Unsurprisingly, a major theme of the Fifth Annual CFA Institute European Investment Conference was the prospect for the euro. While speakers put forward different arguments, ultimately it seems the resolution must come from choices made about the political economy. Read More

Scorpio Partners founder Sebastian Dovey believes the growth of private wealth business calls for a change in the traditional relationship model and that private bankers need to ask themselves, “How good is my digital strategy?” Read More

Economist Anatole Kaletsky downplays the real economic importance of Europe to the global economy and believes there is a chance that Germany might even leave the eurozone to ensure the euro’s survival as a currency. Read More

Alexander Kjerulf, chief happiness officer at Woohoo Inc., argues that happiness at work is not only good for employees but also good for profitability. He believes happiness is created by focusing on results, recognition, and relationships. Read More

Joachim Klement, chief investment officer at Wellershoff & Partners Ltd., believes individual experiences affect risk preferences and argues that investors need to recognise and account for this in portfolio management. Read More

Jan Straatman, global CIO of Lombard Odier, believes that risk management at the portfolio level has been negligent, and a different approach with a new sense of urgency is needed to build more effective solutions. Read More

The founder and executive chairman of the Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS) believes perceived risks of investing in Africa are higher than the actual risks and that attractive investment opportunities can arise from the ‘negatives’ associated with Africa. Read More

Felix Zulauf, president of Zulauf Asset Management AG, highlighted slowing growth in China and believes the eurozone is on track to be the shortest currency union in history. Read More

Tomáš Sedláček, chief macroeconomic strategist at CSOB Bank, believes that our problem is not lack of growth but too much of it. He stated, “It is like owning a car that explodes when it stops.” Read More

Professor Ghemawat of IESE Business School argues that most people overestimate the impact of globalisation, which he calls "globaloney". Read More

Saker Nusseibeh questions the basics of today’s investment practice and draws parallels with medieval alchemists who sought to create wealth from nothing. Read More

Nobel laureate Robert C. Merton challenged traditional models used by investors to measure sovereign and financial system credit risk and instead proposes an alternative framework. Read More

Social media highlights from the flagship event in Europe for CFA Institute, convened 18–19 October 2012 in Prague, Czech Republic. Read More