Mark A. Harrison, CFA, ASIP, is director of publications at CFA Institute and contributes to a suite of publications that includes the Financial Analysts Journal, CFA Digest, and Conference Proceedings Quarterly. Mark has more than 12 years of investment experience as a portfolio manager and securities analyst. As investment manager of the West Midlands Pension Fund, part of the U.K. local government pension fund, he managed a portfolio of European equities and had oversight of external managers and hedge fund selection. Mr. Harrison is the author of The Empowered Investor and holds BA and MA degrees from the University of Oxford, England.
Suddenly gold is being proposed as a cure-all for the weakening dollar, allowing it to retain its place as the international reserve currency — a trophy taken, not without a fight, from the British pound at the Bretton Woods conference in … 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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Mark Harrison, CFA, rounds up the latest thinking on gold as an investment and basis for monetary systems. Read more
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Anil Gaba, chaired professor of risk management at INSEAD, gives a range of practical pointers to help navigate the difficult process of making decisions under conditions of uncertainty. Read more
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Arnab Das, managing director of research and investment strategy at Roubini Global Economics, argues the most important parallel issues are the distribution between creditors and debtors and the balance between future and present economic activity. Read more
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Among the abnormalities of the Great Depression in the 1930s were the brutal violence of the economic cycle and the grim persistence of unemployment — which resonates with us today. This time around very different economic dimensions have emerged, including excessive public debt made worse by bank bailouts, income inequality, and intergenerational warfare. Read more
Leave a Comment Which influential investors should diligent equity investors follow? Should you be following anybody? Read more
Leave a Comment Amid a growing list of disasters, many are increasingly questioning the claims of hedge funds to offer absolute returns. On the other hand, new studies seem to support the performance claims of hedge funds. Read more
3 Comments A great crisis can produce great leaps forward in thought and human achievement. So is there any evidence that the epic financial crisis of 2008 will leave a legacy of fruitful ideas for our financial system? Read more
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