What will life after LIBOR look like? On January 15, 2020, CFA Society Chicago held its event SOFR: Life After LIBOR, where a distinguished panel gathered to explain why the interest rate was going away and how potential alternatives are being developed. LIBOR has been described as “the world’s most important number”...
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SOFR: Life after LIBOR
Distinguished Speaker Series: Bob Browne, CFA, Northern Trust
“Let my hindsight, be your foresight” Bob Browne, CFA Over 110 members of CFA Society Chicago gathered at the JW Marriott on December 10, 2019, to hear Robert (Bob) Browne, CFA, EVP and CIO of Northern Trust, prognosticate on his firm’s capital market assumptions including key macroeconomic themes and forecasts for...
Distinguished Speaker Series: Curt Bailey, Related Midwest
Curt Bailey, president for Related Midwest, was the presenter at CFA Society Chicago’s last Distinguished Speaker Series luncheon on November 20th. Related is one of the nation’s largest property development firms and Bailey’s talk introduced the firm and gave an overview of Chicago’s property market. “We create and...
Interactive Empowerment Series Wrap-Up
The CFA Society Chicago Women’s Network Advisory Group gave us tools and tips for taking our careers to the next level during an interactive event that brought together all elements of the Empowerment Series on December 3rd at the Northern Trust Global Conference Center. The Empowerment Series was intended to support...
CFA Society Chicago 33rd Annual Dinner
A sell-out crowd of 1,100 attended the 33rd Annual CFA Society Chicago Dinner on November 7th at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Hotel. In his after-dinner remarks, Daniel Kastholm, CFA, chair of CFA Society Chicago, welcomed and thanked all for coming to the event honoring this year’s Hortense Friedman, CFA, Award for...
CFA Society Chicago News
CFA Society Chicago extends its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Priscilla Perry.
CFA Society Chicago recently received the sad news of the passing of Priscilla Alkire Perry at the age of 84. A well-known member of the Chicago-area investment community, Priscilla was awarded CFA Society Chicago’s Hortense Friedman, CFA, Award for Excellence at the...
CFA Society Chicago Board Member Dhvani Shah, CFA, named to CIO Magazine’s 2019 Power 100!
Congratulations to Dhvani Shah, CFA, IMRF Chief Investment Officer and member of CFA Society Chicago Board of Directors, for being named to CIO Magazine’s 2019 Power 100. Read more via IMRF
Announcing Women of Influence honorees for 2019
Congratulations to Stephanie Braming, CFA, partner and global head at William Blair Investment Management for being named to Women of Influence by the Chicago Business Journal and Bizwomen! Read More via The Business Journals