CFA Institute Take 15 Podcast Series (Audio only version)
Summary: CFA Institute Take 15 Series: 10-15 minute interviews with leading practitioners on timely topics in market and credit risk as well as ethics. CFA Institute is a global membership organization that awards the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. CFA Institute leads the investment industry by setting the highest standards of ethics and professional excellence and vigorously advocating fair and transparent capital markets.
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- Copyright: Copyright 2011
Podcasts:
Kurt Schacht, CFA, discusses the new CFA Institute Compensation Discussion and Analysis Template.
Andrew Ang analyzes the use of leverage in hedge funds including the high and low ranges in leverage, which strategies employ more leverage, and how the levels of leverage have changed based on changing market conditions.
Professor Aswath Damodaran discusses current approaches to valuation, particularly discounted cash flow valuation.
Matthew B. McLennan, CFA, discusses his firm's utilization of classic Graham and Dodd investing principles and shares his perspectives on the current opportunities and risks in the equity markets.
Christopher Malloy contrasts the efficient market hypothesis and behavioral finance and discusses how investors can think about an inefficient market.
Daniel Broby, FSIP, discusses some of the best practices in the fund management industry today, the importance of fiduciary responsibility, and the role of codes of conduct.
Lars Christensen discusses central and eastern European markets and compares them with other emerging markets.
Stephen G. Cecchetti discusses commercial bank leverage, calculating risk weightings, and the long-term effects of excessive sovereign debt.
Matt King discusses how recent regulation affects credit investors and markets, noting that these are palliatives that are overshadowed by huge debt accumulation.
Karl Debenham shares his views on the benefits and implications of the convergence of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Barbara Hauser discusses the kinds of families that can benefit from a formalized governance structure and discusses key considerations when implementing a family governance plan.
Richard Duncan discusses the corruption of capitalism, the secular decline of developed economies, and how global imbalances are destabilizing the world economy.
Dr. Roger King reviews characteristics and complexities of Asian wealth-owning families and the role of family governance in preserving family relationships.
Kristin J. Ceva, CFA, discusses how emerging market debt fits into a global portfolio from the perspectives of risk, return, and correlation.
Dan diBartolomeo discusses how pension fund managers have long used asset-liability management (ALM) to manage pension assets.
