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2024 Asset Owner Survey: Transparency, Benchmarks, and the GIPS Standards

This survey offers a rare window into how asset owners around the world are approaching performance reporting, benchmarking, and GIPS® compliance.

From Likes to Investments: Our Response to the FCA Consultation on Financial Promotions via Social Media

Social media is borderless. Regulation is not. That's why global cooperation among regulators is necessary to deliver the best possible outcomes for consumers.

Institutional Portfolio Benchmarks: Slow Rabbits?

When it comes to their benchmarking practices, US public pension funds need to find faster rabbits to chase.

Eight Months Left to Apply for US$20,000 Prize on Ethics and Trust in Finance for a Sustainable Future

Win US$20,000 for essay on Ethics and Trust in Finance for a Sustainable Future. Co-sponsored by CFA Institute.

Leadership Lessons Learned from Space

Former astronaut and retired Air Force Colonel Cady Coleman says that we generally don’t get to choose our colleagues, but you need to understand their point of view.

Bridging the Divide: Thoughts on Diversity and Race

Michele Norris, award-winning journalist and former host of NPR’s All Things Considered, describes her current project as “eavesdropping on America’s conversation about race.”

Case Studies In The Changing Use of Structured Data: Revenue Recognition

In my latest paper, Data & Technology: How Information Is Consumed In The New Age, we take a deep dive into how structured data is being consumed and refute the claim by some that structured data is not… READ MORE ›

Meeting the Challenges of Diversity and Inclusion

The main challenge lies not in diagnosing the issue of diversity in the workplace, but in addressing it.

Billions of Reasons to Be Yourself

Showtime’s Billions is one of the best shows on television, says Sloane Ortel, and one of its best features is Asia Kate Dillon’s portrayal of Taylor Mason.

The Gender Diversity Dividend

Lynn Blake, CFA, discusses State Street's gender diversity exchange-traded fund (ETF), the benefits of bringing more women into the finance industry, and the wisdom and experiences she's accrued during her nearly 30 years in investment management, in an interview with Susan Hoover.