http://blogs.cfainstitute.org CFA Institute Blogs Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:46:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2013/06/19/fact-file-number-of-people-over-80-will-double-by-2050-across-oecd-countries/ http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2013/06/19/fact-file-number-of-people-over-80-will-double-by-2050-across-oecd-countries/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:52:02 +0000 Lauren Foster http://9.19622 The number of people over 80 will double by 2050, from 3.9% of the population to 9.1% across OECD member countries, and from 4.7% to 11.3% across 27 EU members. It is estimated that up to half of this elderly population will need help coping with their daily needs; yet even today, governments are battling to deliver high-quality care to those with impaired physical and mental abilities. 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How to … Read more]]> http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/insideinvesting/2013/06/19/linkfest-understanding-fedspeak-obama-hints-at-bernanke-exit-yellen-awaits-call/feed/ 0 http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/insideinvesting/2013/06/19/live-from-the-ifieiosco-investor-education-conference/ http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/insideinvesting/2013/06/19/live-from-the-ifieiosco-investor-education-conference/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:00:23 +0000 William Ortel http://11.3450 This week CFA Investor Education staff will at the IFIE/IOSCO investor education conference, which features regulators and leaders in investor education from around the world. This post will auto-update with insights, pictures, and thoughts from the conference. If you have … Read more]]> http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/insideinvesting/2013/06/19/live-from-the-ifieiosco-investor-education-conference/feed/ 0 http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2013/06/19/bullion-bond-buying-and-bloodbaths-the-difference-a-year-makes/ http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2013/06/19/bullion-bond-buying-and-bloodbaths-the-difference-a-year-makes/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:12:31 +0000 Peter M.J. Gross http://9.19624 Twelve months ago, financial professionals gathered in Chicago to discuss important economic trends — including sovereign debt, hedge funds, and the global middle class — that would shape the year ahead. Read more]]> http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2013/06/19/bullion-bond-buying-and-bloodbaths-the-difference-a-year-makes/feed/ 0 http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2013/06/18/2103-world-wealth-report-level-of-trust-in-wealth-managers-and-firms-rises-slightly/ http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2013/06/18/2103-world-wealth-report-level-of-trust-in-wealth-managers-and-firms-rises-slightly/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:50:08 +0000 Lauren Foster http://9.19679 The world's high net worth individuals (HNWIs) expressed increased trust in wealth managers and were generally upbeat about the economic outlook. On the other hand, HNWIs have much less confidence in the markets and regulators. Read more]]> http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2013/06/18/2103-world-wealth-report-level-of-trust-in-wealth-managers-and-firms-rises-slightly/feed/ 0 http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/insideinvesting/2013/06/18/linkfest-nervous-bond-market-eyes-fed-growth-china-credit-urban-migration/ http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/insideinvesting/2013/06/18/linkfest-nervous-bond-market-eyes-fed-growth-china-credit-urban-migration/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:16:15 +0000 Druce Vertes, CFA http://11.3440 Linkfest.com finds today’s top headlines by following the best ‘curators’ on the Web and on Twitter, and by your votes and social media shares – pick the most important stories you think should appear by voting here. 1. What the … Read more]]> http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/insideinvesting/2013/06/18/linkfest-nervous-bond-market-eyes-fed-growth-china-credit-urban-migration/feed/ 0 http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2013/06/18/book-review-the-physics-of-wall-street/ http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2013/06/18/book-review-the-physics-of-wall-street/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:12:33 +0000 Rodney Sullivan, CFA http://9.18181 James Owen Weatherall argues that given the proven track record of applying ideas developed in physics to finance, it is time to do it again. His book is about the future of finance and the new set of tools that will facilitate the proper functioning of the world’s economies. Read more]]> http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2013/06/18/book-review-the-physics-of-wall-street/feed/ 0 http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/marketintegrity/2013/06/17/sme-venture-exchanges-cfa-institute-report-examines-link-between-fraud-and-lower-listing-standards-podcast/ http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/marketintegrity/2013/06/17/sme-venture-exchanges-cfa-institute-report-examines-link-between-fraud-and-lower-listing-standards-podcast/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:30:28 +0000 Crystal Detamore http://5.9227 Jim Allen, CFA, head of capital markets policy at CFA Institute, recently caught up with the report’s author, York University finance professor Douglas Cumming, J.D., Ph.D., CFA, to discuss whether companies listed on venture exchanges have greater reporting problems, instances of fraud, and other issues when compared with companies listed on more established securities exchanges. Read more]]> http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/marketintegrity/2013/06/17/sme-venture-exchanges-cfa-institute-report-examines-link-between-fraud-and-lower-listing-standards-podcast/feed/ 0 http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2013/06/17/following-the-bubble-todays-qe-conomy-ver-3-0/ http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2013/06/17/following-the-bubble-todays-qe-conomy-ver-3-0/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:05:43 +0000 Ron Rimkus, CFA http://9.19074 While it is true that the government interventions of the past few years indeed avoided a massive debt deflation cycle, it is also true the these interventions themselves are changing the fundamental structure of the economy, as well as the expectations of its participants. Read more]]> http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2013/06/17/following-the-bubble-todays-qe-conomy-ver-3-0/feed/ 0 http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2013/06/14/poll-do-you-see-major-changes-in-china-us-relations-going-forward/ http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2013/06/14/poll-do-you-see-major-changes-in-china-us-relations-going-forward/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:02:53 +0000 Samuel Lum, CFA http://9.19461 The two-day Obama-Xi summit at the Annenberg Retreat in California was an unprecedented event in relations between China and the United States. The focus of the summit, as reported, was on enhancing understanding and not on determining immediate deliverables. The summit concluded last week, so we asked readers this week whether they expect to see major changes in China-US relations going forward. Read more]]> http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2013/06/14/poll-do-you-see-major-changes-in-china-us-relations-going-forward/feed/ 0