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ARX helps practitioners keep up to date on current and emerging industry topics. Our collection of video webinars, created by CFA Institute and CFA societies in Asia Pacific, covers many topics relevant to investment professionals in the region.
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Deep Dive into VIX and Market Volatility
Known as the market's "fear gauge", the VIX index and its related measures covering equity, currency and fixed income markets across the globe, have become go-to measures of uncertainty and turmoil in markets. How does VIX encode meaningful predictions about the future behaviour of the markets?
12 May 2020 | Tim Edwards, PhD; Franki Chung, CFA | Video: 1 hr 2 min | 1 PL
Recovery of China's Economic Activities
Fitch's senior analysts discuss the findings on China's domestic credit market conditions and property market activities, the observations on steel and construction sectors, and the views on energy consumption.
29 April 2020 | Fitch Ratings: Ying Wang, Jenny Huang, Adrian Cheng, Laura Zhai, Penny Chen | Video: 55 min.
CEO Insights: Communicating in a Crisis or a Crisis of Communication?
Miss Radhika Gupta, CEO of Edelweiss AMC, talks about client communication in times of crisis. The session is moderated by Mr. Rajendra Kalur, CFA.
1 April 2020 | Radhika Gupta, Rajendra Kalur, CFA, CFA Society India | Video: 60 min.
Corona Financial Crisis: Is This Time Different?
Dr. Duvvuri Subbarao, 22nd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India discusses the impact of Covid-19 on India’s economy. The moderator is Dr. Samiran Chakraborty, Managing Director and Chief Economist for India at Citigroup.
13 April 2020 | Dr. Duvvuri Subbarao, Dr. Samiran Chakraborty, CFA Society India | Video: 1 hr 18 min.
Cashless Payment Industry - Sector Analysis
The webinar explores the growth potential and the evolving landscape of the cashless payment industry. It highlights the most important competencies a company needs to thrive in this sector.
29 April 2020 | CFA Institute: Eunice Chu, FCCA; Danny Leong; Alan Lok, CFA; Serhii Karpenko; Rostyslav Dyuk
Global, APAC Sovereign & Economic Outlook
Fitch Ratings’ experts discuss the firm’s recent rating actions and outlook changes, prospects for fiscal deterioration, and assesses the depth of the 2020 recession and the prospects for post-crisis recovery.
28 April 2020 | Fitch Ratings: James McCormack, Brian Coulton, Stephen Schwartz
Sales Inducements in Asia Pacific
Based on a report by CFA Institute, the webinar reviews regulatory and industry practices around sales and distribution of mutual funds in Australia, Hong Kong, India and Singapore, with a focus on sales commissions, fees and their effect on mis-selling.
24 April 2020 | CFA Institute: Mary Leung, CFA, Sara Cheng, JD
Artificial Intelligence Applications in Finance
The young demographics of the Philippines is seen as an advantage. But as advancement in artificial intelligence becomes exponential, transforming science fiction into reality, we could see jobs becoming obsolete and machines replacing humans.
8 August 2018 | CFA Society Philippines, Dr. Noah Silverman | Video: 45 min.
Q1 2020 Factor Performance Review for Investors in Asia-Pacific
FTSE Russell’s Philip Lawlor and Marlies van Boven discuss the impact of the Covid-19 correction on factor performance across the globe and how this compares with the 2008 GFC correction.
22 April 2020 | FTSE Russell: Philip Lawlor, Marlies van Boven | Video: 22 min.
ESG Risks in the Natural Rubber Sector
Natural rubber industry is dominated by smallholders who often are unable to absorb the costs of sustainable practices. The sector to be overlooked by global sustainability initiatives. Negative social and environmental impacts present a risk to downstream companies and investors.
16 April 2020 | CFA Society Singapore, CFA Institute Asia-Pacific Research Exchange | Video: 1 hr 8 min.
Climate Change Integration in the Investment Process
Climate change presents a range of physical and transition risks for business and the financial industry. Investment professionals need education and tools to analyse and mitigate these risks. CFA Institute's Matt Orsagh presents an overview of the topic, followed by a panel discussion of industry experts in Asia-Pacific.
9 April 2020 | CFA Institute | Video: 1 hr 11 min.
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Bushfires and Coronavirus: Impact on Australian Credits and Economy
A webinar discusses the aftermath of the Australian bushfires on various sectors and the effect of the global spread of the coronavirus. The combination of the two is one of the worst "black swan" events of our time.
27 March 2020 | Fitch Ratings: Jeremy Zook, Tim Roche, Kanishka de Silva | Video: 35 min.
Coronavirus - Refinancing Risks for Chinese Corporates
This webinar assesses the refinancing risk posed by the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic and identifies Chinese corporates that face elevated risk in relation to their capital market debt maturities.
24 February 2020 | Fitch Ratings: Buddhika Piyasena, Matt Jamieson, Kalai Pillay, Ying Wang, Adrian Cheng, Laura Zhai, Kelvin Ho | Video: 46 min.
Investing through Booms and Busts
In this recorded seminar, Dr. Vikram Mansharamani applies a combination of practitioner experience and academic perspective to help audiences navigate the cross-currents of global economic, financial and political developments.
28 August 2019 | Dr. Vikram Mansharamani, CFA Society Philippines | Video: 1 hr 21 min.
Coronavirus Contagion – A Market Assessment
In this webinar, Philip Lawlor, managing director, global markets research discusses the impact of the coronavirus on market returns and gauges its effect on the global economy, the credit cycle and market drivers, such as profits and valuations.
16 March 2020 | FTSE Russell | Video: 26 min.
Using ESG Data to Simplify the Complex
As the interest in ESG investments continues to grow, data is critical to ESG portfolio construction. It can inform decision making and provide grater transparency. Data scientists explore the practical applications for investors.
4 March 2020 | S&P Dow Jones Indices: Steven Bullock, Jaspreet Duhra, Manjit Jus | Webinar: 58 min.
Watch Webinar >Career Insights: Proprietary Desk
Proprietary desk is an emerging area in investment management offering enormous career opportunities for budding professionals. Its mandate is to invest money from a company’s own balance sheet and generate an absolute return from the equity market that should be better than the return from fixed-income instruments
28 November 2019 | Biswarup Mohapatra, CFA, Biharilal Deora, CFA, CIPM | 1 CE | Video: 1 hr 5 min
Practitioners' Insights: India's NBFC Crisis - Opportunities and Risks
Non-Banking Financial Companies extend credit to the segments of population to which banks are reluctant to lend because of their risky credit profile. India’s NBFC crisis started with the failure of one of the most respected firms in India, IL&FS, followed by struggles at DHFL, Reliance Capital, and the latest, Altico. The crisis is both a driver of the economic slowdown and its result.
7 November 2019 | Raghuvir Mukherji, Shreenivas Kunte, CFA, CIPM | 1 CE | Video: 1 hr 19 min
Career Insights: Closing the Skills Gap - How to Transform Yourself into a Work-Ready Professional
Many young finance professionals in India lack technical skills, soft skills, and adequate business awareness. This is a growing problem, leading to frustration for both employers and employees. What do new hires need to hit the ground running and find fulfilment in their careers?
17 October 2019 | Binod Shankar, CFA, Biharilal Deora, CFA, CIPM | 1 CE | Video: 1 hr 9 min
Practitioners’ Insights: Passive Investing in an Active World
Passive strategies have been attracting a large pool of investors who want to generate market returns at a relatively lower cost. However in India, they have not yet gathered as much momentum. We discuss passive investing approaches that wealth advisers and financial planners could use, and how to use passive strategies to balance an active approach.
3 October 2019 | Anil Ghelani, CFA, Shreenivas Kunte, CFA, CIPM | 1 CE | Video: 1 hr 9 min
Career Insights: Making a Career Move — Tips and Techniques
Many professionals make a career switch to move into an area that they are more passionate about, or are forced to do it due to external factors. This webinar covers strategies and provides pointers on how to take better charge of your job search.
23 September 2019 | Luis Moniz, Biharilal Deora, CFA, CIPM | 1 CE | Video: 1 hr 3 min
Career Insights: Sell-side Research in India
Sell-side research has emerged as a coveted profession in India, riding on the growth and development of the country’s equity market. Amit Khurana, CFA, head of equities at Dolat Capital, discusses the employment outlook and career paths.
23 September 2019 | Amit Khurana, CFA, Biharilal Deora, CFA, CIPM | 1 CE | Video: 1 hr 4 min
Career Insights: Treasury Management
India offers many opportunities for professionals in treasury management. Jayna Gandhi, Director at Quantmac Capital Solutions, discusses competencies, career paths, roles and entry requirements.
23 September 2019 | Jayna Gandhi, CFA, Biharilal Deora, CFA, CIPM | 1 CE | Video: 58 min.
Practitioners’ Insights: Investing Wisdom from a Library of Mistakes
Learning from the mistakes others have made is a powerful way to build expertise. This webinar covers a range of common investing mistakes: accounting shenanigans, being caught in a bubble vortex, valuation errors, and others.
23 September 2019 | Kuntal Shah, Shreenivas Kunte, CFA, CIPM | 1 CE | Video: 1 hr 2 min
A Golden Civilization and the Map of Mindfulness
This webinar helps you understand the benefits of incorporating mindfulness practices into work and everyday engagements, and to understand the model for holding group visioning exercises.
23 September 2019 | George Kinder | 1 CE | Video: 53 min
Practitioners’ Insights: Valuing IPOs
Nitin Bhasin, head of research at India’s Ambit Capital, talks about diligence required when analyzing IPOs, especially on management bandwidth, the business’ ability to scale, end even the need for an IPO.
23 September 2019 | Nitin Bhasin, Shreenivas Kunte, CFA, CIPM | 1 CE | Video: 1 hr 5 min
Practitioners’ Insights: Portfolio Management
Building a portfolio of companies and other assets requires not only skills in analysis and forecasting for individual companies, but also knowledge of portfolio construction techniques, investment styles and risk management. Presenter: Swati Kulkarni, CFA, senior portfolio manager and executive vice president at UTI Asset Management Company Ltd.
4 July 2019 | CFA Institute | 1 CE | Video: 1 hr 13 min.
Practitioners' Insights: Assessing Emerging Technology Businesses
Analyzing emerging technology businesses is not easy. There are no fixed set of rules, nor do we have proven templates. Probir Roy, co-founder of PayMate, talks about how to assess emerging technology businesses, some of which change our lives, but don't make any profits.
6 June 2019 | CFA Institute | 1 CE | Video: 1 hr 2 min.
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