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Future of Finance Project


Adapting to a New Reality: Investment Firms of the Future

Shifting cultural norms and quantum leaps in technology are accelerating change in the investment management industry.

Daniel Goleman: Finance as a Force for Good

Investment professionals across the globe need to take the long view and bend the arc of the future away from being self-focused and toward caring about others, says Daniel Goleman.

The Promise of Africa

Bob Geldof shared a stirring vision for Africa. Not surprisingly, the lifelong activist pulled no punches in calling on finance to do its job and invest in the continent.

Bill Sharpe: Past, Present, and Future Financial Thinking (Video)

Nobel laureate Bill Sharpe sat down with Kepos Capital's Robert Litterman to discuss theory and practice in investment management.

Carl Richards: Six Things the Investment Industry Can Do to Change the World

“We’re in a moment in time right now where there is so much change going on in our industry, really revolutionary change," Carl Richards says.

Help an Industry Re-Engage with Reality and Create Positive Change

In May 2014, the 67th CFA Institute Annual Conference will be held in Seattle, Washington. Register now, and help change finance for the greater good.

Trust: The Core of Client Relationship Management

Lim How, the author of two books about motivation, discussed the challenges investment professionals face when building trust with clients and co-workers.

Restoring Trust in Finance: Remember That “It’s Always Someone Else’s Money”

Three practitioners offer some straightforward suggestions for changing the trajectory of the financial profession.

Securities Research: What Every Sell-Side Analyst Should Know

Consultant Jeremy Bolland offers some simple tips for managing and mitigating the risks associated with writing and publishing research reports.

“Professionals Must Take the Lead in Restoring Trust,” Says CFA Institute CEO John Rogers, CFA (Video)

Markets may be up, but the bear market in trust is still very much with us, he contends.