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Omar Selim uses self-learning quant models and big data to perform ESG analysis, and he explained to other investment professionals why they would soon need to do the same.
Antti Ilmanen, a principal at AQR Capital Management, says everything is expensive because interest rates are at all-time lows.
A deeper understanding of the tensions that have driven ongoing clashes will be essential for investment professionals looking to adapt their approach to the global economy.
Mark Harrison, CFA, shares insights for #CFAInvest delegates ready to explore the risks, opportunities, and challenges facing the global investment profession.
The 2016 Middle East Investment Conference will convene amid a market maelstrom of volatile oil prices, negative interest rates, geopolitical drama, and national budget revisions.
Along with presentations from established luminaries, the 69th CFA Institute Annual Conference offers a chance to hear from influential thinkers before they assume leadership roles in the global economy.
European authorities underestimated the effects of the financial crisis on banks, resulting in a “lost half decade,” says Lorenzo Bini Smaghi. But there is room for the eurozone to regain competitiveness.
Long-time central bank watchers will not be surprised to hear that Jürgen Stark is skeptical about the program of quantitative easing (QE) launched by the European Central Bank (ECB) on 22 January.
Steven Major, CFA, global head of fixed-income research at HSBC, explained that a year ago his team was criticised for predicting long term government yields 1% lower than market consensus. He wished he had been wrong, but today, the term premium on long-end US bonds is negative.
In his opening keynote address at the 2014 European Investment Conference, Lord Adair Turner, senior fellow at the Institute for New Economic Thinking, spoke about the shortcomings of “too big to fail” and inflation targeting.