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Overview After years of relatively smooth sailing, global trade has entered some choppy waters in the past 12 months. Leading economies such as Canada, China, the EU and Mexico have been involved in various tariffs with the U.S. on goods including steel, aluminum, agriculture and food products, solar panels and even motorbikes. China’s latest announcement …

Tariffs and Trade Wars: Dealing With Uncertainty, Planning For The Future Read More »

Overview You only have to look at the changes at the top of our stock indexes – including Apple’s recent trillion-dollar market valuation – to see there’s been a seismic shift in the reasons why one company is worth more than others. In 2000, the 10 largest companies by market capitalization in the S&P 500 …

What’s Your Intellectual Property Worth? Chances Are You Don’t Know Read More »

Overview It’s coming quickly down the road: a world where we can get in a car anytime we want to but don’t own one. Where we’re all passengers. Where accidents are drastically reduced, and we don’t have to worry about dangerous drivers on the road. Where we can join conference calls or draft a report …

The Fast Lane: What Driverless Cars Mean For Innovation And Risk Read More »

OVERVIEW With fewer than nine months to go until the U.K. begins its formal process of leaving the European Union, politicians, business leaders and workers are gearing up for considerable change. Time is running short, but there is very little detail about how the two economic powers will work alongside one another after the divorce. …

Uncovering New Markets And New Products Amid Brexit Uncertainty Read More »

OVERVIEW The nature of terrorism has shifted in recent years, away from attacks on high value infrastructure, such as buildings, and more toward attacks likely to cause mass casualties. With that new focus, terrorists could be turning their sights on areas that attract large groups of people. A recent Europol report, for example, noted that …

Reducing The Risk: Addressing The Shifting Terrorism Threat Read More »

OVERVIEW Retirement used to mean years of leisure. However, with increased life expectancy, defined contribution schemes with varying investment returns, lack of coverage in traditional pension schemes and underfunded pension and retirement plans, retirement stability is an unknown for many. While pensioners may look to retirement as a well-deserved period of relaxation after years of …

Retirement Planning: The Challenging Intersection of Health and Wealth Read More »

OVERVIEW Over the past few years, the idea of what broader role a business should play in society has undergone a substantial change. Gone is the view, summed up in 1970 by Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman, that the only social responsibility of companies was to increase profits. Cut to today, and there are a …

Beyond the Bottom Line: Why Companies Are Focused on Social Impact Read More »