Biography
Paul Smith, CFA, is the founder of SustainFinance and the former president and CEO of CFA Institute. He has more than 25 years of relevant financial services leadership experience in many aspects of the investment management industry.
Paul Smith, CFA, reminds investment professionals that "We can face disruption without losing sight of the values we hold dear."
At its best, capitalism with purpose creates value that is broadly apparent and commonly appreciated. We need to press for more of that today.
Paul Smith, CFA, urges his colleagues to breathe life into the idea of a “new professionalism.”
CFA Institute president and CEO Paul Smith, CFA, issued a rousing call for a more ethical and effective investment profession. He also laid out his vision of where he hopes to lead CFA Institute in the years ahead, offering a road map for how he intends to get there.
CFA Institute will need to take the lead in setting the right tone and example for investment industry colleagues and competitors.
We have reached that inevitable point where we have to decide which is more important: the interests of our clients or our own narrow self-interests.
If the investor profile of Asia’s equity markets stays the same, it will hinder the development of Asia’s capital markets, and consequently, inhibit economic growth.
Alibaba’s controversial IPO underscores how far away Asia still is in setting best practices for investor protection and of the need for a deeper examination of the corporate governance culture there.
Asia holds an eminent position in the post-crisis global financial order — and has a large stake both in restoring trust in the financial system and in shaping its future.
Debt is back with a vengeance — thanks to record-low interest rates and excess liquidity. Nowhere is that more apparent than in Asia’s high-yield debt market.