"banks are big players in financial-literacy initiatives in Canada. In return for their financial contributions, banks get to polish their image in the same way as a soft-drink or fast-food company that supports fitness or good eating habits. " https://t.co/Qqt1i7oTjv
"We live in a country that is way too impressed with the financial industry and grants it all kinds of liberties. We encourage the banks to be predators by acting like sheep." https://t.co/54KmHbUOyu
"We live in a country that is way too impressed with the financial industry and grants it all kinds of liberties. We encourage the banks to be predators by acting like sheep." https://t.co/54KmHbUOyu
"FCAC’s review found banking culture encourages employees to sell products/services and.. rewards sales success..... The controls banks have put in place to monitor, identify and mitigate these risks are insufficient."https://t.co/vFuKcOhig1
Despite stronger than expected U.S. job gains in February, the story of strengthening growth in the U.S. and abroad is missing from key data. @ReutersTV https://t.co/BZYXC0Uy9A
Functional connectivity map during creative activity (improvisation). Looks like a dance between conscious selection (prefrontal) interacting with emotional
context and motivation (limbic). Neat way to think about it. #neuroscience https://t.co/f58ztJeYuu
Less than 50% of the world’s economies are now producing economic data surprises. Read why concerted economic growth is in jeopardy of ending here: https://t.co/x2S7quu6oe
Central banks now own almost half of global GDP? Is this a market economy, or something else: Economies&markets guided by non-elected, supposedly independent wizards?
Nice chart @hussmanjp . Don't recall seeing this one before, but illustrates the potential downturn the market is facing to get back to normal valuations.
@lisaabramowicz1 ... and the companion chart: nonfinancial corporate debt as a fraction of gross value-added (essentially revenues without double-counting of intermediate inputs)
$5 trillion has flowed out of active funds into passive ones in the last 10 years. Globally, more than 40% of assets under management now inside passive investment vehicles https://t.co/7iCv36xmmK
Post-crisis, #shadowbanking was seen "as fraught with problems of information asymmetry and moral hazard and prone to excessive leverage and systemic contagion", "the re-emergence of market-based finance as a top priority constitutes a puzzle": @BJMbraun https://t.co/GCx2JpNe39
Been doing some complex systems research recently into healthcare systems (a new area for me)....new neurons being built and have noticed heightened sensitivity to new experiences...we all need to push boundaries and move outside comfort zones. Learn something new & complex...
Been doing some complex systems research recently into healthcare systems (a new area for me)....new neurons being built and have noticed heightened sensitivity to new experiences...we all need to push boundaries and move outside comfort zones. Learn something new & complex...