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CFA UK
CFA UK takes careers to the next level and beyond. Through connecting, educating and inspiring we develop the professional lives of our members. We help you to develop your skills, achieve your goals and make your desired level of impact in the industry and in the world.
(The views of our guests do not necessarily represent the views of CFA UK)
(The views of our guests do not necessarily represent the views of CFA UK)
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Dec 17, 2020 • 12min
Episode 15: How ESG Principles are Making a Difference in Corporate Credit Markets
Listen to Alan Livsey, CFA, talk to Justin McGowan and Duncan Sankey, Partners at Cheyne Capital, about how ESG principles are making a difference in the areas of corporate credit. Learn how the dynamics and factors of ESG work within the context of credit markets and the investment strategies behind it.

Dec 4, 2020 • 15min
Episode 14: Will Renewables Overcome the Big Challenges Needed to De-Carbonise and Generate Returns?
Listen to Alan Livsey, CFA, talk to Deepa Venkateswaran, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Senior Analyst - European Utilities at AB Bernstein, about the electricity market in the UK/Europe and how renewable energy is taking a share of the market.

Nov 24, 2020 • 14min
Episode 13: Adapting Portfolio Risk During the Pandemic
Join Bo Huang, CFA in conversation with Vito Menza, Managing Director & Assistant Portfolio Manager at Sandler Capital Management, to hear about how Sandler are adapting risk in response to the developing Covid-19 pandemic.

Nov 24, 2020 • 16min
Episode 12: Managing Value Portfolios During Covid-19
Listen to Bo Huang, CFA talk to Caroline Cai, CFA, Managing Principal and Portfolio Manager at Pzena, on her approach to managing value portfolios during the pandemic.

Nov 18, 2020 • 10min
Episode 11: How the landscape of Green Bonds is evolving
Listen to Alan Livsey, CFA, talk to David Zahn, CFA, Head of European Fixed Income at Franklin Templeton, about the special role of green bonds in helping reduce carbon emissions, the first-ever sovereign green bond issued by Germany, and the interesting development of dual issuance.

Nov 4, 2020 • 14min
Episode 10: Building high performing teams in a virtual environment
In the tenth episode of our 'In Conversation' podcast Bo Huang, CFA, talks to Emma Cleveland, Founder and Managing Director at Cleveland & Co, a legal advisory firm, about her views on how to manage a high performing diverse team during the Covid-19 global health crisis and tips on how to be a good leader outside of a traditional office set-up.

Oct 21, 2020 • 30min
Episode 9 - In Conversation: Advancing black leaders in the industry
Listen to TinaShe Tande, CFA, from CFA UK’s Inclusion and Diversity Committee talks to Tia Counts about JP Morgan’s Advancing Black Leaders Programme and how to make the workforce more inclusive.

Oct 8, 2020 • 12min
Episode 8 - In Conversation: How decision-making has changed since Covid-19
In Episode 8 of our 'In Conversation' podcast Alan Livsey, CFA, talks to Christian Hunt, Founder of behavioural science consultancy firm, Human Risk, about why Covid-19 is the world's largest behavioural science experiment.

Oct 5, 2020 • 8min
John Kay talks greed, politics, Covid-19 and climate change
Professional Investor speaks to British Economist, John Kay about his new book 'Greed is Dead', why businesses should have a shared common purpose and how societies are coping with Covid-19 and climate change.

Sep 25, 2020 • 10min
Episode 7 - In Conversation: Business models for the banking sector are under a lot of pressure
In this episode of CFA UK’s ‘In Conversation’ podcast series, Alan Livsey, CFA talks to James Davis, Partner at consultancy firm Oliver Wyman, about how the banking sector is coping with the recession in the UK and why the industry is likely to continue reducing headcount.