/desautels/taxonomy/term/1238/all en /desautels/channels/news/dgfrc-sponsored-finance-workshop-concludes-successfully-338856 <p>The 9th edition of HEC-Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Winter Finance Workshop as a special edition in collaboration with Goethe University successfully concluded on March 29, 2022. The conference, sponsored by the <strong>Desmarais Global Finance Research Centre</strong>, took place March 27-29 in Ischgl, Austria, and featured presentations of academic papers in all areas of finance, including interdisciplinary work in law and finance.</p> Fri, 01 Apr 2022 19:36:58 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 87200 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/desmarais-faculty-scholar-awards-reward-leading-finance-research-335079 <p>First awarded in 2007 and generously supported by Paul Desmarais, Jr., the <strong>Desmarais Faculty Scholar Awards</strong> are given in three year cycles to leading Desautels finance researchers.</p> Mon, 22 Nov 2021 21:27:58 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 83120 at /desautels /desautels/article/desmarais-faculty-scholar-awards-reward-leading-finance-research <h3>Examining different facets of value creation in mutual funds</h3> <h5>Do mutual fund managers create value for investors and the economy, and are they skilled at choosing the right companies to invest in, or not?</h5> Mon, 22 Nov 2021 21:10:36 +0000 Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Advancement 83119 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/desautels-global-expert-mark-taborsky-282551 <h2>Mark Taborsky, BCom’88, Managing Partner and Founder, MarkerTree Capital</h2> <h3>Monday, November 6, 2017</h3> <p>8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Guest Lecture in Alternative Investments (FINE 455) with Prof. <strong><a href="/desautels/jan-ericsson">Jan Ericsson</a></strong></p> <p>1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Guest Lecture in Derivatives (MMF Class - FINE 682) with Prof. Jan Ericsson</p> Wed, 08 Nov 2017 16:29:47 +0000 julie.lapalme@mcgill.ca 68062 at /desautels /desautels/channels/event/mcgill-mmf-information-session-toronto-269906 <p> </p> <p>Join Professor <a href="/desautels/jan-ericsson">Jan Ericsson</a> for a live information session in Toronto.</p> <p><strong>Date & Time</strong>: Thursday, November 16, 2017, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EST</p> Tue, 29 Aug 2017 21:51:22 +0000 julie.lapalme@mcgill.ca 67791 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/desautels-students-benefit-state-art-financial-markets-software-218312 <p>Students at the Desautels Faculty of Management will have access to state-of-the-art software used by financial professionals, thanks to a new agreement between the Faculty and Thomson Reuters.</p> <p>Under the five-year pact, Thomson Reuters will provide software licenses for Eikon, its flagship financial-markets platform, and will supply training and support for the desktop system. The Eikon desktops give Desautels finance students and professors access to essential news, data, analytics and trading tools.</p> Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:48:39 +0000 trang.nguyen@mcgill.ca 31942 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/leverage-and-asymmetric-volatility-firm-level-evidence-268925 <p><strong>Authors:</strong> <a href="/desautels/jan-ericsson"><strong>Jan Ericsson</strong></a>, Xiao Huang, Stefano Mazzotta</p> <p><strong>Publication:</strong> <em>Journal of Empirical Finance</em>, Volume 38, Part A, September 2016, Pages 1-21</p> <p><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> Wed, 12 Jul 2017 13:34:18 +0000 julie.lapalme@mcgill.ca 67634 at /desautels /desautels/jan-ericsson Mon, 05 Oct 2020 13:49:53 +0000 arifa.nitol@mail.mcgill.ca 64974 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/pricing-credit-default-swaps-observable-covariates-review-financial-studies-226803 <p><strong>Authors:</strong> Doshi, Hitesh; Jacobs, Kris; <strong>Ericsson, Jan</strong>; Turnbull, Stuart</p> <p><strong>Publication:</strong> Review of Financial Studies, April 2013</p> <p><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> Thu, 16 May 2013 18:56:03 +0000 trang.nguyen@mcgill.ca 58853 at /desautels