Pharma values. Fighting ISIS online. The scoop on insider trading. The apartment hunt.
Concordia in the news
Posted on March 30, 2016
Expert commentators
Concordia faculty and researchers are regularly asked to offer expert, informed opinions on many of today's most pressing problems. Read some of the latest news items about Concordians:
- Lea Prevel Katsanis, professor in the Department of Marketing, is featured in an article in Le Devoir, where she talks about the need for the Canadian pharma industry to repair its public image by employing Chief Values Officers (CVO's). Katsanis maintains that a CVO could ensure ethical behaviour in a pharma company's marketing and pricing activities.
- Kyle Matthews, senior deputy director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) at Concordia, is interviewed on Radio Canada International, where he talks about a need for Canada to include a digital component in its strategy to combat ISIS.
- The Financial Times, reporting on insider trading charges brought against David Baazov, CEO of Montreal-based online gambling company Amaya, talks to Lorne Switzer, finance professor at the John Molson School of Business. Switzer talks about the legal challenges of proving insider trading under Canadian securities laws.
- CBC's Daybreak (text only, audio link not available) spoke with Leanne Ashworth, coordinator of Concordia's Off Campus Housing & Job Bank (HoJo) about apartment hunting in Montreal. She offers tips on where to look for an apartment and how to size-up an apartment before signing the lease. The article is reprised by Guide Travel News.
