Professional Services and Development

Trade deals that lock up intellectual property rules could have dangerous consequences for Canada — Financial Post

Critics warn such deals can push smaller countries into trade-offs that aren’t in their best interests, tipping the global playing field in favour of larger, richer countries via Trade deals that lock up intellectual property rules could have dangerous consequences for Canada — Financial Post President Trumps Complaint about American’s trade past policies is true. SmallContinue reading “Trade deals that lock up intellectual property rules could have dangerous consequences for Canada — Financial Post”

Dual-class shares are hot in the U.S. again. Canada should join in — Financial Post

American fund managers are freaking out about the popularity of multiple voting shares among entrepreneurs going for an initial public offering (IPO). In recent years, some 20 per cent of American IPOs (and up to a third among tech entrepreneurs) have adopted a dual-class structure. Fund managers are working overtime to squelch this trend. In… viaContinue reading “Dual-class shares are hot in the U.S. again. Canada should join in — Financial Post”

Walgreens’ Complicated Relationship with Wellness — The Penenberg Post

Every now and then I pop into a Walgreens to pick up some cotton balls and a bottle of hand soap. Maybe if the TRESemmè is on sale, I’ll grab a bottle of the volumizing formula. Besides an endless array of assorted candies and Hostess snacks, Walgreens serves my personal care purposes – that’s what […]Continue reading “Walgreens’ Complicated Relationship with Wellness — The Penenberg Post”

Spotify goes public, not through an IPO — Escp Europe Finance Society

Spotify will go public before the end of the first half of 2018 and has already filed confidentially with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering. Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Allen & Co to advise on the listing, acting as commission brokers that will only help selling the shares. Spotify, the privately held Swedish […]Continue reading “Spotify goes public, not through an IPO — Escp Europe Finance Society”