Bassem I. Awadallah provides expert commentary on some of the findings of CFA Institute survey of investment professionals in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Read more
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Usman Hayat, CFA, is director of Islamic Finance and ESG at CFA Institute, where he focuses on Islamic finance and socially responsible investing. Previously, he worked as an independent consultant in the capital market in Pakistan in the areas of market development and risk management for clients, including the securities regulator, stock exchanges, clearing company, and the securities depository. He has been an active columnist on capital market issues. He has earned the Financial Risk Manager designation from the Global Association of Risk Professionals, the Islamic Finance Qualification from the U.K. Securities and Investment Institute, and a Certificate in Islamic Finance from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Mr. Hayat holds an MBA from Lahore University of Management Sciences and an MA in development economics from University of Sussex in the United Kingdom.
Topical Expertise: Islamic Finance and ESG Investing
Is investment management a business or a profession? How do you build an ethical culture? And how do you deal with stewardship of client assets, the management and disclosure of conflicts of interest and structuring and reporting fees and compensation? These were some of the difficult questions that experienced investment professionals debated at the inaugural Professionalism Conference organized by CFA Society of the UK. Here are the highlights. Read more
Leave a CommentRodney Wilson, a well-known commentator on Islamic finance, shares his list of the best books on the topic. Read more
Leave a CommentMike Zelouf, CFA, discusses fixed-income portfolio benchmarks. Specifically, he explains why market-cap-weighted bond indices may not be good benchmarks and why alternative benchmarks do not solve all problems. Read more
Leave a CommentThe CFA Society Czech Republic recently convened three experts, including Czech National Bank governor Miroslav Singer, to discuss prospects for the Czech economy, the eurozone, and lessons from the financial crisis. Read more
Leave a CommentSaker Nusseibeh questions the basics of today’s investment practice and draws unique parallels to medieval alchemists and the Stone Age. Read more
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Mohammad Shoaib, CFA, provides insight into Islamic investment management in Pakistan. Read more
Leave a CommentThe veteran investor Felix W. Zulauf, president of Zulauf Asset Management AG, discusses the future of the eurozone and China’s effects on the world economy. Read more
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Sebastian Dovey discusses the evolution of the client’s role in portfolio management, including the effects of cross-cultural influences on clients. Read more
Leave a CommentEdward Mason shares his views on how the Church of England reflects its moral values in its investments as an institutional investor. Read more
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