CFA Institute Press Releases

Burton G. Malkiel at CFA Institute Annual Conference: China to Be World's Largest Economy in Next 20 Years

Wednesday, 14 May 2008 4:00:00 EST

Vancouver, B.C., May 14, 2008 -- China was last in this position in 1820, when it accounted for more than 30 percent of world GDP. Barnett also predicts the 21st century will be "the most religious in human history."

Thomas P.M. Barnett Forecasts Global Integration and Growth of Global Middle Class during the Next 25 Years

Tuesday, 13 May 2008 5:00:00 EST

Vancouver, B.C., May 13, 2008 -- Barnett also predicts the 21st century will be "the most religious in human history."

Recent Decay in Performance of Many Quantitatively Managed Funds Can be Attributed to Rising Correlations, Style Rotation, "Herding" Phenomena and the Activity of Hedge Funds

Tuesday, 13 May 2008 5:00:00 EST

Vancouver, B.C., May 12, 2008 -- The search to find new predictive factors is on, according to a study published by the Research Foundation of CFA Institute.

J. Luther King, Jr., CFA, Receives Forrestal Leadership Award from CFA Institute

Tuesday, 13 May 2008 10:00:00 EST

Vancouver, B.C., May 12, 2008 -- This award is presented to members of CFA Institute who have championed the pursuit of excellence in professional ethics and standards of practice.

David R. Beatty, CFA, Offers Tips for Investors to Determine Whether a Company's Governance Fosters Long-Term Performance

Tuesday, 13 May 2008 10:00:00 EST

Vancouver, B.C., May 12, 2008 -- Beatty shared an acronym, SPISE, for investors to consider when determining whether a company is being governed with a focus on long-term performance.

Global Finance Conference Participants Predict That Credit Squeeze Will Have Most Impact on U.K. and U.S. Economies

Monday, 5 May 2008 10:30:00 EST

Vancouver, B.C. and Charlottesville, VA, May 2, 2008 -- An advance poll of attendees to the Annual Conference predicted that China, India, Russia, and Brazil will overcome the effects of the credit squeeze in a year or less.

CFA Institute Announces Results of Second Annual Global Investment Research Challenge

Monday, 5 May 2008 10:30:00 EST

New York, May 2, 2008 -- Hong Kong Baptist University's four person team presented the winning report on China Mobile Limited.

Todd A. Jankowski, CFA, Joins CFA Institute to Lead CIPM Program Curriculum Development

Thursday, 1 May 2008 10:00:00 EST

Charlottesville, VA, May 1, 2008 -- "I am eager to guide the further development of a well-regarded professional credential that specializes in performance measurement," said Jankowski.

CFA Institute Global Investment Performance Standards Cited by President's Working Group on Financial Markets

Monday, 21 April 2008 3:30:00 EST

Charlottesville, VA, April 21, 2008 -- The group recommends that investors require hedge fund and hedge fund of fund managers to comply with GIPS.

CFA Institute Centre Says Fair Value "Smoothing" Will Mask the Reality of Market Conditions and Allow Companies to Hide Risk

Thursday, 17 April 2008 2:30:00 EST

New York, April 17, 2008 -- CFA Institute Centre maintains strong support of FASB and IASB discussion paper endorsing the broad use of fair value measurement.

CFA Institute Announces Judges for Second Annual Global Investment Research Challenge

Monday, 14 April 2008 5:30:00 EST

Charlottesville, VA, April 14, 2008 -- The teams will present their findings at the Global Challenge to a panel of top industry professionals.

CFA Institute and Wharton School Launch Wealth Management in Practice Executive Education Program

Friday, 28 Mar 2008 4:30:00 EST

Philadelphia, PA, and Charlottesville, VA, March 28, 2008 -- The program gives participants the business acumen needed to develop a successful practice.

CFA Institute Centre Comments on KPMG Accusations

Friday, 28 Mar 2008 4:30:00 EST

New York, March 28, 2008 -- "If the allegations are true, it confirms there is no regulatory catch-all against fraud, particularly where the main line of defense, the auditor, is potentially complicit," says Kurt Schacht, CFA.

CFA Institute Centre Statement on Proposed Changes to the U.S. Regulatory Structure

Friday, 28 Mar 2008 4:30:00 EST

New York, March 28, 2008 -- "We are confused by the many regulatory comments about reform that are flying around the sub prime debate," says Kurt Schacht, CFA.

Todd Parker Lowe, CFA, Re-Elected Chair of CFA Institute Presidents Council

Tuesday, 05 Feb 2008 3:00:00 EST

Charlottesville, VA, February 5, 2008 -- Lowe has served as chair since September 2006; his second term will begin September 1, 2008.

39 Percent of 37,573 Candidates Worldwide Passed December 2007 Level I CFA Exam

Wednesday, 23 Jan 2008 5:00 EST

Charlottesville, VA, January 23, 2008 -- The December exam was offered at 52 test centers in 29 countries worldwide.

CFA Institute Strengthens Advocacy Team for EMEA Region

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:30 EST

London, UK, November 26, 2007 -- CFA Institute has appointed Vincent T. Papa, CFA, as senior policy analyst at the CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity (CFA Institute Centre), Europe Middle East and Africa region (EMEA), based in London.