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Resilience of the Capital Markets

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Reframing Financial Markets as Complex Systems

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Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index 2025

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Continuation Funds: Ethics in Private Markets, Part I

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Research Report

The Future of the 60/40 Allocation

Technology, Big Data and AI

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Research Foundation

AI in Asset Management: Tools, Applications, and Frontiers

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Synthetic Data in Investment Management

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AI Washing: Signs, Symptoms, and Suggested Solutions for Investment Stakeholders

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The Automation Ahead Content Series

Future of the Profession

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Research Report

Next-Gen Investors: A Guide for Wealth Managers and Financial Advisers

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Research Foundation

Beyond Active and Passive Investing: The Customization of Finance

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Research Report

Future State of the Investment Industry

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Financial Analysts Journal

Innovation and the Human Dimension of Investment Management

Sustainable Investing

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Research Report

Global Compliance Carbon Markets: Auction Mechanisms

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Impact Investing: Guidance for Designing Listed Equity Strategies That Generate Real-World Outcomes

Achieving Net Zero
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Investment Innovations Toward Achieving Net Zero

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Net-Zero Investing: Solutions for Benchmarks, Incentives, and Time Horizons

Financial Analysts Journal

When Analytical Tools Scale, First-Order Information Differentiates
Financial Analysts Journal

Financial Analysts Journal, Second Quarter 2026, Vol. 82, No. 2

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Financial Analysts Journal

A Reassessment of Hedge Fund Returns Using Daily Return Data

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Financial Analysts Journal

The Fallacy of Concentration

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Research Foundation Publications

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Research Foundation

The Active Side of Indexing

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Infrastructure Debt: Alternative Credit to Finance the Future

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Strengthening Pension Savings in Emerging Markets

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