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SIF Students Succeed During Great Recession (Comments Off)

7/12/11 •

The University of New Brunswick’s Student Investment Fund program consistently outperformed many professional money managers over the last three years, in the worst market since the Depression. During the three-year period, known as the great recession, [...]

UNB Investment Program Continues Stellar Performance (Comments Off)

7/16/10 •

Writing a six-hour exam knowing the global pass rate has never exceeded 50% can be quite unnerving for some, but students in UNB’s Student Investment Fund (SIF) program had no problem demonstrating their skills and knowledge. [...]

It is Just the Beginning for the UNB Finance Group (Comments Off)

7/14/10 •

The economy is obviously a fragile entity, as seen by the recent recession. But now that the world is starting to come back from the economic down-turn, opportunity awaits for finance students that have the right [...]

Buying vs. Selling – A New Understanding of the Investment Industry (Comments Off)

7/14/10 •

Members of the Student Investment Fund (SIF) and the UNB Finance Group got to experience Toronto in a unique way this past January (12th-15th).  Most people go to Toronto to see the sites, but these students [...]

A Trek to Buffett’s Omaha (Comments Off)

7/14/10 •

Everyone in the finance world knows the name Warren Buffett. He is one of the world’s richest men and most competent investors, and each year he hosts a shareholders meeting for his company Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) [...]

UNB Business Students Outperform Professional Money Managers (Comments Off)

4/22/09 •

A group of investment finance students at the University of New Brunswick have achieved impressive returns on their portfolio of nearly $2 million in spite of the turbulent global financial environment. While stories of bank failures, [...]

Former Seamark CEO to Visit UNB as CFS Executive-in-Residence (Comments Off)

10/08/08 •

The Faculty of Business Administration’s Centre for Financial Studies (CFS) will host Mr. Robert McKim, former CEO of Halifax-based Seamark Asset Management, as its 2008 Executive-in-Residence. As the Centre’s Executive-in-Residence, Mr. McKim will deliver three presentations [...]

UNB Student Investment Fund Team Triumphs in Global Investment Research Challenge (Comments Off)

5/02/08 •

A team of four students from the Faculty of Business Administration’s Student Investment Fund (SIF) won the North American championship at the second annual Global Investment Research Challenge on April 30th in New York City. The [...]

Glenn Cleland receives UNB Distinguished Service Award (Comments Off)

4/05/08 •

Glenn Cleland, director of the Faculty of Business Administration’s Centre for Financial Studies received a UNB Distinguished Service Award. This award is given to employees of the University of New Brunswick to recognize outstanding service to [...]