CFA Institute Annual Conference

John Rogers, CFA, President and CEO, called for all investment professionals to restore trust in the investment industry. Read More

The CFA Institute Integrity List is a collection of 50 tangible steps that investment professionals can take to restore trust in the industry, inspired by real-world ideas from CFA charterholders and members. Read More

In a wide ranging discussion, the president of Ariel Investments explained how her firm’s investment philosophy, corporate culture, and concern for society have contributed to its success. Read More

Ashvin Chhabra, chief investment officer at the Institute for Advanced Study, outlined the central tenets of his Wealth Allocation Framework, which builds on Modern Portfolio Theory and behavioral finance. Read More

Fitch's group managing director of sovereign and supranational ratings discussed his outlook for Europe and the United States in an interview with BNN's Business Day. Read More

Ron Rimkus, CFA, and Jason Voss, CFA, highlight their key takeaways from the second day of the 65th Annual Conference. Read More

Michael Pettis discusses the trajectory and sustainability of growth in China. Read More

The country's boom has been fueled by government investment, said the professor of finance at Peking University's Guanghua School, and the current trajectory cannot continue. Read More

Despite their public perception problem, hedge funds are critical providers of liquidity to markets, according to Sebastian Mallaby. Read More

CNBC's Mary Thompson interviews the CLSA banking analyst live from the 65th CFA Institute Annual Conference. Read More

Not all professional networks are created equal. But they can be shaped to improve leadership and analyzed for investment insights, says Northwestern University's Brian Uzzi. Read More

The father of modern finance took on critics of efficient markets and issued stinging rebukes of “too big to fail” banks, pension plans, active management, and behavioral finance. Read More

Fitch Ratings' David Riley outlines the key questions his firm uses to evaluate sovereign debt. Read More

Growth in the world population and demand for food bode well for the value and returns from direct investments in farmland and farmland-based funds. Read More

The economist argued that steady increases in exports and capital spending, as well as favorable demographics, means these markets will continue to grow at superior rates. Read More

To determine the true economic status of a company's plan, investors must look beyond the pension expense number on corporate income statements, says Credit Suisse's David Zion, CFA. Read More

CFA Institute content director Jason Voss, CFA, provides a few highlights from the third day of the 65th CFA Institute Annual Conference in Chicago. Read More

Analysts must assert three essential rights, says the veteran banking analyst: the right to ask for information, the right to get information, and the right to act on information. Read More

CFA Institute President and CEO John Rogers, CFA, moderated a panel of charterholders who discussed what CFA Institute, the charter, and the investment industry mean to them. Read More

Former U.S. Federal Reserve Bank governor Randall Kroszner says that the best preparation for any economic crisis is knowing history. Read More

CFA Institute content director Jason Voss, CFA, recaps the key highlights from a talk delivered by the chairman of Equity Group Investments at the 65th CFA Institute Annual Conference. Read More

Financial theorists, policymakers, and practitioners created the financial crisis with “bad models, bad policies, bad incentives, and bad behavior,” said James Montier of GMO UK Ltd. Read More

The Nobel Prize winner and preeminent expert on cognitive biases distilled much of his research findings into bite-sized portions. Read More

CNBC’s Mary Thompson interviews the chief municipal strategist at Citi Investment Research & Analysis. Read More