/channels/taxonomy/term/7495/all en /channels/channels/news/experts-nafta-negotiations-montreal-284064 <blockquote> <p>A sixth round of NAFTA negotiations is taking place this week in Montreal, with key players say the focus is on constructive discussion.” (<a href="https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/sixth-round-of-nafta-talks-underway-in-montreal-1.3770400">CTV News</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p> </p> <p><strong><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/krzysztofpelc/">Kryzsztof Pelc</a>, Political Science, ƻ����Ժ</strong></p> Mon, 22 Jan 2018 19:44:25 +0000 webfull 134311 at /channels /channels/news/cuba-moves-could-drive-canadian-tourism-240868 <p>Cuba has always held a certain allure for the traveller: the music, the food, the beaches and even the cigars.<br />... ƻ����Ժ business professor Karl Moore said that while Canadian sun seekers won’t likely feel an immediate impact from the news, he expects U.S. companies will begin to think about investing there.<br /><span></span></p> <p><span>Read full article: </span><a href="http://www.ourwindsor.ca/news-story/5211598-cuba-moves-could-drive-canadian-tourism/">Our Windsor</a><span>, December 17, 2014</span></p> Mon, 22 Dec 2014 16:21:38 +0000 webfull 107275 at /channels /channels/news/what-does-future-hold-laura-clothing-stores-now-they-are-asking-creditor-protection-254448 <p><span>Professor <strong>Ken Lester</strong> talks about what the retailer Laura needs to do to survive in this market.</span></p> <p><span></span>Listen to the interview: <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/what-does-future-hold-for-laura-clothing-stores-now-that-they-are-asking-for-creditor-protection-1.3180771" target="_blank">CBC News</a>, August 5, 2015</p> Fri, 07 Aug 2015 16:00:41 +0000 webfull 111604 at /channels /channels/news/bombardier-among-companies-using-legal-tax-havens-expense-home-country-240873 <p><span>The problem is not that Bombardier Inc. played a complex shell game since at least 2010 by refinancing and redirecting US$500 million of its financing activities to Luxembourg, a notorious tax haven.</span><br /><span>... Ken Lester, adjunct professor of finance at ƻ����Ժ’s Desautels Faculty of Management, said in an interview that “this is a social thing we have to resolve.”</span><br /></p> Mon, 22 Dec 2014 16:41:27 +0000 webfull 107281 at /channels /channels/news/week-business-ken-lester-256453 <p>The debut of new weekly series in the business world. Designed as a look ahead in the week of business, we will be chatting with Mr. <strong>Ken Lester</strong>, ƻ����Ժ Professor and CEO of Lester Asset Management about general business trends. </p> <p>Watch the video: <a href="http://www.btmontreal.ca/videos/4578858457001/" target="_blank">Breakfast Television</a>, October 27, 2015</p> Fri, 30 Oct 2015 16:25:17 +0000 webfull 113657 at /channels /channels/news/ecb-reveals-european-economic-stimulus-plan-241267 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 14:25:56 +0000 webfull 107705 at /channels /channels/news/pourquoi-une-societe-en-commandite-pour-la-c-series-256497 <p>Bombardier et le gouvernement du Québec ont créé une société en commandite pour y placer tous les actifs liés à la C Series et le milliard de dollars américains offert par Québec pour mener à bien le projet. Comment ça fonctionne ?<br /> ... « Dans ce cas-ci, c’est un véhicule approprié, commente <strong>Ken Lester</strong>, professeur à la faculté de gestion Desautels de l’Université ƻ����Ժ. Ainsi, le Québec ne va jamais perdre plus du milliard qu’il a investi. »</p> Tue, 03 Nov 2015 15:48:25 +0000 webfull 113705 at /channels /channels/news/walmart-canada-announces-expansion-plans-241686 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 19:30:16 +0000 webfull 108125 at /channels /channels/news/paris-attacks-november-13-2015-256734 <p><span>Many people were reported dead Friday night following several separate attacks in and around Paris.</span></p> <p><strong><a href="/law/about/profs/megret-frederic">Frédéric Mégret</a>, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Law of Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, ƻ����Ժ</strong><br /> He can comment on the legal ramifications such as the national emergency and border implications. (English, French)<br /><span><span>frederic [dot] megret</span> [at] <span>mcgill [dot] ca</span></span>, cellphone available</p> Fri, 13 Nov 2015 23:48:23 +0000 webfull 113970 at /channels /channels/news/heinz-buying-kraft-243771 Wed, 25 Mar 2015 14:14:07 +0000 webfull 109057 at /channels /channels/news/unwanted-life-insurance-can-be-valuable-asset-seniors%E2%80%99-retirement-240386 <p> Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:21:49 +0000 webfull 106741 at /channels /channels/news/ctv-montreal-global-recovery-without-china-254446 <p><strong>Ken Lester</strong>, Desautels' finance professor, talks about the tanking Chinese stock market and fears about repercussions for markets elsewhere.</p> <p>Watch the video: <a href="http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=668858&playlistId=1.2495223&binId=1.1332485&playlistPageNum=1" target="_blank">CTV Montreal</a>, August 5, 2015</p> Fri, 07 Aug 2015 15:32:42 +0000 webfull 111602 at /channels