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Taking a Bite Out of Bitcoin

In applying a dose of reality to the cryptocurrency craze, the futures market lives up to its promise

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Auditor’s Dilemma: “Client Satisfaction” Turns a Discerning Mind to Mush

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How Pretenders Give Mergers a Bad Name

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Tight Communities, Loose Lending

High social capital means a lower cost of loan capital

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Shopping for a Pretty Picture or An Accurate One?

It's assumed that public companies shopping around for a favourable audit opinion have something to hide. Instead, they may be acting as proper corporate stewards

The Gaping Hole in Canada's Labour Force

Bank of Canada's Poloz: Boosting numbers of youth, women, Indigenous people, Canadians with disabilities, and recent immigrants "a prize worth pursuing"

New Tax Proposals: What Entrepreneurs & Small Business Owners Need to Know

The federal government may be undermining the climate for new venture investment

60 minutesMonday, January 22, 2018 - 1:00pm

Session Leader:

Patrick Legresley, Jason Skilnick

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Forecast 2018: Beware a Zombie NAFTA

Uncertainty on the trade front may mean capital investments are put on hold

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Client Confusion: Who Does the Auditor Work For?

Some auditing firms are in denial about the corrosive effect of commercial pressures on their work

intellectual property

Research Brief: Innovation as a Bankruptcy Lifeline

For firms desperate to restructure, intellectual property is in an asset class of its own

Investing for social good

Building the Ultimate Do-Good Portfolio

How one Canadian foundation is going all in on impact investing

Investing With Social Purpose

The era of responsible investment and impact investment has arrived. What investors need to know to thrive in these new markets

60 minutesWednesday, June 21, 2017 - 1:00pm

Session Leader:

joannareynolds, LarsBoggild, rosalievendette

Bank Crisis

Stress Tests: When Is Full Disclosure Too Much Information?

Financial market regulators try to calibrate their level of transparency based on the state of the economy. That’s easier said than done

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Volunteering for Good Governance

Small public firms have long argued that corporate governance guidelines are burdensome. New research shows these complaints ring hollow

Fracas at Home Capital and HOOPP: Are Outside Directors Wearing Too Many Hats?

Research shows that dual-employed directors can shift corporate decisions toward their interests, not shareholders’ interests

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