http://annual.cfaconference.org Mon, 21 May 2012 13:50:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://annual.cfaconference.org/2012/05/17/bnn-clip-we-dont-rate-countries-we-rate-governments-says-fitch-ratings-david-riley/ http://annual.cfaconference.org/2012/05/17/bnn-clip-we-dont-rate-countries-we-rate-governments-says-fitch-ratings-david-riley/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 18:22:22 +0000 Jennifer Curry http://annual.cfaconference.org/?p=7891 Fitch's group managing director of sovereign and supranational ratings discussed his outlook for Europe and the United States in an interview with BNN's Business Day. 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Read More]]> http://annual.cfaconference.org/2012/05/10/decoding-the-science-of-social-networks/feed/ 0 http://annual.cfaconference.org/2012/05/09/day-three-recap/ http://annual.cfaconference.org/2012/05/09/day-three-recap/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 20:00:53 +0000 Jennifer Curry http://annual.cfaconference.org/?p=7565 CFA Institute content director Jason Voss, CFA, provides a few highlights from the third day of the 65th CFA Institute Annual Conference in Chicago. Read More]]> http://annual.cfaconference.org/2012/05/09/day-three-recap/feed/ 0