Playing a science-based video game? It might be all wrong

Jul 01, 2016 09:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Science

You look down from the sky, manipulating the world and seeing how it responds to your changes. You are able to alter vegetation and climate while watching their effects on the surrounding organisms. In this way, and many...

Briferendum Series

Brexit harms startups but it may not be fatal

Jul 01, 2016 09:02 am UTC| Insights & Views Business

As the market turbulence starts to subside after Brexit, startups are worried that the UKs exit from the European Union might put access to venture capital and private equity at risk. Despite the UK ranking highly for...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Brexit is done, now what about accounting?

Jul 01, 2016 09:01 am UTC| Insights & Views

The UKs exit from the European Union might have consequences for the conduct of accounting and financial reporting around the world. Or not. Whichever, this is a good time to examine the possibilities. First, some brief...

Higher education pays for itself many times over

Jul 01, 2016 08:59 am UTC| Insights & Views

The relative neglect of higher education investment in political debate is a missed opportunity. The economic evidence is that not only does higher education build the economys skills and knowledge, but that it pays for...

FxWirePro: CAD’s prospect in H2 appears to be dubious due to weaker investment flow, debt burden, BoC and restrained crude prices

Jul 01, 2016 08:02 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

In H2, we expect a pullback in USD/CAD as the year progresses, on an expected stabilization then rebound in crude oil prices and better performance in the non-resource sector. The benefits of a weaker CAD are expected to...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Canadian SMEs less exposed to Brexit, Yet FX portfolios seems wobbly - Hedge CAD/JPY risks via 3 way straddle vs call

Jul 01, 2016 07:11 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Key Economic Fundamentals: We brief as to how the Brexit would impact the Canadian economy Canada has relatively limited direct trade linkages with the U.K., the exposure for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) ...

Migrant Crisis Series

Explaining the Istanbul bombing: Turkey's six foreign policy sins

Jun 30, 2016 15:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views

You dont have to be an avid follower of international news to have heard about the terror attack at Istanbuls Ataturk airport Turkeys biggest and Europes third largest hub for air travel. Most likely carried out by ISIS,...