21 May 2012

Just Released: CFA Magazine (May/June 2012)

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Will a currency war lead to a collapse of investor confidence? This issue’s cover story examines the possible outcomes.

Other highlights from the May/June issue of CFA Magazine include:

An analysis of how fundamental and technical factors drive markets.
New challenges confronting socially responsible investing.
What microfinance institutions can learn from pawn shops.
An interview with Nicholas Kaiser, CFA, principal portfolio manager of the world’s fastest-growing Islamic equity fund.
Why private equity retains its allure despite being hammered by the financial crisis.

Plus articles on operational planning for a euro crisis, global implications of the Volcker Rule, whether new methods can help investors avoid downfalls from herd mentality, the impact of custodial competition on advisers, and why U.S. insurers weathered the financial crisis better than banks.

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About the Author(s)

Jennifer Curry

Jennifer Curry formerly served as managing editor of the Enterprising Investor. Previously, she was the social media manager at the New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA). Prior to her work at NYSSA, Curry worked as the senior project editor for a nonfiction imprint at Barnes & Noble Publishing and as an assistant editor at the H.W. Wilson Company. She is the editor of several volumes in the Reference Shelf series, and her writing has appeared in Smithsonian, IndustryWeek, Barnes & Noble Review, and other publications. Curry holds a BS in journalism and a BA in anthropology from the University of Kansas, and an MA in anthropology from Hunter College, City University of New York.