Archive

  • COVID-19 awakens old regulatory demons for the EU

    21 December 2020

    CFA Institute's head of regulatory outreach says a more holistic and horizontal approach is needed

  • CFAs wary of COVID-19 asset mispricing

    16 June 2020

    Survey finds 96% believe liquidity dislocation and government interventions increase chances of mispricing

  • Most investment managers foresee slow recovery, CFA survey finds

    19 May 2020

    Of 13,000 respondents, 80% believe recovery will be slow or stagnant

  • Insurers are becoming specialists in private markets

    09 July 2019

    In their search for yield, insurers have become so accustomed with private assets they are now able to generate their own deals and perform in-depth analysis in-house, according to panellists at Insurance Asset Risk EMEA 2019 conference. Vincent Huck reports

  • Foreign owned investors lead as locals lag on adoption of ESG in China

    05 June 2019

    International insurers and pension funds are driving investment managers to factor in ESG but local firms wait on the side lines, PRI and CFA Institute report finds.

  • Sino-American relations risk recession, but both markets are safest harbours from a storm, says Pimco

    15 May 2019

    Investors should prepare portfolios for late-cycle, not end-of-cycle dynamics

  • Mohamed El-Erian on the US yield curve, Europe’s sluggish growth and Brexit

    15 May 2019

    Allianz chief economist delivers keynote speech at CFA Institute annual conference

  • European Commission provides the sustainability weapon... ammunition to follow

    10 January 2019

    Investment professionals have given a mixed reaction to draft EU rules on integrating sustainability in the fiduciary duty of investment firms and insurers. These rules are tied to another piece of legislation currently being designed and whose outcome could lead to significant change… or further greenwashing. Vincent Huck reports

  • External and inhouse challenges facing investors and managers alike

    20 December 2018

    During a two-day conference held by the CFA Institute, European investors discussed the geopolitical risks they face, divergences between asset owners and asset managers, and the rise of sustainability in the investment processes. Vincent Huck reports

  • China’s Belt & Road Initiative no risk to economy but investment opportunity galore

    14 December 2018

    According to a panel at CFA Institute’s European investment conference