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Markets shrugged off the Brexit risks, and advanced leaving Australian shares 6.3% higher.

Innovators top world rich list When Prime Minister Turnbull launched Australia’s National Innovation and Science Agenda late last year, he told us that “It’s never been a more exciting time to be an Australian”. Since then, the mantra of being “innovative” and “agile” has been used extensively, along with #ideasboom.

Innovation has spurned a new wave of investment opportunities, with participation incentivised by government and industry policy, but the playing field for investors is not even.

Elections and referendums dominated June, leaving the media, bookies, and voters all puzzled by the results.

The UK’s referendum on EU membership was notable on many fronts. One being that it was the single largest political betting market in history, with around £100m wagered on the outcome. With opinion polls closer to the date suggesting a knife edge result – it was interesting to see that most still did not believe a leave vote would win. Bookies not only lost (some paying 3:1 before the vote), but so did the UK.