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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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Responsible Investing - The ESG-Efficient Frontier
The question of whether ESG improves risk-adjusted returns continues to be debated. The investor's problem can be reduced to a trade-off between ESG and Sharpe ratio, and under this framework equilibrium asset prices satisfy an ESG-adjusted capital asset pricing model, showing when ESG increases or lowers the required return.
17 August 2021 | CFA Societies Australia, CFA Society Singapore | Video: 1 hr
The Emerging Asia Pacific Capital Markets - Pakistan
Following liberalization measures in the 1990s, Pakistan’s stock market has modernized its operational architecture. The country offers attractive valuations relative to other emerging markets and an economy driven by strong domestic consumption.
5 August 2021 | CFA Institute | Video: 1 hr 4 min.
CFA Society Malaysia FinTech Forum 2021
CFA Society Malaysia presents the inaugural FinTech Forum 2021 - a three-part series of webinars, which spotlight leading finance and investment industry speakers and practitioners.
2-16 June 2021 | CFA Society Malaysia
The Emerging Asia Pacific Capital Markets - India
After a massive capital markets transformation, India has two of the largest stock markets in the world and an expanding asset management industry. But further improvements will be needed for India’s markets and economy to achieve their potential.
8 July 2021 | CFA Institute | Video: 1 hr 4 min.
SRI Integration into Investment Decision Making
This webinar is the second in the series on sustainable and responsible investment organized in partnership with World Bank Group and CFA Society Malaysia. It focuses on the framework of integrating SRI in various aspects of the investment decision-making process. It presents real-life case studies to help investors better understand how leading investment practitioners are integrating SRI factors into their analysis and the investment process.
28 June 2021 | CFA Institute | Video: 1 hr 37 min.
Invest in Your Career to Reach the Top
CFA Society Philippines presents a series of pre-recorded webinars in which experienced financial professionals talk about opportunities and challenges of pursuing a career in their respective areas.
8 July 2021 | CFA Society Phlippines
Corporate Finance (Video Length: 1 hr 4 min.) >
Data Science (Video Length: 47 min.) >
Fund Management (Video Length: 1 hr 24 min.) >
Regulatory Authority (Video Length: 58 min.) >
Risk Management (Video Length: 42 min.) >
Trading (Video Length: 1 hr 3 min.) >
Consulting (Video Length: 55 min.) >
ESG and Sustainability - International Policies and Reporting Frameworks
As ESG and sustainable investing become centre stage, concerns that the inconsistency and variation in ESG-related disclosures, terminology, and investment approaches may give rise to confusion and misunderstanding has also risen. A slew of new regulations and standards globally are being implemented to tackle the issue of greenwashing, raise transparency and disclosure for the benefit of investor protection and product development.
9 June 2021 | CFA Institute | Video: 1 hr 15 min.
Social and Sustainable Sukuk (Part 4 of the Islamic Finance Webinar Series)
With the global issuance of sustainable bonds reaching a record US$100 billion in the second quarter of 2020, and Shari’ah principles supporting profit-based initiatives with socio-economic impact, it should come as no surprise that social impact Sukuk are fast becoming a popular financing instrument.
3 June 2021 | CFA Institute | Video: 1 hr 39 min.
Financial Performance of Impact Investments (Part 2 of the Impact Investing webinar series)
Impact investing aims to generate measurable environmental or social outcomes alongside financial return. Impact objectives must be considered together with financial objectives, risk, liquidity and resource capacity. When making investment decisions, impact investors seek to balance these factors, and optimize the way in which they deploy capital, in order to maximize their desired outcomes.
27 May 2021 | CFA Institute | Video: 1 hr 3 min.
ESG Integration in Sovereign Bonds (Part 4 of the webinar series "ESG in Credit")
As appetite for ESG investments has grown, so has the question of if and how ESG factors may affect the analysis of sovereign debt issues. Risks from climate change, including the associated policy responses, have been under particular focus. For example, countries that are major fossil fuel exporters are most exposed to climate change transition risk, giving rise to stranded assets and significant uncertainties, with knock-on implications for debt servicing and repayment capabilities.
25 May 2021 | CFA Institute, Fitch Ratings | Video: 1 hr 18 min.
Japan Reinventing Itself as a Global Financial Hub: Challenges and Policy Choices
Despite its many advantages, Japan trails other financial centres, especially with regards to attracting foreign talent and playing a regional role. This webinar, organized by CFA Society Japan and FSA explores how Japan can revitalize its financial sector and expand its role as an international financial hub.
26 April 2021 | CFA Society Japan, Financial Services Agency | Video: 1 hr 5 min.
ESG Financing Requirements in Tropical Forestry
Although the forestry industry is an important contributor to the activities of countless sectors, it contributes to unsustainable pressure on the world’s forests, particularly in tropical regions. What kind of sustainability requirements do financial institutions place on forestry sector companies to address ESG risk and how do they follow up on compliance and progress?
21 April 2021 | FA Institute, CFA Society Singapore, ZSL SPOTT | Video: 1 hr 5 min.
Economic and Market Impacts of Climate Change
A presentation of the CFA Institute report “Climate Change Analysis in the Investment Process”, followed by a discussion of economic and market implications of climate change, carbon pricing, and recent developments in carbon markets.
2 February 2021 | CFA Institute | Video: 59 min.
Big Data for ESG Investing
Haishan Wu, vice general manager of AI department at Webank, shares insights on how Webank leverages AI to generate proprietary real-time data for ESG investing from a variety of sources, including satellite images, media reporting, and social media sentiment.
15 April 2021 | CFA Institute, Institute of Financial Technologists of Asia | Video: 1 hr 17 min.
Challenging the Investment Industry
An International Women's Day webinar presented by CFA Society Malaysia. Distinguished female leaders in Malaysia's financial industry speak about their roles as leaders in their respective organizations, the challenges they encountered in their careers, and what habits are needed for a successful career.
14 April 2021 | CFA Society Malaysia | Video: 1 hr 12 min.
Venture Capital: What Does It Hold for the Global Capital Market of Tomorrow?
Venture Capital (VC) has been an important part the modern capital markets. The success or failure of a growing private company has often been gauged by the size of their round B or C funding. Has the traditional route of private company relying on organic growth and bank loans disappeared?
13 April 2021 | CFA Institute | Video: 60 min.
Future of Investing in Disruptive Innovation - Leadership Dialogue
The extraordinary AUM growth and outperformance of ARK Invest in recent times has created a huge following in Asia. Catherine Wood, Founder CEO and CIO of ARK Invest, joins Ms. Yimei Li, CFA, member of the CFA Institute Board of Governors and CEO of China Asset Management Co. Ltd., a top asset manager in China, for a conversation about disruptive innovation.
25 March 2021 | CFA Institute, MSCI, Wind | Video: 59 min.
Future of Sustainability in Investment Management - War for ESG Talents?
In late 2020, CFA Institute published a report titled “Future of Sustainability in Investment Management” in which we explored the influences and drivers fuelling the sustainability trend and set out enablers and actions for investment firms, including the need to better integrate sustainability data and to develop sustainability expertise to meet client expectations with innovative products. Rhodri Preece, CFA, senior head of industry research at CFA Institute, shares key highlights and takeaways from the study.
23 March 2021 | CFA Institute, Hong Kong Green Finance Association | Video: 61 min.
Index ETFs, Options, and Futures - Myths vs. Facts
As technology becomes an integral part of more and more aspects of our lives, our understanding of what constitutes a "technology company" is continuing to broaden and evolve. In this webinar, we talk about the formation and features of the Hang Seng TECH Index, the differences between active and passive investing strategies and how specific theme ETFs would possibly outperform active funds.
28 January 2021 | CFA Institute, CFA Society Hong Kong | Video: 59 min.
Building the FinTech Workforce of the Future
As Covid-19 forces governments and the industry to focus on workforce skills, the future is shaped by the convergence of technology and traditional finance. The panel discusses its implications for education, training, future job opportunities, and how this is being addressed at a macro (governmental) and micro (companies and individuals) level.
3 March 2021 | Pete Bentley, Brian Lam, Warwick Pearmund, Larry Cao, CFA, Clare Witts | Video: 1 hr 3 min.
Green, Social, and Sustainability Bonds
The third webinar in the series "ESG in Credit", presented by CFA Institute and Fitch Ratings, addresses the market outlook for the green, social, and sustainability bonds, the opportunities and challenges for investors, how best to avoid “greenwashing”, how to balance credit risk and impact considerations, and regulatory developments.
2 March 2021 | Mary Leung, CFA, Mervyn Tang, CFA, Kenneth Hui, Giorgio Valente, Sean Kidney | Video: 1 hr 31 min.
ESG Performance and Impact in the Tropical Forestry Sector
Sustainable finance is needed more than ever to help address issues such as climate change, deforestation, or human rights violations. This webinar presents case studies from Robeco, an asset manager, and New Forests, a sustainable real assets investment manager, to support informed analysis and meaningful dialogue between financial institutions and tropical forestry sector companies.
26 February 2021 | Clara Melot, Adam Ng, PhD, Justin Mercer, Laura Bosch | Video: 1 hr 4 min.
The Future Trends of Impact Investing in Asia
The goal of impact investing is to generate financial returns alongside measurable and positive social and environmental impact. Such investments provide capital funding to address the world’s most pressing challenges in sectors such as sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and affordable and accessible basic services, including housing, healthcare, and education.
22 February 2021 | Maud Savary-Mornet, Ronie Mak, Dina Pons, Pierrick Balmain, CFA, Piotr Zembrowski, CFA | Video: 1 hr 17 min.
Sustainable and Responsible Investment
Experts from World Bank Malaysia, Bursa Malaysia, Securities Commission Malaysia, MSCI, EPF, CFA Society Malaysia, and CFA Institute discuss industry trends, opportunities and challenges focusing on sustainable and responsible investment practices with a focus on Malaysia's ambition as a sustainability-first nation.
4 February 2021 | Justin Ong, CFA; Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar; Firas Raad, PhD; Mary Leung, CFA; Chitra Hepburn, Mohamed Rozani Osman, Salmah Bee Mohd Mydin, Rohaya Mohammad Yusof | Video: 1 hr 45 min.
Sustainable Finance and Tropical Forestry
Sustainable finance is crucial in helping to address issues such as climate change, deforestation, or human rights violations, and to rise to the challenge of the Sustainable Development Goals. Tropical timber and pulp products are everywhere and their production carries ESG risks, but the tropical forestry sector and its supply chains have been under-scrutinized.
27 January 2021 | CFA Institute, ZSL SPOTT, CFA Society Singapore | Video: 1 hr 3 min.
The Impact of Covid-19 on Pensions
Industry experts discuss the changes to the 2020 Mercer CFA Institute Global Pensions Index and the diverse efforts by governments across the world to support their communities’ health and finances.
19 January 2021 | CFA Institute | Video: 1 hr 7 min.
Navigating 2021 - Market Outlook Forum
With COVID-19 being one of the biggest determinants of financial markets over the past year and as we move into 2021, CFA Society Malaysia proudly welcomes you to our panel forum on the market outlook for global and local markets for 2021.
15 January 2021 | CFA Society Malaysia: Faridq Ridzuan, CFA, Woon Khai Jhek, CFA, Yeoh Keat Seng, CFA, Teng Yue Xiang, CFA | Video: 1 hr 39 min.
Practices and Opportunities in Islamic Capital Markets
Capital market practitioners and Islamic finance experts discuss the fundamental principles of Shariah law governing capital markets, opportunities for companies to issue sukuk for funding projects, and more. Part 3 of the Islamic finance webinar series.
15 December 2020 | CFA Institute, CFA Society Indonesia, CFA Society Malaysia, CFA Society Pakistan | Video: 1 hr 32 min.
The Rise of Decentralized Finance: Disruption or Opportunity?
Decentralized finance (DeFi) – financial products and services based on the blockchain technology – has seen a surge of interest and new developments in 2020. New applications in areas such as lending, insurance, derivatives, and exchanges, expand our understanding of what services DeFi can support. Experts from BCG Platinion and Crypto.com discuss trends, challenges, and opportunities in decentralized finance.
8 December 2020 | CFA Institute, BCG Platinion, Crypto.com | Video: 1 hr 14 min.
The Battle for Business Ethics
To celebrate the Global Ethics Day 2020, ACCA and CFA Institute collaborated for the first time to launch an Ethics Essay Competition for our members and student population. The competition endeavored to promote ethics and integrity in finance and investment management.
3 December 2020 | CFA Institute, ACCA | Video: 1 hr
ESG Integration in Fixed Income in Practice
In this webinar, second in the series on ESG in credit, we have invited investment managers and asset owners to provide real life examples of how ESG is integrated into fixed income in practice, such as ESG evaluation methods, performance measurements, reporting practices and the design of ESG investment products.
17 November 2020 | CFA Institute ARX | Video: 1 hr 11 min.
Employee, Shareholder, and Banking Email Fraud
Kevin Bowers, partner at Bowers, a Hong Kong law firm, speaks about fraud in shareholder disputes, employee fraud, how to recover money lost in email bank fraud, and how to insure yourself against IT fraud.
28 August 2020 | CFA Society Hong Kong, Kevin Bowers | Video: 1 hr 13 min.
Invest in Your Career to Reach the Top: Equity Research
Equity research analysts work at a variety of companies, such as asset managers, investment banks, insurance, hedge funds, pension funds, and brokerages, which need to crunch data to spot trends or to decide on a valuation.
11 November 2020 | CFA Society Philippines: Charles William Ang, CFA | Video: 1 hr 2 min.
Digitising for A More Agile Capital Market
Chin Wei Min, Executive Director of Digital Strategy and Innovation at Securities Commission Malaysia, and Justin Ong, CFA, President of CFA Society Malaysia, discuss the digital and innovation agenda for the Malaysian capital market, and the road ahead to foster greater innovation in the industry through the use of technology.
5 November 2020 | CFA Society Malaysia: Chin Wei Min, Justin Ong, CFA | Video: 1 hr 4 min.
The Future of Blockchain: Blockchain Pushes Information Economics to the Next Stage, Trust Economics
Prof. Eric Maskin of Harvard University and Chen Long, Luohan Academy Executive Director, discuss the operation and mechanism design of blockchain technology, information asymmetry, signaling and other economic issues.
25 October 2020 | Luohan Academy: Ming Qiu, Ruobing Han | Video: 1 hr 3 min.
Innovation in Islamic Banking
To compete with the conventional players, Islamic financial institutions must provide a unique and an attractive proposition to consumers and investors. They also have to navigate around the additional compliance responsibilities with Shariah requirements.
21 October 2020 | CFA Society Bangladesh, CFA Society Indonesia, CFA Society Malaysia, CFA Society Pakistan, CFA Institute | Video: 1 hr 38 min.
Understanding Cryptocurrency and the Future of Money
Aaron Tang, Country Manager of Luno Malaysia and Faridq Ridzuan, CFA, discuss the evolution of money and its value, cryptocurrency as an alternative asset class, and trading with cryptocurrency.
11 October 2020 | CFA Society Malaysia | Video: 1 hr 5 min.
線上研討會: 探討科技股分析重點
沒有人可以否認整個科技行業對於股票市場的重要性。無論是S&P500還是NASDAQ指數都已衝破其歷史高位，這是非常不可思議的，特別是在實體經濟仍然被疫情籠罩的前提下。
這股科技熱潮是否代表全球經濟踏入新常態（New normal）的開端? 還是已經出現泡沫？2021年會不會是2000年的翻版？我們又應當如何分析不同科技公司的生意模式？還有最重要的問題：如何評估其合理價值以及如何衡量風險？對於以上的問題，我們將會在這個科技行業論壇中和大家一一探討。
“Evaluation of New Economy Technology Companies” - a World Investor Week webinar presented by CFA Institute, The Hong Kong Investor and Financial Education Council, ACCA Hong Kong and CFA Society Hong Kong. (In Cantonese)
2020年10月8日 | CFA協會，投委會, ACCA | 片長: 1小時40分鐘
Improving Transparency and Comparability of Investment Products with ESG-related Features
CFA Institute has issued a Consultation Paper on the CFA Institute ESG Disclosure Standards for Investment Products - a new, voluntary, global industry standard to establish disclosure requirements for investment products with ESG-related features.
21 September 2020 | CFA Institute: Chris Fidler, Deborah Kidd, Mary Leung, CFA | Video: 1 hr 28 min.
Handling Publicity and the Media Like a Pro
A media training workshop presented by CFA Society Malaysia, helps learn how to master a variety of situations naturally when it comes to speaking in public or on the air.
21 September 2020 | CFA Society Malaysia | Video: 1 hr 20 min.
Opportunities and Challenges of ETFs in Asia Pacific: Should we worry about systemic risks?
Despite growth, ETFs in Asia Pacific still account for only 10% of the global ETF assets. What are the challenges facing ETFs in the region? Meanwhile, the immense popularity of ETFs in the United States has raised concerns of systemic risks, such as exacerbating market disruptions. How pertinent are such risks in Asia Pacific?
15 September 2020 | Simon Brailey, Deborah A. Fuhr, Anil Ghelani, CFA, Piotr Zembrowski, CFA | Video: 1 hr 3 min.
Global Market Outlook: 2020 and Beyond
This webinar examines the status of key global market drivers including the macroeconomic, liquidity, valuation, EPS and factor cycles to assess what is already discounted and what constitutes potential positive drivers and potential threats to risk appetite over the next few months.
4 September 2020 | FTSE Russell: Philip Lawlor | Video: 29 min.
Timber, Pulp, and ESG Risk
This webinar helps financial practitioners understand the main ESG risks posed by the timber and pulp industry. The speakers discuss the challenges and opportunities they meet in the implementation of sustainable planting and forest management practices.
1 September 2020 | CFA Institute, ZSL SPOTT, CFA Society Singapore | Video: 1 hr 3 min.
Fundamental Principles of Islamic Finance
Islamic Finance is a rapidly growing segment of the global financial system with total AUM of USD2.4 trn. The webinar provides an overview of its fundamental principles: prohibition on charging interest, excessive uncertainty, and profit sharing.
26 August 2020 | CFA Society Indonesia, CFA Society Malaysia, CFA Society Pakistan, CFA Institute | Video: 1 hr 15 min.
Covid-19 - A Disconnect between the Stock Market and the Economy?
Has the Covid-19 pandemic caused a disconnect between the real economy and the stock market? What are the real forces that are driving Malaysia's market now?
20 August 2020 | CFA Society Malaysia: Woon Khai Jhek, CFA, Jaccob Thomas, CF, Shu Heng Chuan, CFA, Phua Lee Kerk, CFA | Video: 1 hr 15 min.
Malaysia’s Capital Market 2021 and Beyond
In this Masterclass session, Datuk Zainal Izlan, CFA, Deputy Chief Executive of the Securities Commission Malaysia and Justin Ong, CFA, discuss the outlook on Malaysia's capital market and its economy in 2021 and beyond.
13 August 2020 | CFA Society Malaysia: Datuk Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin, CFA, Justin Ong, CFA | Video: 1 hr 11 min.
REIT as an Asset Class from the Investor Perspective
REITs generate stable recurring long-term income, which makes them akin to fixed income products and attracts retail investors. But is the current low interest environment benefiting the REIT business model? A webinar in the series "Sector Analysis: A Framework for Investors" presented by CFA Institute and ACCA.
11 August 2020 | Eunice Chu, FCCA, Alan Lok, CFA, Victor S. Yeung, CFA, Luna Fong | Video: 1 hr 16 min.
Covid-19 and Its Impact on the Investment Management Industry: Presentation to CFA Society Pakistan
CFA Institute surveyed its global membership to analyze the effects of the current economic crisis caused by COVID-19 on the global economy. Mary Leung, CFA, head of advocacy, APAC, CFA Institute presented results of the survey specific to Pakistan.
6 August 2020 | CFA Society Pakistan | Video: 1 hr 7 min.
ESG in Fixed Income
Webinar Series: ESG in Credit - Part I, presented by CFA Institute and Fitch Ratings
The growth of ESG investing has created a demand for ESG products and services that meet the needs of asset owners and investment managers. Initially focused on equities, investors are nowalso looking at the much bigger fixed income universe, which includes corporate bonds, public finance, project finance, and structured debt. How do ESG factors affect credit risk and how is this reflected in credit ratings?
4 August 2020 | Mervyn Tang, CFA; Mary Leung, CFA | Video: 1 hr 4 min.
ESG Disclosure Practice and Dialogue
The growing recognition of the impact that material ESG factors have on companies’ long-term prospects has resulted in the strong demand for quality ESG reporting from investors, stock exchanges and regulators. Do companies face any challenges in complying with these reporting standards? What strategic benefits do they see in producing insightful and top-quality reports? Are investors able to articulate the ESG information disclosed?
28 July 2020 | CFA Institute, GRI, Business Environment Council
Toward Greater Trust: Fees, Disclosures, and Professionalism
What does it take for someone to entrust their savings to someone else to manage? The newest trust survey by CFA Institute shows a decline in client trust in Australia and Singapore. What are the reasons and how should the industry respond?
7 July 2020 | CFA Institute: Mary Leung, CFA; Maria Wilton, CFA; Daryl Liew, CFA; Piotr Zembrowski, CFA | Video: 1 hr 5 min.
Green Finance Development in China
As China actively pursues ecological and sustainable development, green finance serves a core function in the country’s financial ecosystem. Dr. Ma Jun, director of the Center for Finance and Development at Tsinghua University, chairman of China Green Finance Committee, and a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the PBOC, and Rhodri G. Preece, CFA, head of industry research at CFA Institute, discuss green finance development in China.
29 June 2020 | CFA Institute | Video: 52 min.
Transformation through Purposeful Leadership
A masterclass session with Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar, Chairman of University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Board of Directors and Chairman of Bursa Malaysia, and Justin Ong, CFA, President of CFA Society Malaysia. A webinar presented by CFA Society Malaysia.
24 June 2020 | Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar, Justin Ong, CFA | Video: 1 hr 11 min
Assessing Insurance Companies in Turbulent Times
Tighter regulatory regimes, geopolitical uncertainty, the ongoing digitization of the economy, and the Covid-19 pandemic have caused fundamental changes in the traditional insurance business. How should investors assess insurance companies?
16 June 2020 | Eunice Chu, FCCA; Charles Chui, CFA; Jennifer Law, MD; Mike Goodall; Stratos Pourzitakis, PhD | Video: 1 hr 2 min | 1 PL
ESG Investing Post-Covid 19
MioTech's co-founder Jason Tu compares shareholder value vs. social value, explains how technology and data readiness improves ESG adoption, and discusses regulatory drivers of sustainable investing in Greater China.
10 June 2020 | Jason Tu, Mary Leung, CFA | Video: 1 hr 9 min
AI Ethics in the Corporate World
As the applications of artificial intelligence proliferate, will there be a radical shift in how people behave and make critical decisions? Will AI strengthen or weaken the role of ethics? A webinar presented by CFA Institute and Tencent Finance Academy (Hong Kong)
3 June 2020 | Alan Lok, CFA, Dorothy Chau, PhD, Laurel Teo, CFA, Justin Ong, CFA | Video: 1 hr 41 min
From the Desk of a CIO: Strategizing Long-Term Investments
Mohamad Damshal bin Awang Damit, CFA, Chief Investment Officer at Tabung Haji, and Faridq Ridzuan, CFA, discuss what it takes to be a CIO, and how being a CFA Charterholder can help your career.
1 June 2020 | CFA Society Malaysia: Mohamad Damshal bin Awang Damit, CFA, Faridq Ridzuan, CFA | Video: 57 min
Portfolio Asset Allocation and Performance through the Business Cycle
During the crisis, asset allocation decisions outweigh stock selection decisions as a determinant of portfolio performance. What is the value of asset allocation for portfolio performance over the long term?
1 June 2020 | CFA Society Malaysia: Yau Sue Meng, CFA | Video: 58 min
Gearing Up Your Portfolio with Structured Warrants
During market volatility it is important to identify the right strategies and tools to maneuver through the crests and troughs of the market. Learn how you can amplify your portfolio performance with structured warrants.
1 June 2020 | CFA Society Malaysia: Leong Kah Meng, CFA | Video: 1 hr 13 min
Has Luck Run Out for Luckin Coffee?
With high volatility in the market, impending recession, unconventional monetary policies, how do you value a company? What can we learn from the failure of the Chinese coffee chain Luckin Coffee?
1 June 2020 | CFA Society Malaysia: Ryan Tong Yee Chow, CFA, Chong Jin Yoong, CFA | Video: 1 hr 12 min
Australian Credit Market Outlook and the Macro-economy
Fitch Ratings’ leading sector analysts discuss the implications of the global pandemic on Australia’s economy. The interactive webinar covers sovereigns, financial institutions, structured finance, corporates, infrastructure and ESG.
25 May 2020 | Fitch Ratings: James McCormack, Jeremy Zook | Video: 51 min
How Green Are Green Bonds?
A review of green bond regulations in ASEAN with a focus on their alignment with global standards and on the progress Thailand, the Philippines and Malaysia are making in the development of their green bond markets.
21 May 2020 | Mary Leung, CFA; Yoon Mee Yeong, CFA; Juliette Macresy, CFA; Cedric Rimaud, CFA | Video: 1 hr 8 min
Is There Cash Left in the Post-Covid-19 World?
The COVID-19 pandemic has left businesses around the world cash-strapped. What are the best practices in working capital management, how do you uncover tell-tale signs of poor cash and working capital management and how can you preserve liquidity? A webinar presented by CFA Society Malaysia and PWC.
19 May 2020 | Pawan Kankanwadi, Ganesh Gunaratnam, Chun Keat Neo, CFA | Video: 1 hr 8 min
Oil Armageddon: Is Black Gold Turning into Red Ink?
While the outlook for global crude oil remains subdued, the world’s most important commodity is quickly losing its value, as the chronic oversupply overwhelms storage capabilities of crude tanks, pipelines and super-tankers.
19 May 2020 | CFA Society Malaysia: Deepak Kumar Thakur, CFA, Ahmad Nabil, CFA | Video: 1 hr 5 min
Bank Negara Malaysia’s Pandemic Relief Measures: A Welcomed Move to the Malaysian Banking Industry?
A discussion of the measures implemented by Bank Negara Malaysia to support the efforts of banking institutions to assist individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises and corporations in managing the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak. A webinar presented by CFA Society Malaysia.
2 April 2020 | Yue Xiang Teng, Justin Ong, CFA | Video: 1 hr 26 min
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
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.
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