Portfolio Investments: Does the Euro Make a Difference?

From the Research for the Practitioner V: The Research Foundation of CFA Institute Annual Workshop

In this webcast, Jean-Pierre Danthine discusses:
  • The impact, if any, of the euro and accompanying measures of financial integration on the degree of diversification of European investors.
  • The composition of European investors’ portfolios and the correlation of Europeans’ consumption.
  • Arbitrage opportunities opened up by the euro and European financial integration and the evolution of returns and prices.

Speaker

Photo of Jean-Pierre Danthine

John-Pierre Danthine is professor of macroeconomics and financial theory at the University of Lausanne and managing director of the Swiss Finance Institute. Previously, Professor Danthine taught at Columbia University and held visiting appointments at several universities in the United States and Europe. He is a Center for Economic Policy Research–London research fellow, a fellow of the European Economic Association, a member of the Academia Europaea, and the chairman of the Scientific Council of the Training Center for Investment Professionals. Professor Danthine serves as associate editor of Macroeconomic Dynamics and Finance Research Letters. He is the author of numerous articles in macroeconomics and finance that have been published in journals, including Econometrica and the Journal of Finance. Professor Danthine received an MS in economics from the University of Louvain and a PhD in economics from Carnegie-Mellon University.

This information is accurate as of the date of recording.

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Topics

  • Equity Investments
  • Portfolio Management

Details

Length: 52min
Posted: 7/13/2006
Recorded On: 5/21/2006
CE Credits: 1 CE
Formats:
  • Audio Webcast

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CFA Program Candidates: FREE
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