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Deborah Fuhr Discusses the Growth of ETFs

Deborah Fuhr, managing partner and co-founder of ETFGI, expects the ETF/ETP industry to increase to US$22.3 trillion by 2025.

An Evolving Asset Class: The Future of Cryptocurrencies

Crypto assets have endured long enough to raise some serious questions. Can regulators resolve their status as securities, commodities, property, or currency?

INSEAD Professor: US to Lose Its Place as Top Spot for Venture Capital Next Year

Claudia Zeisberger expects early and late stage venture capital investments in the US will reach US$94 billion in 2019, behind an expected US$102 billion in China.

The Future of Global Investing

Asset owners play an important role shaping the future of asset management, and three of them shared their perspectives at the 71st CFA Institute Annual Conference in Hong Kong.

The Rise of Active Indexing through ETFs

The real ETF-inspired disruption is in active indexing, says Joanne M. Hill.

Risk and Opportunities in Frontier Markets

Some investors find that the chaos inherent in frontier markets offers a chance to profit from molding disorder into order.

Lei Zhang on Hillhouse Capital’s Success Equation

What explains Hillhouse Capital Management's explosive growth? Hillhouse founder and CEO Lei Zhang says it comes down to people.

A Map of Many Roads: Where do Cryptocurrencies Go from Here?

The global cryptocurrency landscape has been a map of many possible roads but not enough signposts.

Staying Ahead of the Curve in Global Investing

The 71st CFA Institute Annual Conference has been designed to equip financial professionals with the tools necessary to succeed in an increasingly competitive, diverse, global working environment.

Cryptocurrency Derivatives and the Future of Bitcoin

The public perception of bitcoin has shifted, and investors need to keep track of the global sentiment surrounding cryptocurrencies and other cryptoassets.