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Bloomberg L.P. (2017). Company analysis for Bank of Canada. Retrieved from Bloomberg database.
Bloomberg L.P. (2017). Environmental, social, and governance analysis for Bank of Canada 11/10/12 to 11/10/17. Retrieved from Bloomberg database on November 12th, 2017.
Corporate Author's Name. (Year, Month Day). Name of filing: Subtitle if given. Retrieved from Bloomberg database.
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article: Subtitle if given. Name of Newspaper. Retrieved from Bloomberg database.
Reproduction
Figure X. Description of the chart or title if given. Adapted from "Bloomberg database," by Bloomberg L.P., Publication Year, Month Day if given. Retrieved from Bloomberg database. Copyright date by Name of Copyright Holder.
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Figure X. Type of data being applied on chart and by what values/date range. Data for Security A, Security B, and Security C from Bloomberg (Year).
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