Mikhail Simutin

Mikhail Simutin is a Professor of Finance at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, where he holds the CIT Chair in Structured Finance and serves as Area Coordinator for the Finance Area. He is also the Associate Director of Research at the International Centre for Pension Management.

His research focuses on institutional money management, asset pricing risks, and financial economics, with a particular interest in mutual funds, pensions, and capital markets. His work has been published in top-tier journals such as the Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, and Journal of Financial Economics.

• Research Trends: Analysis of noisy factors, equity risk premia, mutual fund performance, conglomerate valuations, and corporate governance mechanisms.
• Scientific Awards:
  • Best Paper Award by the Review of Asset Pricing Studies
  • Bank of Canada Governor’s Award
• Teaching Recognition: Named one of the 40-Under-40 Most Outstanding Business School Professors.
• Supervision: Available for Masters and PhD student supervision in finance-related topics.