CFA Institute European Investment Conference
Economist and political scientist Olof Granstrom encounters many common misconceptions about the state of the world.
The challenges confronting finance today are really opportunities to bring positive change to the industry, according to a panel of experts at the 2018 CFA Institute European Investment Conference.
“You do not wake up one morning saying, ‘Well, I am going to be a whistleblower,’” says Stephanie Gibaud.
The battle between human intelligence and artificial intelligence (AI) may come down to whether humans can successfully manage chronic stress.
“Negotiation management is much more than talking and arguing,” said shadow negotiator Foad Forghani.
Rising interest rates will make environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors one of the most important sources of alpha for investment managers, according to Omar Selim.
“Success is going from failure to failure with the same enthusiasm,” says Skype co-founder Jonas Kjellberg.
Risk in high-yield markets is as high as it has ever been, according to Jochen Felsenheimer.
George Friedman will be watching how one last piece of the global financial crisis plays out very carefully. Peter M.J. Gross explains.
“It is not only a low interest rate world, it is also a low expected return world on any long-only investment,” said Antti Ilmanen, in his presentation at the 2016 CFA Institute European Investment Conference. Low expected returns are going to anchor bad news for all of us for the rest of our working lifetimes, he said, and maybe beyond.