CFA Institute Blogs
The United States is at war, but not in the conventional sense. There are no troops on the ground. There are no drone strikes. Instead, the weapon of choice is the US dollar and the “enemy” is America’s trading partners. Welcome … Read more
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Some of the top articles from last month ask whether technical analysis can boost returns, what the next 20 years have in store for private wealth, and how well the stock market discounts. Read more
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Just as the surging US equity market and better economic news were beginning to build investor confidence, events in Cyprus have provided a disturbing counterpoint. Could a black swan plunge markets into another global financial crisis? The cover story of the latest issue of CFA Institute Magazine looks at five disaster scenarios that might appear unlikely now but that have the potential to cause a chain reaction in global markets. Read more
Leave a CommentWhat is the current state of capital raising? What types of hedge fund strategies are attracting capital? How have hedge funds evolved subsequent to the global financial crisis? Read more
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“The Americans or the Chinese?” asks risk expert and chairman at Intelligence Capital Limited, Avinash Persaud, at the CFA Institute Middle East investment Conference. Read more
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Adeel Malik from the University of Oxford and Bassem Awadallah, founder and CEO of Tomoh Advisory, analyse the deep roots of the relative economic failure of the wider Arab world. Read more
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At the recent Global Investment Risk Symposium, John Taft, head of RBC Wealth Management in the United States and author of Stewardship: Lessons Learned from the Lost Culture of Wall Street, spoke about the implications of the widespread loss of … Read more
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Is the threat of cyberwarfare overblown? What can financial institutions do to protect themselves? Read more
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The Graham and Dodd Awards recognize excellence in financial writing and honor Benjamin Graham and David L. Dodd for their enduring contributions to the field of financial analysis. Read more
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Lauren Foster rounds up a selection of interesting reading (and viewing) from the past few weeks. Read more
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