21 July 2014

The Global Risk Institute in Financial Services (GRI) is proud to announce that it will be sponsoring the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) Summer School and Workshops in Vancouver, British Columbia, between July 21 and 30, 2014. The theme of this year’s meeting is “The Economics and Mathematics of Systemic Risk.” As the… View Article

27 June 2014

JUNE 27, 2014 Presenter: P. Christoffersen, University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management Research (Podcast) Stream: Risk Management and Market Liquidity (Stream 3) Discussant: P. Baxter, Managing Director, Equity Derivatives at TD Securities (Podcast) Illiquidity is well-known to be a significant determinant of stock and bond returns. P. Christoffersen and his team report are the first to report on illiquidity… View Article

30 May 2014

MAY 30, 2014   Presenter: F. Milne, Queen’s University, Department of Economics(Podcast) Discussant: T. Gravelle, General Director of the Financial Sector Policy Branch of the Government of Canada (Podcast) This workshop studied contagion and market freezes caused by uncertainty in financial network structures and provides theoretical guidance for central banks. Prof. Frank Milne and his co-authors establish a… View Article

15 May 2014

MAY 15, 2014   On Tuesday 13 May, Michel Maila presented to an audience of Canadian and international representatives from the financial services sector at the Ontario Trade and Investment Centre. Michel spoke about GRI’s growth since its inception in 2011, including our new members from the financial services industry in Quebec and Ontario, and… View Article

13 May 2014

MAY 13, 2014 The Global Risk Institute in Financial Services (GRI) and the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto announced today that they will be co-sponsoring the 7th Annual Conference of the Society for Financial Econometrics (SoFiE).  The conference will be held in Toronto at the Rotman School from June 11 to 13, 2014. The… View Article

13 May 2014

  On Tuesday 13 May, Michel Maila presented to an audience of Canadian and international representatives from the financial services sector at the Ontario Trade and Investment Centre. Michel spoke about GRI’s growth since its inception in 2011, including our new members from the financial services industry in Quebec and Ontario, and our plans for… View Article