28 January 2013

Just Released: CFA Institute Magazine (January/February 2013)

Posted In: Weekend Reads

Can neuroscience explain the financial crisis? Investigations into the biological systems that influence decision making, especially about gains and losses, may transform the way we think about investing. Will traders take daily mood cocktails to improve performance? Will genetic profiling screen for dysfunctional risk-seeking traits? The cover story of the latest issue of CFA Institute Magazine looks at “the biological investor.”

Other highlights from the January/February issue of CFA Institute Magazine include:

Why structural changes are reshaping asset management.
How distorted incentives have created “an ugly high-frequency mess.”
Where the “endless loop of innovation” could lead markets.
What’s driving the growth of customized-beta strategies.

Plus articles on a CFA Institute initiative to explore “the Future of Finance,” the complications of global OTC derivatives regulation, why investors need “worldy wisdom,” and strategic renewal for the CIPM Program.

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Please note that the content of this site should not be construed as investment advice, nor do the opinions expressed necessarily reflect the views of CFA Institute.

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About the Author(s)

Jennifer Curry

Jennifer Curry formerly served as managing editor of the Enterprising Investor. Previously, she was the social media manager at the New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA). Prior to her work at NYSSA, Curry worked as the senior project editor for a nonfiction imprint at Barnes & Noble Publishing and as an assistant editor at the H.W. Wilson Company. She is the editor of several volumes in the Reference Shelf series, and her writing has appeared in Smithsonian, IndustryWeek, Barnes & Noble Review, and other publications. Curry holds a BS in journalism and a BA in anthropology from the University of Kansas, and an MA in anthropology from Hunter College, City University of New York.