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       Posted on October 25th, 2011

European Investors and Exchanges ask for the MIFID Review to put the economy first

EuroInvestors, CFA Institute and FESE welcome the publication by the European Commission of the proposal for amending the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID). These associations jointly call on the EU Institutions to ensure that the MiFID Review achieves what should be its primary objective: making the capital markets work for Europe’s real [...]


       Posted on July 26th, 2011

CFA Institute Member Poll: EU Initiative on the Taxation of the Financial Sector – 20 April 2011 – 4 May 2011

CFA Institute released on July 18, 2011 the results of a poll of investment professionals on the proposed taxation model for the financial sector in the European Union (EU). The poll of 722 CFA Institute members in the EU and Switzerland obtained feedback on the three taxation models being consulted on by the [...]


       Posted on July 5th, 2011

Frontier Market Equity Investing: Finding the Winners of the Future

The latest publication from the Research Foundation of CFA Institute, “Frontier Market Equity Investing: Finding the Winners of the Future”, argues that the risk of investing in frontier markets is no greater than the risk in many markets that are considered to be emerging. According to the publication, valuations are more attractive and, [...]


       Posted on July 5th, 2011

An Investigation into Stewardship: Engagement between investors and public companies

This new report addresses the question of stewardship (or thoughtful ownership) in the UK and the European Union, after the financial crisis. Sponsored by the CFA Institute and the FGRE Foundation for Governance Research and Education and written in cooperation with CEPS and ECMI, this report considers the potential inadequacy of stewardship by [...]


       Posted on February 20th, 2011

Asia-Pacific REITs: Building Trust through Better REIT Governance

Real estate investment trusts can provide many benefits to investors; however, these benefits often are clouded by poor governance that can weaken unitholders’ rights.

The report reviews governance practice in the four largest REIT markets in the region (Australia, Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong) and examines ways to rebuild investor trust through better governance [...]


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