This workshop will focus on the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS). Alongside CFA Institute, Deloitte and The Spaulding Group will provide practical insights on implementation and compliance issues, with a focus on how firms currently compliant with the AIMR-PPS standards will now...

Most member states of the European Union have in many respects fallen behind the objectives defined in the Lisbon agenda. This failure is most evident regarding the aim of economic growth. Improving growth rates in Europe is particularly relevant for the long-term outlook, in which the...

Topics: - UNECE Refom - The economic context for UNECE Reform - Preparation of the Strategic Framework for 2008-2009 - Technical cooperation activities of the UNECE

Investing: A Bet on an Uncertain Future Since Harry Markowitz introduced modern portfolio theory in 1952, risk has commonly referred to the standard deviation of returns over a period of time, and in this context, it has become the critical component of portfolio construction. But the risks...

Im bundesrätlichen Bericht über das zehnjährige Bestehen der Mehrwertsteuer wurde ein breites Unbehagen über die als allzu kompliziert empfundene Steuer festgestellt. Die unmittelbare Folge davon waren verschiedene, in rascher Abfolge eingeführte Praxisänderungen, welche als...

The main theme for the 2006 conference is the relationship between learning, the discovery of new technologies and products, and institutional development. Innovation in products, technology, routines, systems, and business processes that shape corporate strategies are important sources of...

Once again in 2006 LABIF will bring together the leading institutions and individuals that use and shape Latin America's capital markets - issuers, investors, and intermediaries alike - for two days of panel discussions, networking, workshops, and high-level debate on the future of the region's...

At the concluding project conference the project team will present the results of their policy-orientated research to the European and national policymakers. Invited participants from the European Commission, the European Parliament, OECD, the European Central Bank, the European Investment Bank,...

Das Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (IWH) wird am 16. und 17. Februar 2006 den dritten Halleschen Input-Output-Workshop durchführen. Auf diesem Workshop soll über neuere Entwicklungen auf dem Gebiet der Input-Output-Analyse und deren Anwendung referiert und diskutiert werden. Die...

The Search for Alpha No matter the hedge fund’s focus, the goal is the same — to dynamically manage an asset class and seek out the best investment opportunities while managing risk. In a world of high asset values, this is a daunting task, but hedge funds gain their advantage from being...