Howard Marks, a successful fixed-income fund manager, is interviewed about his recently published book, The ...

Advisers have to avoid projecting their own values, fears, and concerns onto clients and instead need to act in-line with the ...

The authors show that good leaders become exceptional leaders by developing identified strengths and engaging in the ...

If you are a financial professional looking to reinvigorate a job search or make a career jump in 2012, you need a powerfully ...

“While it may be unfair to paint our industry with a single broad brush, particularly for those of us who ...

“We need to find not only new answers but new ways of finding these answers.”

The voice of experience: making career moves in the current market

How advisers are using social media to get an edge

Managing your career involves a considerable amount of self-marketing, from networking and social media profiles to resumes and ...

The risk, opportunities, and challenges facing the global investment profession are as complex as ever and investment ...

Christopher Fawcett discusses how to transition from managing money to managing people in order to develop leadership within a ...

The authors present an academic self-help guide on how to build a more effective network. The guide highlights common networking ...

In this keynote address delivered to participants at the 2011 Ascendant Compliance Conference, CFA Institute Board of Governors ...

Prem Watsa, CFA, of Fairfax Financial Holdings explains his value-investing approach and the power of patience.

When you’ve reached the interview stage of the hiring process, it’s critical to connect with hiring managers and others involved ...

What can the private client advisory arena learn from the institutional business? David B. Smith, CFA, draws on a career ...

James Ware, CFA, discusses the importance of leadership skills in the investment industry in light of the recent global financial ...

Institutional investors once preoccupied largely with fund performance now take great interest in the manner by which hedge funds ...

The authors describe a methodology for recognizing and minimizing cognitive biases when reviewing third-party recommendations. ...

The author reports that computer-driven and systematic quantitative investment portfolios can achieve transparency and integrated ...

John W. Rogers, Jr. discusses his 30 years of investment experience and compares today’s markets with those of the early ...

James Ware, CFA, defines culture in the investment world and explains why it is important. He also explores the uniqueness of ...

Patty Buchek shares dos, don’ts, and other insights into using informational interviewing as a job search and career management ...

Much of the wealth in Asia flows from family-owned or -controlled businesses. Dynasty planning to ensure that the legacy ...

Practitioners of the investment management profession are underperforming for their clients and for their profession because of ...

This paper discusses different aspects of the master-feeder model and other pooling options for asset managers to build efficient ...

In today’s truly global financial markets, there are many opportunities for investment professionals to work with individuals and ...

Ashley Bowes Johnson discusses strategies for initiating and conducting a job search within your current organization.

Many advisers are moving in the direction of client relationship management and are therefore managing clients’ financial hopes, ...

This report examines the wealth management landscape in India and provides recommendations for wealth managers on how to succeed ...

Raghuram Rajan, author of Fault Lines, provides an analysis of long-term U.S. policies that led to the creation of a large ...

Advancing technology is rapidly coming on-stream to weave together client and third-party provider relationships. Outsourcing is ...

The biggest financial event of our careers came along, and we muffed it. Why?

Is a toxic culture poisoning your firm? “When you have a lot of sludge in the system, you are not going to be ...

This report describes the results of detailed surveys of 2,500 hedge fund investors and 60 hedge fund managers during Q3 2010 ...

Networking and relationship management are critical for professionals at every level of their career. Success in both of these ...

Professionals face many situations on the job and in managing job searches and careers that call for strong persuasion skills. ...

Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr., professor at the Kellogg School of Management, outlines the four primary principles of ethical, ...

This article explores the efforts of Singapore, Hong Kong, and Australia to attract Asian asset management activity through tax ...

This book is a compilation of speeches, lectures, and essays on the financial industry by Vanguard founder John Bogle. He ...

This webinar discusses how to attract and retain the best advisers from young generations. It covers the proper role and ...

Sales and communications coach Paul Donehue discusses the unique communication skill of persuasion.

Sam Levine, CFA, a U.S.-based executive recruiter, offers candid insights into how recruiters view designations, how they find ...

Simon Vetter shares some insights from his book STAND OUT! Branding Strategies for Business Professionals. He discusses some of ...

Jared Redick, executive résumé writer for the Résumé Studio, shares insights, tips, and formulas for crafting powerful résumés.

Jean Oursler, a New York-based change management consultant and president and CEO of J. Alden Consulting Group, provides insights ...

Is traditional financial analysis under attack? A wave of insider-trading cases has raised questions about ...

With the right approach, issuer-paid research can overcome difficulties and serve clients and investors ...

Nick Pollard, CEO of RBS Coutts Asia, explains how to effectively service and segment clients in Asia in order to deliver on ...

The Asset Manager Code of Professional Conduct (the Code) is intended to help investment managers provide services in a ...

The Asset Manager Code of Professional Conduct (the Code) is intended to help investment managers provide services in a ...

Career coach Matt Youngquist, president of Career Horizons LLC, discusses the ways in which social media sites fit into the ...

Recent changes to regulations governing financial reporting will change the 2010 year-end statements. You should be prepared to ...

In a wide-ranging interview, Howard Marks, CFA, author of The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor ...

"The Prayer" is a recipe of ten sequential steps for all portfolio managers, risk managers, and algorithmic traders ...

The authors propose to construct a shared value framework with which businesses can achieve economic success. This new ...

This publication contains an illustrative set of financial statements of "Good Investment Fund Limited" for the year ...

This publication contains an illustrative set of financial statements of "Good Investment Fund Limited" for the year ...

This is a career development podcast from the Toronto CFA Society’s 2011 Professional Development Day.

This is a career development podcast from the Toronto CFA Society’s 2011 Professional Development Day.

This is a career development podcast from the Toronto CFA Society’s 2011 Professional Development Day.

This is a career development podcast from the Toronto CFA Society’s 2011 Professional Development Day.

This brief paper looks at how the European Union's Solvency II regulations might potentially impact asset managers.

Authors and editors Don Peppers and Martha Rogers tackle customer relationship management in this comprehensive ...

This white paper describes survey based research that explains why clients leave their financial advisers, manage their own ...

M&A activity is on the rise for advisory firms, but buyers want downside protection.

Saeed Al Hajeri, CFA, explains professional development and the investment process at one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth ...

Looking for a new employer? For some investment professionals, the U.S. federal government may be the answer.

In the wake of the crisis, investment firms are looking for a different skill set. “By all means, you’ve got ...

The advice in The Wall Street Professional’s Survival Guide is ideally suited to investment professionals who are between jobs, ...

Many advisers are moving in the direction of client relationship management, and are therefore managing clients’ financial ...

CFA Institute is dramatically expanding its offerings to members with a new web portal, My CFA, as well as many other ...

Asset management firms often experience swings in their revenues and profits due to changes in asset-based fees. In 2008, they ...

This article summarizes the views of Martin Dobson of Avenue Capital Management on the process for financial advisers in ...

Martin Dobson of Avenue Capital Management explains the processes involved for acquiring clients, setting up accounts, and ...

Kassie Steegman, CFA, explains the role self-assessment plays in career management, communications, and leadership development. ...

This conversation with Deon Brenner, CFA, examines the recruiter’s role and provides insights into working with recruiters. Deon ...

Career coach Bill McGinnis, CFA, gives career management and job search suggestions for investment professionals, including a ...

Roy L. Cohen is the author of The Wall Street Professional’s Survival Guide: Success Secrets of a Career Coach. This ...

This follow up to Dave Underhill's September 2010 webcast addresses the specific challenges of presenting controversial or ...

Jeffrey L. Evans, CFA, is a principal with Career Resources Consortium which helps to manage the CFA Institute Career Centre, ...

The investment industry was severely affected by the global financial crisis of 2007–2009, and changes will have to occur. In ...

Roger King discusses the importance of family governance to preserving family relationships in Asia, global best practices in ...

This is an archived recording of a live event that took place on 24 September 2010 at the CFA Institute Society Leadership ...

John Rogers, president and CEO of CFA Institute, will provide his perspective on the current employment situation for CFA ...

Even though interacting with current and prospective clients using social media involves many different practical and regulator ...

John Bogle and Chris Davis discuss the state of the financial services industry by looking at the past, ...

Howard Marks, CFA, explains why “girding for bad times ... is more essential [to success] than preparing for good ...

After the crisis and scandals, some managers see the Asset Manager Code as an opportunity to differentiate themselves.

Learn: Best practices in defining the scope of the career or job search How to develop leads How to get an ...

Learn: How to develop current career paths to further growth opportunities How to avoid/extricate yourself from traps ...

Learn: How to develop current and alternative career paths that further growth opportunities How to avoid or extricate ...

Entrepreneurs need a variety of sophisticated communication skills. This interactive program will focus on issues that contribute ...

Now more than ever, the investment industry needs strong ethical leaders. So why do firms often engage in practices that betray ...

Summarizing the Confederation of Indian Industry’s 6th Mutual Fund Summit in 2010, this report aims to identify key factors ...

Members: Access the getAbstract book summary for The Squam Lake Report by clicking the "Read" button and navigating to ...

The tenth edition of the Standards of Practice Handbook contains the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional ...

Disappointment with investment manager selection can be reduced by considering the tangible “4 P’s” (people, process/philosophy, ...

This diverse panel discusses how to prepare for an audit of an RIA. Note: Registration is required to view this archived ...

Members: Access the getAbstract book summary for Fault Lines by clicking the "Read" button and navigating to the ...

John C. Bogle and Chris Davis discuss the importance of fundamental analysis in improving incentive alignment, corporate ...

In this webcast, Beverly D. Flaxington discusses the best way to tell your story for the highest impact with prospects and ...

Management and training consultant Brian Cole Miller explains how to create a bold team that is able to succeed and get work ...

In this webcast, Donald H. Putnam discusses recent trends and themes in the asset management industry: flows, life-cycle funds, ...

Elements of Investment Policy Statements for Individual Investors suggests comprehensive issues that ...

Elements of Investment Policy Statements for Institutional Investors suggests comprehensive issues ...

The Financial Market Integrity IndexTM gauges the perceptions of CFA charterholders about the ethical behavior of financial ...

The Financial Market Integrity IndexTM gauges the perceptions of CFA charterholders about the ethical behavior of financial ...

The Financial Market Integrity IndexTM gauges the perceptions of CFA charterholders about the ethical behavior of financial ...

The Financial Market Integrity IndexTM gauges the perceptions of CFA charterholders about the ethical behavior of financial ...

The Financial Market Integrity IndexTM gauges the perceptions of CFA charterholders about the ethical behavior of financial ...

The Financial Market Integrity IndexTM gauges the perceptions of CFA charterholders about the ethical behavior of financial ...

In this webcast, Thomas J. Handler discusses the following: What makes family offices different from other service providers ...

In this podcast, Jeff Groves discusses the following: Managing the rising costs of compliance for small firms ...

Dealings within corporate networks are common in Japan and can pose a significant risk to investors. Evidence ...

Can new financial instruments help pension funds and governments manage longevity risk?

In an interview, Amlan Roy explains why “demographics is one of the most important problems facing the world”—and markets.

Brian Tracy offers sound advice to help leaders succeed: set goals, be innovative, be decisive, motivate your people, and focus ...

In this webcast, James W. Ware, CFA, discusses the following: What can we learn from a study of more than 100 global ...

Recent market volatility has raised several questions about the use of computer-controlled, or algorithmic, trading. The author ...

The authors define “Black Swan” events as low-probability events that have an extreme impact and are nearly impossible to ...

Reinstating the fiduciary duty of money managers to their principals, restoring the ethical responsibility of corporate managers ...

Over the past four centuries, financial crises have occurred at semi-regular intervals of approximately once a decade. Their ...

This monograph is a collection of articles by distinguished academics and practitioners who are known for their wisdom regarding ...

This is a career development podcast from the Toronto CFA Society’s 2010 Leadership and Professional Skills Development Day.

This is a career development podcast from the Toronto CFA Society’s 2010 Leadership and Professional Skills Development Day.

This is a career development podcast from the Toronto CFA Society’s 2010 Leadership and Professional Skills Development Day.

This is a career development podcast from the Toronto CFA Society’s 2010 Leadership and Professional Skills Development Day.

This is a career development podcast from the Toronto CFA Society’s 2010 Leadership and Professional Skills Development Day.

This is a career development podcast from the Toronto CFA Society’s 2010 Leadership and Professional Skills Development Day.

In this podcast, Blaine Aikin, CFA, discusses the following: What are the different standards of care? What ...

The owners of small and medium size enterprises (SME) in Canada will be facing the succession issue sooner rather than later. The ...

In Liquidated: An Ethnography of Wall Street, Karen Ho introduces us to the culture of smartness on Wall ...

An executive search consultant and former investment banker discusses the job market for investment professionals.

What can computer games tell us about the investment decision-making process? Plenty, say researchers.

Over the past four centuries, financial crises have occurred at semi-regular intervals of approximately once a decade. Their ...

This study demonstrates that the cross-sectional variation of systematic risk and systematic liquidity has increased from 1963 ...

This article describes the six enhancements found in the European Union's Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable ...

This foreword is front matter in the Research Foundation book Insights into the Global Financial Crisis.

This is a chapter in the Research Foundation book Insights into the Global Financial Crisis.

This is a chapter in the Research Foundation book Insights into the Global Financial Crisis.

This is a chapter in the Research Foundation book Insights into the Global Financial Crisis.

This simple but comprehensive introduction to Islamic finance is reader friendly and wide in scope. It covers the basic concepts, ...

The author has experienced many benefits since earning his CFA charter. He talks about how the CFA charter has helped him in his ...

This study concerns the relationship between gender and job performance among brokerage firm equity analysts. Women’s ...

The author proposes three areas of securities regulation reform as a way to restore the trust of the investing public in ...

The overriding risk faced by most retirees is that of outliving their accumulated resources and, in particular, the income ...

The authors study whether the form of an organization in the mutual fund industry affects agency costs. They also study the ...

The authors analyze IPO underpricing in the United Kingdom for the period of 1917−2007, particularly emphasizing the subperiods ...

Most of the public’s trust in corporations has been destroyed by the latest financial crises and scandals. The success of ...

The authors research and attempt to understand the economic role of the CFA designation. They compare sell-side equity analysts ...

During times of restructurings or company layoffs, managers who take steps to make changes less traumatic for employees will ...

Creative, right-brain individuals are rarely found in corporate leadership roles. Innovative efforts often suffer as a result, ...

Can the market for distressed assets enhance portfolios and careers?

With many firms in transition and under stress, some managers face the ultimate test of their leadership skills. Practitioners ...

Quants are learning difficult lessons about communication.

A recent study explores the challenge of how investment firms will generate profits in the future.

Investors should approach offshore investments and service providers with caution.

The Myth of the Rational Market offers an entertaining and in-depth look at the modern history of the ...

In this book, Henry Kaufman makes an ethical argument for subjecting banks to government oversight rather than market discipline ...

Building on the themes from the 2006 conference, this proceedings of the 2008 conference explores what the modern science of ...

European pension systems are in crisis. Governments and employers are withdrawing as plan sponsors, making institutional ...

In this podcast, Stephen Campisi, CFA, James M. Edmonds, CFA, and Holly H. Miller discuss the following: What is the ...

In this webcast, Nobuo Sayama discusses the following: Preparing for global trends in tax enforcement and the impact of ...

The technicians featured in this book come across as sincere in their belief that the patterns of past price movements contain ...

The authors in this article propose a system that remains stable even without deposit insurance, while rendering banks ...

New initiatives help members communicate with clients, develop new business, and increase the profile of the ...

This was published as an Item of Interest.

Restoring Financial Stability: How to Repair a Failed System is a collection of white papers about the global financial ...

The Financial Market Integrity Index was developed by the CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity to gauge ...

In this audiocast, Mark J.P. Anson, CFA, discusses the following: Fees for private equity funds, hedge funds, and ...

Whether you are presently looking for a position or are planning on transitioning to a new one, you must be prepared for an ...

Your resume is your ticket to a job interview. Too many candidates are knocking on potential employers’ doors—so you need to set ...

This study empirically tests whether freezing or closing a defined-benefit (DB) pension plan increases the sponsoring company’s ...

In The Partnership: The Making of Goldman Sachs, Charles Ellis has produced a monumental book that stands in relation to others ...

Fears about capital preservation have made offshore investing a popular option. But the rules of the game are ...

This webcast, entitled "The Future of Financial Services: Where's the Value?," was contributed by the New York Society ...

In this webcast, James W. Ware, CFA, discusses the following based on interviews with 25 investment leaders: The critical ...

In this webcast, Meir Statman discusses the following: Why do clients think that diversification has failed and that market ...

The Financial Market Integrity Index was developed by the CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity to gauge ...

The Asset Manager Code of Professional Conduct (the Code) is intended to help investment managers provide services in a ...

The Financial Market Integrity Index was developed by the CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity to gauge ...

The Financial Market Integrity Index was developed by the CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity to gauge ...

The Financial Market Integrity Index was developed by the CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity to gauge ...

The Financial Market Integrity Index was developed by the CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity to gauge ...

How can investment professionals improve their chances of success in a tight market?

Once masters of the investing universe, hedge funds face hard times.

Drawing inspiration from Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, a CFA Institute governor comments on the ...

The disappearance of the defined-benefit (DB) pension plan is one of the greatest financial tragedies to befall the ...

In addition to setting policy and resolving complex technical issues, managers of performance departments face ...

This IBM Institute for Business Value publication explores how the recent financial crisis exposed problems with creating and ...

In this webcast, Marvin Zonis discusses the following:  Why now, more than ever, political risk analysis is an essential ...

In this podcast, Daniel W. Latimore, CFA, discusses the following: The influence of regulation and commoditization on the ...

In this podcast, Maria Elena Lagomasino discusses the following: When the dust settles, what might the financial advisory ...

In this podcast, Patty Buchek discusses the following: Learn a concrete, 7-phase action plan for job searching ...

In this podcast, Paul Olschwanger discusses the following: Developing the mindset and skills that will allow you to break ...

In this podcast, Jamie Ziegler and Jim Dethmer discuss the following: The importance of perspective How to move ...

This white paper discusses the results of a survey of 4,434 advisers regarding their business practices. It reveals their ...

The fault lines of the financial landscape are moving. What will be left standing?

This book contains 25 articles on various aspects of Islamic finance written by some of the leading authorities in the field. The ...

This paper examines dynamic allocation strategies in asset-liability management in order to formulate an integrated ALM model. ...

Distrust, depression, and anxiety are endemic in many organizations. According to professor and consultant Gervase R. Bushe, such ...

In this podcast, the panel discusses: Managing the liquidity of hedge funds Ensuring continuity of investor capital ...

Premier speaking coach Jerry Weissman shows how to manage stressful feelings that often accompany public speaking by providing ...

Change is the watchword in investments these days. There are new products coming on board all the time, the ...

The author presents four cases that demonstrate the interplay of academic researchers, journalists, regulators, and law ...

In Michael Mauboussin’s new book on finding financial wisdom, the prominent investment strategist suggests that investors can ...

This biography of Warren Buffett is the latest in a series of books about the life and philosophy of the “Sage of Omaha.” ...

Members: Access the getAbstract book summary for Lords of Finance by clicking the "Read" button and navigating to the ...

Related-Party Transactions: Cautionary Tales for Investors in Asia introduces readers to the ...

Given constant change, valuing investment research remains a challenge.

Is more regulation the solution to market woes? A Point–Counterpoint debate.

In October 2008, Rodney N. Sullivan, CFA, interviewed John C. Bogle regarding the global financial crisis and his outlook for ...

In perilous times, it is important to maintain a sense of perspective. In particular, examining the trends that brought ...

Innovation is the bedrock of success for asset management firms. But for disruptive innovation to occur, an ...

The Financial Market Integrity Index was developed by the CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity to gauge ...

The Financial Market Integrity Index was developed by the CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity to gauge ...

Rapid-fire events highlight concerns about counterparty risk.

As the globalization of the financial services industry accelerates, those willing to take international ...

Rapid technological progress and environmental concerns are driving demand for analysts who can integrate ...

Think you're ready to join the growing number of advisers starting their own firms? Make sure you consider ...

The disappearance of the defined-benefit (DB) pension plan is one of the greatest financial tragedies to befall the U.S. ...

The study reported here is a comparison of the earnings-forecasting performance of analysts at a large buy-side firm ...

The Financial Market Integrity Index was developed by the CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity to gauge ...

The model request for proposal (RFP) provides smaller institutional firms with a simple, standardized tool to help in ...

The Financial Market Integrity Index was developed by the CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity to gauge ...

The Financial Market Integrity Index was developed by the CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity to gauge ...

The Financial Market Integrity Index was developed by the CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity to gauge ...

In this video presentation, Rebecca Henderson, a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, explains the challenges in ...

The model request for proposal (RFP) provides smaller institutional firms with a simple, standardized tool to help in ...

The model request for proposal (RFP) provides smaller institutional firms with a simple, standardized tool to help in ...

Christopher Cox discusses issues related to interactive data and the regulatory agenda.

This is a short YouTube video posted by the Harvard Business Review featuring the psychologist Daniel Goleman, an expert in ...

Investors need to be aware that rare events with an extreme impact that, afterward, we think we could have predicted—in ...

The study reported here is a comparison of the earnings-forecasting performance of analysts at a large buy-side firm with the ...

As many founders of private wealth firms approach retirement, transition planning is becoming a top priority ...

Roundtable discussions among experts find consensus on major trends shaping the investment industry.

Stewart D. Friedman's program focuses on helping you improve your performance in four “domains”: “work, home, community, and ...

Agency problems can cause asset managers to act in a way that is not necessarily in the best interests of their clients. To ...

In this webcast, Blake R. Grossman discusses the following: Converting theoretical ideas into profitable endeavors in ...

Offering a huge amount of research to indict the mutual fund industry for straying from its original customer-oriented ...

The 130/30 investment strategy refers to portfolios that are 130 percent long and 30 percent short. The use of such a ...

Wishing won’t make the recurring rogue trader problem go away.

In a League of Their Own.

Can the psychology of ethics drive the rise or fall of investment firms?

Successful investing is dependent on one's ability to discern the factors that influence the market's ...

Quantitative equity management has mushroomed recently and now represents a respectable fraction of equity asset management. But ...

John C. Maxwell created this book as a reflection on all he has learned about guiding others after years of writing and lecturing ...

Investors need to be aware that rare events with an extreme impact that, afterwards, we think we could have predicted—in short, ...

The ultra affluent expect a great many things of a wealth manager, although their priorities might not be exactly what ...

The Research Foundation of CFA Institute teamed with Boston University and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston to present a ...

The authors investigate the stock recommendations of investment banks and independent research firms over the 1996–2003 ...

Sell-side analysts may be pressured by their firm’s investment banking and brokerage divisions to provide more ...

Earnings forecasts can be a valuable tool for company managers who want to relay performance expectations to the market ...

The Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, which followed major corporate scandals, changed market perception of corporate ...

As employers are withdrawing from providing both defined-benefit retirement plans and postretirement health care benefits, ...

Employers have changed their retirement benefits offerings because of financial realities, one such reality being the costs ...

Businesses are right to drop defined-benefit pension plans, but institutions must be designed to replace them. Although ...

Munnell’s paper investigates the government’s role in pensions, taking a broad life-course perspective. It does a particularly ...

In this webcast, Michael Badham and Hugh Chasmar discuss the process of buying, selling, and valuing an asset manager ...

Editor Peter Cheverton is a guru of Key Account Management (KAM), and this book somewhat modifies and tailors his basic KAM ...

Will Asian derivatives turn global trading patterns upside down?

Can behavioral finance solve problems with retirement planning?

Is "green tech" the next big thing in investing?

Growing influence of sovereign wealth funds stirs controversy.

This biography is an intelligent and well-written account of the career of an important figure in the formation of the ...

Actuarial convention has the effect of driving equity allocations of public pension plans upward. It also pushes the risk of ...

In this volume of financial history, a variety of authors describe how science and practice evolved in the 20th ...

The author examines the history of hedge funds, outlines their structure and various styles, and analyzes past performance. ...

Why are financial markets amenable to unethical behavior and attractive to unethical people? Why do some firms’ investment ...

Management professor William Duggan synthesizes perspectives from an array of traditions to explain how to change the way you ...

The Research Foundation of CFA Institute teamed with Boston University and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston ...

Authors Deepak Malhotra and Max Bazerman provide tools and strategies that help readers address common failings in negotiation ...

This superb account of the development of the theory and practice of financial economics in modern times details ...

Independent research is in a difficult spot, but some players still have a shot at success.

The wealth management business is undergoing a significant change in its structure. Its clients are demanding advice ...

The authors analyze the performance of different classes of institutions investing in private equity. They find that endowments ...

The author supports globalization and believes that open markets work and closed markets do not. A need exists for sound ...

This comprehensive, qualitative, global treatment of the issues surrounding environmental financial ...

Some managers may benefit from client advisory boards.

Since 2004, venture capital firms have doubled their investments in the field of green investing. At times in the past, ...

The hedge fund industry has enjoyed a significant period of success, with 2006 being its most successful year yet in ...

The CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity has surveyed its membership to produce its inaugural ...

The CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity has surveyed its membership to produce its inaugural ...

CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity releases inaugural Financial Market Integrity Index report for U.S. market.

Smaller firms don't have to settle for second-rate talent.

Ethics, fairness, trust, and freedom from corruption are parts of social capital, and social capital matters in financial ...

This conference volume deals with the regulatory reactions to the financial traumas of 2001–2002 by examining ...

As professionals, we owe it to our profession and our society to speak out clearly and effectively on investment-related issues ...

A broad consensus exists that workplace pension arrangements around the world are sick and in need of strong medicine. Rather ...

Defined-benefit pension plans are in decline. What went wrong? The lessons the investment community learns from this decline will ...

Professors Alan D. Morrison and William J. Wilhelm, Jr. present a history of the development of investment banking and an ...

Through vignettes on the beginnings of finance in various periods and cultures, this beautiful book links the universal ...

A product of the author’s long experience at investment banks and hedge funds, this masterful book paints a picture of ...

The CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity and the Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate ...

The CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity has surveyed its membership to produce its inaugural ...

Sell-side research is being squeezed for funding while funding for buy-side research continues to grow. But ...

As professionals, we owe it to our profession and our society to speak out clearly and effectively on investment-related issues ...

A broad consensus exists that workplace pension arrangements around the world are sick and in need of strong medicine. Rather ...

Defined-benefit pension plans are in decline. What went wrong? The lessons the investment community learns from this decline will ...

Trading pension claims would serve many purposes. Beneficiaries would be able to diversify the idiosyncratic credit risk of their ...

The shift away from defined-benefit pension plans is eliminating life annuities received upon retirement. Retiree incomes are ...

John Bogle (“Saint Jack”), founder and former chairman and CEO of the Vanguard Group, describes implications of the ...

In this entertaining and provocative book, the author delivers a defense of gambling and minimizes the difference ...

Through interviews, this interesting book takes the reader into the minds of some of the best hedge fund—in ...

Investment professionals have a fiduciary responsibility to use their proxy votes to promote sound corporate governance. In ...

In recent years, global financial markets have evolved (and grown) remarkably. But the recent evolution of financial markets has ...

Investors are coming to terms with new challenges related to the interconnectedness of national economies and financial markets. ...

For years, researchers have acknowledged, but poorly understood, the relationship between capacity and alpha. A model has been ...

A new paradigm of investment management is on the horizon, one that defines portfolios as bundles of risk to be managed ...

The authors find a positive association between the existence of an intercompany alliance and the sharing of technological ...

The author discusses a process to organize the board of directors as the starting point for increasing shareholder value in ...

Recent high-profile corporate failures have reignited concerns over the effectiveness of corporate boards of directors and raised ...

The authors provide evidence that increased sensitivity of CEO compensation to company share price encourages greater use of ...

The economies of scale of electronic trading have led to a decline of floor-based markets and toward a consolidation of ...

The authors review defined-benefit (DB) retirement plans from the perspectives of both private and public sponsors and of the ...

Because of arbitrage around the time of index changes, investors in funds linked to the S&P 500 Index and the Russell 2000 ...

In recent years, global financial markets have evolved (and grown) remarkably. But the recent evolution of ...

Is there more to a structured product than the package it comes in?

How successful firms are using creative teamwork to stay on top.

The NYSE’s “Hybrid Market” will be a floor-based facility (a “slow” market) combined with an electronic platform (a “fast” ...

Although maximization of investors’ risk-adjusted return is a normative objective for fund managers, the fact that fund managers ...

Those who believe the hype about the popularity of alternative investments may find themselves going against the current.

Barton Biggs on hedgehogging, mug's games, and why investment management is the most overcompensated business in the world.

The CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity and the Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate ...

Because of arbitrage around the time of index changes, investors in funds linked to the S&P 500 Index and the Russell 2000 ...

Federal registration of hedge funds is almost certain to become universal. Hedge fund managers, therefore, ...

This article addresses the following key points: • U.S. SEC Rule 206(4)-7 requires investment advisers to have a chief compliance ...

The author investigates whether firm value and shareholder rights affect each other or whether they are related spuriously ...

This article addresses the following key points: • Although media appearances may not lead directly to new business, they can ...

This article addresses the following key points: • The universe of SEC-registered hedge fund advisers has almost doubled.• Newly ...

The unique characteristics of the financial services industry present practitioners with challenging ethical demands. Of these, ...

A rich literature examines the effects of analysts’ recommendations on stock prices, and literature is developing on the effect ...

The tale of Fischer Black’s life, with all its eccentricities, is marvelously told in the weaving together of two stories—the ...

This short and highly readable book presents the conflict between the need for pension funds to pursue the mission of ensuring ...

What makes one investment firm more successful than another? The authors of High Performing Investment Teams argue a firm's ...

Putting behavioral finance into practice can pay.

This article addresses the following key points: • The number of mergers and acquisitions among independent wealth managers and ...

William Donaldson discusses issues related to investment research and the analyst profession. His comments ...

The Chilean pay-as-you-go social security system was once headed for disaster. But by following three basic ...

In this book, authors Edward E. Lawler III and Christopher G. Worley identify the kind of organization best suited for a business ...

The Financial Analysts Journal 's 60th anniversary happens to coincide with the five-year anniversary of the peak of the Great ...

Modern finance theory, modern portfolio theory, neoclassical economics—the ideas bestowed on us from 1952 to 1973 by the giants ...

Hyperchange at hyperspeed — get ready to project yourself into the markets of 2015.

Does diversity help win institutional business, and what are the possible ramifications?

Norton Reamer, CFA, thinks this is a golden age for independent managers, and he's trying to keep it that way.

Reducing the marginal tax rate on dividend income was not the optimal modification of the tax code. The U.S. corporate tax code ...

Today's financial community is suffering from a failure to learn the lessons of the past and from biases that cannot be overcome ...

The message of this article is simple, obvious, and almost invariably ignored by the investment community: Gross return in the ...

The Financial Analysts Journal's 60th anniversary happens to coincide with the five-year anniversary of the peak of the Great ...

Modern finance theory, modern portfolio theory, neoclassical economics—the ideas bestowed on us in 1952–1973 by the giants in our ...

Traditional defined-benefit pension plans depend on funding by employers to preserve the security of their income guarantees. The ...

We should remember two aspects about our profession. The first is that we began as an honest and noble profession that adhered to ...

What does it take to change the conventional wisdom? Here are the stories of four who dared.

Starting a firm at age 28 and creating a hedge fund within a traditional money manager—it just comes naturally for these two ...

One understands why short selling is like bee keeping; the other seeks to bridge the gap between fundamental and technical ...

How one soldier prepared for the Level III CFA exam while deployed in Iraq.

For three charterholders, free time is not just for relaxing—it's for creative passion and adventure.

"The world is looking for people who will commit to something," says one of our honorees. These four answered the call.

A church foundation, relief work in Africa, a public policy think tank founded by nuns, a public library, and a poultry ...

What do a published poet, an accomplished ballerina, and a religion professor have in common? They're all investment ...

For some people, the CFA charter is a family tradition.

These overachievers take lifelong learning to heart. But among a combined 20 credentials, one certification stands out.

A race to the North Pole, 50 marathons, Olympic trials, pushing the scrum, heavy lifting—and still going strong.

From assisting health care workers infected with SARS to rebuilding tsunami-ravaged communities, three CFA societies go above and ...

The authors present a new functional approach to the design of financial systems of countries and companies and other entities by ...

Looking at the present and at 35 years in the investment management field has produced the six observations and conjectures in ...

The investment management profession has strayed from its primary mission; instead of being the best managers we can be, too many ...

Alpha is sweet, but investors may be trying to squeeze too much from too little.

When investors give greater weight to alpha concerns, beta managers feel the pressure.

This article addresses the following key points: Traders can contribute positively to performance by doing more than reducing ...

This article addresses the following key points: Executive recruiters report a growing interest in hiring business development ...

The potential payoff from active management has waned over the past 60 years, but the price of active management is at or near ...

This well-edited book documents intriguing perspectives on the investment world that are emerging from sociology on personal ...

What happened to ethical behavior in the era of the dot-com, the bubble, Enron, and WorldCom? We were not involved in close ...

We should remember two aspects about our profession. The first is that we began as an honest and noble profession that adhered ...

Logically, investment theory's next frontier is to put into practice the rich set of tools that academia has bestowed on the ...

The mutual fund industry has undergone tremendous change in the past 60 years. Total assets, number of funds, and fund costs ...

The investment management profession has strayed from its primary mission; instead of being the best managers we can be, too ...

Looking at the present and at 35 years in the investment management field has produced the six observations and conjectures in ...

The potential payoff from active management has waned over the past 60 years, but the price of active management is at or near ...

Modern finance theory, modern portfolio theory, neoclassical economics—the ideas bestowed on us in 1952–1973 by the giants in ...

Successful investing can be almost easy: Avoid harmful "accidents" and do what will achieve your own most important ...

The message of this article is simple, obvious, and almost invariably ignored by the investment community: Gross return in the ...

Today's financial community is suffering from a failure to learn the lessons of the past and from biases that cannot be overcome ...

The United States can be thought of as a strained marriage of democracy and capitalism, with the two often at odds with each ...

The Financial Analysts Journal's 60th anniversary happens to coincide with the five-year anniversary of the peak of the Great ...

The bonanza of a 15 percent top-bracket federal income tax on dividends has had little impact on values in the stock market or ...

The investment profession has experienced major changes in the short time since 1970—primarily because of advances in ...

Traditional defined-benefit pension plans depend on funding by employers to preserve the security of their income guarantees. ...

Ellen Ensher and Susan Murphy demonstrate how “power mentoring” works in practice by providing down-to-earth interviews with 50 ...

The author provides a review of the factors that have inhibited the acceptance of hedge funds, including fee structures, manager ...

Hedge funds are hot, but now they may face the ultimate test: surviving their own success. "Ten years from now," says ...

This article addresses the following key points: The newly released Asset Manager Code (AMC) offers global ethical and ...

This article addresses the following key points: Registered hedge fund advisers — and investors — will see increased ...

The investment management profession has strayed from its primary mission; instead of being the best managers we can be, too many ...

Looking at the present and at 35 years in the investment management field has produced the six observations and conjectures in ...

The investment profession has experienced major changes in the short time since 1970—primarily because of advances in technology. ...

This well-researched, readable, and engaging book traces the stock market's evolution all the way from ...

Too many businesses fail to make the connection between strategy and implementation. This practical manual supplements clear ...

What happened to ethical behavior in the era of the dot-com, the bubble, Enron, and WorldCom? We were not involved in close ...

Contrary to the dictates of homo economicus, to be guided by a code of ethics does not entail sacrificing one's self-interest; ...

In theory, discounted cash flows (DCFs) set prices in well-functioning capital markets. In practice, investment managers attach ...

Is accelerating technology playing games with market efficiency? Technology is clearly making markets and market participants ...

Knowing what to expect from consultants can help ensure the success of your technology project. Business ...

What are some of the more interesting trends in technology that have changed how investment professionals do ...

This article addresses the following key points: In enabling the buy side to gain control over order flow, direct ...

Successful investing can be almost easy: Avoid harmful “accidents” and do what will achieve your own most important long-term ...

Several recent and widely publicized breakdowns in corporate ethical standards and the resulting loss of investor confidence have ...

Kimberley Crook, a senior project manager on the staff of the International Accounting Standards Board, outlines present and ...

The introduction of International Accounting Standard 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement is arguably the ...

The introduction of International Financial Reporting Standard 3 Business Combinations in early 2004 has meant greater ...

International Accounting Standard (IAS) 19 Employee Benefits is a big step forward in pension accounting. In addition to ...

With the increased globalization of markets comes the desire to have common accounting standards. In pursuit of that goal, the ...

Christopher Domke of Merrill Lynch Capital, Michael Foster of Midwest Mezzanine Funds, and Ian Larkin of ...

To understand the private equity environment, one must remember the context for the discussion, which is ...

One of the more unusual developments in finance in 2004 (or 1425, according to the Islamic calendar) was the ...

This article addresses the following key points: There are a growing number of wealthy individuals among ethnic and ...

The United States can be thought of as a strained marriage of democracy and capitalism, with the two often at odds with each ...

The bonanza of a 15 percent top-bracket federal income tax on dividends has had little impact on values in the stock market or on ...

At its core, the goal of a company is to create value. And corporate governance should work to ensure that this value is ...

Three industry leaders—Kevin Cronin, CFA, Putnam Investments; Robert Kapito, BlackRock; and Jack Sommers, CFA, Income Research ...

Technology has had a huge impact on the investment process—in productivity, decision making, price transparency, the investment ...

The mutual fund industry has undergone tremendous change in the past 60 years. Total assets, number of funds, ...

In today's global and mobile labor market, the clock is always ticking. Globalization, which over the past ...

According to a new survey of CFA Institute members, this might a good year to look for a new job. Results of ...

A successful career is no guarantee of happiness, says Maggie Craddock, who spent a decade as an investment ...

Mathematical models for investing have evolved from their earliest days as academic research tools to become ...

This article addresses the following key points: The hedge fund industry is likely to undergo significant changes in ...

This article addresses the following key points: Regulation has probably had the most profound impact on the research ...

The mutual fund industry has undergone tremendous change in the past 60 years. Total assets, number of funds, and fund costs have ...

Successful investing can be almost easy: Avoid harmful “accidents” and do what will achieve your own most important long-term ...

Logically, investment theory's next frontier is to put into practice the rich set of tools that academia has bestowed on the ...

This invaluable first-hand account of the quantitative revolution in finance since the 1980s recaps the main intellectual ...

This short book applies the fundamental concepts of emotional intelligence to the work of being a financial advisor, although ...

This volume in the Harvard Business Essentials series provides a good starting point for companies looking to learn the basics of ...

Gregory E. Huszczo touches on almost every subject a team leader needs to know, including what skills are necessary, how to ...

Investment Leadership offers readers a comprehensive guide to best practices in the investment industry and tools to understand ...

Members: Access the getAbstract book summary for Adventure Capitalist by clicking the "Read" button and navigating to ...

Aswath Damodaran backs up his explanations of investing philosophies in this book with ample studies, detailed graphics, and a ...

Organizations change when their people change. And, people change for emotional reasons. This is the main insight of authors John ...

This book explores some reasons why customer satisfication with service has experienced a dramatic decline despite tens of ...

Chip R. Bell combines the practical with the heartfelt in a guide to creating a partnership with customers. Although this book is ...

Members: Access the getAbstract book summary for A Gift to My Children by clicking the "Read" button and navigating to ...

The Traditional Chinese version of the Capgemini/Merrill Lynch report reviews the behavior of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) ...

The Simplified Chinese version of the Capgemini/Merrill Lynch report reviews the behavior of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) ...

The Korean version of the Capgemini/Merrill Lynch report reviews the behavior of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) and how ...

Dr. Scherer examines this key issue for asset management firms and discusses the desirability of hedging of production risk and ...

This paper proposes strategies for capitalizing on the opportunities that may come from UCITS IV, which could potentially create ...

This article addresses current issues facing offshore finance centers from an Asian perspective. Possible problems and new ...

The "Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report" is a comprehensive study of world wealth that analyzes the world’s entire 200 ...

This Databook displays the detailed dataset backing the "Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report," the comprehensive study ...

The English-language version of the Capgemini/Merrill Lynch report reviews the behavior of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) and ...

Successful advisers have temperaments and mindsets that inspire trust and confidence in themselves and their clients. This ...

This article provides a long-term analysis of China's economic reforms and GDP growth in the past 30 years and the prospects ...

The Australian Financial Centre Forum established in 2008 proposed changes in the tax treatment of the managed, one of which was ...

This white paper presents findings from a 2010 Focus Consulting Group survey of best practices of investment firms and explores ...

Collaborative relationships with outside third party service providers are becoming an important part of emerging business models ...

Patrick Lencioni wrote this book as a follow-up to his 2002 “fable,” The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. Lencioni recaps his ...

Years of research show that a team that focuses solely on internal team building is likely to fail. In this book, authors Deborah ...

Author Marlene Caroselli accompanies her valuable handbook on the basics of leadership with insightful quotations and anecdotes. ...

Leadership training expert Steve Arneson provides 50 different leadership development ideas he has tested at such Fortune 500 ...

Learning expert Edward Betof describes how companies can create “leaders-as-teachers” programs, sharing the knowledge of their ...

Described as "a celebration of mentoring in action," this practical handbook explains how to establish a mentoring ...

Michael H. Shenkman differentiates leader mentoring from coaching, and gives priority to his chosen field.  This book provides ...

The core concept of this fascinating, important book by authors Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey is simple and clear: people ...

John Adair is a pivotal expert on “strategic leadership” – a term he says he introduced in the 1970s – and he has written some 50 ...

Ann Salerno and Lillie Brock bring good cheer and great advice to a potentially depressing topic. The authors present their ...

This powerful workbook by Deena Katz includes an attached CD-ROM containing systems, forms, data sheets, and guides that you can ...

The lessons in this excellent book should be studied and applied by everyone who has to give presentations. This book, by Jerry ...

Mark Morgan, Raymond E. Levitt, and William Malek, a team with academic and hands-on experience at strategy execution, go ...

Weiss has perfected the craft of consulting. In this book he takes you into the buyer’s office, a rarified atmosphere where ...

Using examples from their personal experiences and from a wide variety of U.S. companies, in this book, Ben Cohen and Mal Warwick ...

Like any good consultant, author Joel Gendelman presents what you need to know in clear, concise prose. He covers every detail ...

Leverage is a useful way of thinking about how to gain the advantage in a negotiation, but the concept is essentially a ...

In this book, James G. Barnes chooses an old-fashioned approach to “customer relationship management”: actually building ...

James Barnes is interested in building customer loyalty and advocates building it not with data but by putting yourself in your ...

C. Britt Beemer and Robert L. Shook explain in this book that companies which deliver great service to their consumers exhibit ...

This white paper from LPL financial provides a platform for Registered Investment Advisors to migrate to the Hybrid Advisor ...

In this article, Jim Ware, CFA and Jim Dethmer set out to define the trust issue in the investment profession. They also suggest ...