CFA Institute

Enterprising Investor

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Enterprising Investor is the flagship podcast of CFA Institute and the definitive program for the investment management industry. As stewards of the investment industry, Enterprising Investor will feature intimate conversations with some of the most influential people from the world of finance about the topics that matter most to investment professionals.

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Episodes

Performance Issues in Private Equity 15.04.2008 18:15

In episode #010, Ludovic Phalippou discusses the problems with internal rates of return as the performance metric of choice in the world of private equity.

Hedge Fund Demand for Equity Tranches in CDOs 28.03.2008 18:45

In episode #009, Shishir M. Udani, CFA, discusses hedge fund demand for equity tranches in CDOs. Please visit http://www.cfawebcasts.org/ for more info.

Executive Compensation: An Investor's Guide to Appropriate Disclosures 14.03.2008 14:32

In episode #008, Jim Allen, CFA, discusses the report recently released by the CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity entitled The Compensation of Senior Executives at Listed Companies: A Manual for Investors. Please visit http://www.cfawebcasts.org/ for more info.

Pension Funds and Inflation Risk 29.02.2008 19:01

In episode #007, Christopher C. Finger, Head of Research at RiskMetrics Group, Inc., discusses techniques that can be used by pension funds to hedge their natural exposure to inflation.

Asset Manager Ethics in Proxy Voting, Avoidance of Front Running, and GIPS Compliance 15.02.2008 17:57

In episode #006, Charles Tschampion, CFA, discusses applications of ethics in proxy voting, front running, and GIPS presentation situations. Please visit http://www.cfawebcasts.org/ for more info.

Ethical Dilemmas in Soft Dollars, Gift Giving, and Proxy Voting 31.01.2008 18:27

In episode #005, Charles Tschampion, CFA, discusses applications of the CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity Asset Manager Code of Professional Conduct as well as an application of its Corporate Governance Manual. Please visit http://www.cfawebcasts.org/ for more info.

The Pricing of Illiquid Securities in the Subprime Space 15.01.2008 19:19

In episode #004, Christopher C. Finger, Head of Research at RiskMetrics Group, LLC, discusses the use of the ABX index to help with the problems of accurate marking of positions. Please visit http://www.cfawebcasts.org/ for more info.

Systemic Risk in Structured Products 28.12.2007 19:58

In episode #003, Kenneth L. Grant, President of Risk Resources, LLC, discusses where we've been, where we are now, and where we may be going with systemic risk in structured products. Please visit http://www.cfawebcasts.org/ for more info.

Moral Hazard and Excess Liquidity 12.12.2007 15:25

In episode #002, Richard F. DeMong, CFA, defines the concept of moral hazard and discusses its significance for the subprime mortgage market problems. Please visit http://www.cfawebcasts.org/ for more info.

Basics of Mortgage Securitization 14.11.2007 18:12

In episode #001, Richard F. DeMong, CFA, discusses the following topics in interview format: The basics of mortgage securitization and creation of CDOs -- Risk transfer and rating risk. Please visit http://www.cfawebcasts.org/ for more info.