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Burton G. Malkiel at CFA Institute
Annual Conference: China to Be World’s Largest Economy in Next 20
Years
China was last in this position in 1820, when it accounted for more than
30 percent of world GDP.
Released May
14, 2008
Thomas P.M. Barnett Forecasts Global Integration and
Growth of Global Middle Class during the Next 25 Years
Barnett also predicts the 21st century will be “the most religious in
human history.”
Released May
13, 2008
Recent Decay in Performance of Many Quantitatively
Managed Funds Can be Attributed to Rising Correlations, Style Rotation,
“Herding” Phenomena and the Activity of Hedge Funds
The search to find new predictive factors is on, according to a study
published by the Research Foundation of CFA Institute.
Released May
12, 2008
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Watch Jeff Diermeier, CFA, on Bloomberg discuss FAS 157 and fair
value accounting.
Watch Kurt Schacht, CFA, on BNN discuss the
aftermath of the credit crunch, and the need for ethics and integrity in
the industry.
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CFA Institute Centre's "You Should Know" weekly radio
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On CFO.com: In a March survey that polled 2,000
investment professionals, CFA Institute found that 79 percent of the
respondents said that fair value requirements for financial institutions
improve transparency and contribute to investor understanding of the risk
profiles of the institutions. Meanwhile, 74 percent thought fair value
requirements "improve" market integrity, in general.
Published April 14, 2008
In South China Morning Post: Better take this advice from Stephen Horan, head of private wealth at CFA Institute, who shared his secrets to decoding analysts' reports. Read the entire research report with a critical eye to get the whole story. This includes footnotes and the fine print at the back of the report.
Published April 4, 2008