Policy Perspectives

In this podcast, Aswath Damodaran discusses techniques for calculating company betas to improve valuation techniques.

In this podcast, Aswath Damodaran discusses how to compute an equity risk premium using formulas derived from bond calculations.

In this podcast, Jason DeSena Trennert speaks about how the crisis and ensuring policy responses have changed the environment paradigm for equities and why the time is right for active investment strategies.

In this podcast, Amit B. Wadhwaney discusses defining value investing, sector-specific due diligence factors, and the differences of researching companies across several countries.

In this podcast, Martin Wolf gives an overview of the European economy in the global crisis.

In this podcast, Victoria Dalmas discusses the following: Preparing for global trends in tax enforcement and the impact of recent moves by the G-20 and OECD -- Navigating the complexities and opportunities of the international client -- Understanding the holistic needs of wealth owners and how to address them.

In this podcast, Burkhard Varnholt discusses the following: Could the focus on earnings have resulted in overlooking sustainability? -- Coming and accelerating scarcity of water, food, and energy -- Could sustainability risk filter result in superior performance?

In this podcast, Alistair J. Byrne, CFA, discusses the following: Behavioral finance vs. traditional finance explained -- Examples of key behavioral biases related to investment -- Practical illustrations of uses of behavioral finance for professional investors.

In this podcast, James Grant discusses the following: The ability of the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks to manage massive government intervention, maintain faith in their currencies, and prevent the "inevitable" inflation in the long run -- The new bigger, bolder law of unintended consequences -- Bondholder rights in the new era.

In this podcast, Mark A. Marinella, CFA, discusses the following: What are the lasting implications of the financial crisis on portfolio construction? -- Has liquidity risk altered investment decision-making processes? -- Can the bond market function without the support of government programs?

In this podcast, Dan diBartolomeo discusses the importance of risk and attribution in the post-Madoff era.

In this podcast, Dan diBartolomeo discusses the importance of risk and attribution in the post-Madoff era.

In this podcast, Jonathan A. Boersma, CFA, and Karyn D. Vincent, CFA, CIPM, discuss: Treatment of non-fee-paying portfolios -- The move to fair value -- Revisions to the Compliance Statement -- New requirements for composites and benchmark standard deviation -- New risk disclosures -- Moving the after-tax provisions.

In this podcast, Stephen Campisi, CFA, James M. Edmonds, CFA, and Holly H. Miller discuss the following: What is the performance team’s role in the investment process? -- Who should the performance team report to? -- How can the performance team best be positioned to add value?

In this podcast, Rodney Wilson discusses Shari'a governance issues related to Islamic Finance.