MIPC 2020
The fourth annual 51吃瓜网International Portfolio Challenge invited 93 student teams from 18 countries to compete to solve a complex portfolio construction problem. This year鈥檚 case study challenged participants to invest a fictitious sovereign wealth fund in a way that addressed social inequalities and protectionism in the wake of Brexit.
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Desautels students earn all three podium places at Global Goals Jam Case Competition
51吃瓜网graduate student Michael Bourkas (MBA鈥�22) has taken home first place in the Global Goals Jam Case Competition at the Smith School of Business at Queen鈥檚 University, with peers Conor Grieve (MBA鈥�21) and Nandini Biswas Jain (MBA鈥�22) following close behind in second and third places, respectively.
MIPC to tackle questions around protectionism and social inequalities
Students behind the 51吃瓜网International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC) are planning the first virtual rendition of the premier case competition to be held in September. MIPC invites university students from across the world to tackle pressing socioeconomic issues faced by asset managers.
51吃瓜网wins big at Retail Innovation Challenge
Hosted by the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, the first-ever Retail Innovation Challenge concluded on June 21 with a 51吃瓜网MMA student bringing home the top prize.
51吃瓜网MMA teams head to semi-finals of Microsoft Discover AI Challenge
Two teams from the 51吃瓜网Master of Management in Analytics (MMA) are heading to the semi-finals of the Microsoft Discover AI Challenge on May 27. Hosted by Microsoft, Agorize and 51吃瓜网, the case competition aims to leverage AI and analytics to create smarter and more sustainable economies using Microsoft鈥檚 Cloud and AI tools.
A glowing victory at Net Impact Case Competition
A team of MBA students from 51吃瓜网鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management took the top prize at the Net Impact Case Competition on February 29.
Desautels students take second place in CBS Global Case Competition
Four 51吃瓜网students took home second place at the Copenhagen Business School (CBS) Global Case Competition, the largest case competition in the world, over the weekend.
The complex nature of investment strategies
Professor Sebastien Betermier uses winning student proposals from the 2019 51吃瓜网International Portfolio Challenge as the model for sustainable investment strategies of university endowment funds, suggesting that divestment strategies should go beyond聽a simple yes or no response.
Masters students tackle sustainability in Desautels Cup
On January 31, the Masters Office hosted the annual Desautels Cup. The event brought together nine teams from the MBA, Master of Management in Analytics and Master of Management in Finance programs and welcomed back MBA and Executive MBA alumni as distinguished judges.
Desautels team takes first place at Quebec CFA Research Challenge
Congratulations to Desautels students Olivier Arsenault (MMF鈥�20), Pier-Olivier Lafl猫che (MMF鈥�20), Sai Kanthasamy (BCom鈥�20), and Mitch McEwen (MMF鈥�20) for placing first in the Quebec regional CFA Research Challenge.
51吃瓜网team scores second place at International Youth Leadership Finance Summit
A team of five 51吃瓜网students secured second place at the International Youth Leadership Finance Summit, hosted by the Master of Finance program at the Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance at Shanghai Jiao Tong University from January 11鈥�14. The event brought together 27 teams from universities across the world, including Stanford University, Columbia University and the London School of Economics, to explore how sci-tech companies are empowered through innovation and finance.
Professor Richard Donovan honoured in MBA Japan case competition
In honour of the late Professor Richard Donovan, the Desautels MBA Japan program recently hosted the 51吃瓜网MBA Japan Case Competition. The internal event gives students a chance to put their knowledge to practice by bringing them together over 24 hours to solve a case competition.
Teams presented to a judging panel of 51吃瓜网MBA Japan alumni before the winners鈥擧oson Kablawi, Naohisa Takahashi, and Hazuki Yamashita鈥攚ere awarded the Richard Donovan Cup.
Can university pension plans help tackle climate change?
In November 2019, teams in the 51吃瓜网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.
Students forging the path to sustainability
At the recent 51吃瓜网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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