By now we are all familiar with the refrain that gender diversity at senior executive and board levels leads to better decision-making and superior corporate performance. There is a growing body of evidence that points to this conclusion, including a 2015 MSCI ESG Research report, concluding that companies in the MSCI World Index with strong […]
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This report offers some exciting predictions for 2018, led by AI, Blockchain, IoT and Cloud. In our quest to help our clients capture the benefit of these technologies, we are making significant investments in evaluating and implementing technology in these areas. Unfortunately the AI applications that our teams are rolling out are not quite as […]
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October was a big month for me. With a few clicks of a button and the entering of an email address, an envelope and four sheets of paper each month finally disappeared from my life. These were replaced by a delightfully succinct email containing a notification that my statement was now available in PDF format […]
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Earlier this year I had the pleasure of meeting Shawn Kanungo at our InvestorCOM client conference, where he was the keynote speaker. Shawn is one of the most engaging speakers I have seen in a long time. He had the entire audience fully focused on his amazing presentation “Be Bold, Be Brave, Be Experimental”, […]
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This fascinating article about artificial intelligence by Dwayne Bragonier explains how natural language processing can be combined with technology known as BCI (brain-computer interface technology) to create powerful new capabilities in a revolutionary step forward. Although it sounds like science fiction, the author talks about how cutting-edge universities and technology companies are aggressively developing BCI, to […]
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The conversation about cultural diversity of workforces continues to be elevated. High profile technology companies in Silicon Valley have been the target of most recent media attention, but the challenges and benefits of diversity apply equally across the industry spectrum. Typically, the dialogue is focused on gender, ethnic and, to a lesser degree, age diversity. […]
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Like many organizations, InvestorCOM has been increasingly focused on innovation as technology and the financial services industry in which we provide solutions, both undergo dramatic change. Disruption and Innovation were the topics of our recent conference and we all came away with some ideas that we might each use to advance our own innovation agendas. […]
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Tremendous strides have been made by women in the most recent generation, as evidenced by several statistics cited in a recent RBC Perspectives Magazine issue: -Women represent 56% of students enrolled in post-secondary education -The employment rate for women has increased to 57.5% vs 40% in 1976, compared to the rate for men, which […]
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It is hard to deny the taste, texture and presentation of a great cake. For many of us, cakes are associated with something special, or something to look forward to. Cakes may take many different forms, from the most simple to the most complex. You can make a cake from almost anything. Your recipe can […]
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The embezzlement trial of the former CEO of leading bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox, opened this week, reminding us all of the uncertainty associated with this nascent technology. Mt. Gox once handled 80 per cent of the world’s bitcoin trades but filed for bankruptcy in 2014 after losing some 850,000 bitcoins – then worth around half a […]
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