CFA Institute Blogs
Frontier markets are often thought of as inhospitable investing outposts where corruption abounds and investors face outsized risks. Notwithstanding, the safety and integrity of frontier markets has greatly improved over the past decade, and their growing popularity with professional investors is testament to the fact that the risk-adjusted returns offered by frontier markets are indeed attractive. Read more
Leave a CommentHenry T. Azzam shares his views on economic prospects of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region one year after the Arab Spring. Read more
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Tarek El Diwany believes the core value proposition of Islamic Finance is to bring ethics to the center of finance and when this is achieved, everyone stands to gain. Read more
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Henry Azzam, chairman of the Middle East and North Africa region at Deutsche Bank, discusses the key challenges ahead at the CFA Institute Middle East Investment Conference. Read more
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Michael O’Sullivan of Credit Suisse argues that regime change can benefit both civil liberties and the economy. Read more
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Social media highlights from the flagship event in the Middle East for CFA Institute, held 25-26 March 2012 in Doha, Qatar. Read more
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Political risk is only one of many hurdles. Still, the managing director of Gulf Capital believes the next decade looks promising for investors. Read more
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Marc Faber, editor of “The Gloom, Boom and Doom Report,” believes that the question to be asked over the next decade is not “where will my returns be highest” but “where will I lose the least money?” Read more
Leave a CommentWatch Pippa Malmgren, president and founder of the Canonbury Group and Principalis Asset Management, present on geopolitical factors for investors at the CFA Institute Middle East Investment Conference. Read more
Leave a CommentIn this interview preceding the third annual Middle East Investment Conference, Tamer Bazzari, CFA, CEO of Genero Capital, discusses what he expects to be the key themes. Read more
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