Can neuroscience explain the financial crisis? Investigations into the biological systems that influence decision making, especially about gains and losses, may transform the way we think about investing. Will traders take daily mood cocktails to improve performance? Will genetic profiling screen for dysfunctional risk-seeking traits? The cover story of the latest issue of CFA Institute Magazine looks at "the biological investor."
Other highlights from the January/February issue of CFA Institute Magazine include:
- Why structural changes are reshaping asset management.
- How distorted incentives have created "an ugly high-frequency mess."
- Where the "endless loop of innovation" could lead markets.
- What's driving the growth of customized-beta strategies.
Plus articles on a CFA Institute initiative to explore "the Future of Finance," the complications of global OTC derivatives regulation, why investors need "worldy wisdom," and strategic renewal for the CIPM Program.
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