Global Investors Workshop To Explore Cutting-Edge Asset Management Strategies, 26–30 June

Joint CFA Institute- INSEAD Event Uses Case Studies For Insights Relevant To Valuation and Portfolio Construction

LONDON, UK - The next generation of investment decision makers will gather in Fontainebleau, France, this summer — from Monday, 26 June to Friday, 30 June — for what has become an annual landmark in the international business calendar: the Global Investors Workshop.

The rigorous five-day course, held jointly by CFA Institute and INSEAD, is a unique opportunity for emerging leaders in the investment community to learn about the latest theories and techniques in asset valuation, portfolio construction, and investment firm management. Participants work together to put cutting-edge theories into practice. In its fifth year, the workshop is well established as the forum for innovative new investment ideas and an essential experience for those senior executives who will develop the global capital markets of the future.

“What is unique about this workshop is that it is case-based and practice-oriented,” said Programme Director Professor Bernard Dumas. “The executives who attend develop a deeper understanding of the key concepts in investment management through real examples. These cases help them to analyse the financial implications of their decisions. Our programme goes beyond traditional asset management approaches to explore how tomorrow’s successful investment management firm should itself be managed.”

The workshop combines:

• Case-based sessions, which challenge participants to recognise and analyse the use of specific investment strategies in market situations;

• Research insights and industry-specific sessions, which apply the latest academic research to decision making; and

• Study groups, where executives pool their own experiences and expertise to prepare for the next day’s discussions.

Industry speakers confirmed so far for this year’s workshop include Jean-Louis Nakamura, Chief Investment Officer, Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites, Jerome Booth, Head of Research, Ashmore Investment Management, and Peter Clarke, Deputy Group Chief Executive and Group Finance Director, Man Group plc.

Global Investor Workshop 2006 will be held 26-30 June at the INSEAD campus in Fontainebleau, France, 65 km south of Paris. To participate, contact Sonia Tatar, INSEAD: sonia.tatar@insead.edu or +33 1 60 72 90 51.

About CFA Institute
CFA Institute is the global, non-profit professional association that administers the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) curriculum and examination program worldwide, publishes research, conducts professional-development programs, and sets voluntary, ethics-based professional and performance-reporting standards for the investment industry. As part of its commitment to professional development and research, it has developed the Global Investors Workshop jointly with INSEAD specifically for senior-level investment professionals. It is one of only two case based programmes in asset management that exists in top tier business schools. CFA Institute has more than 81,000 members in 125 countries and territories, including the world’s 67,000 CFA charterholders, as well as 131 affiliated professional societies in 52 countries and territories. CFA Institute is headquartered in the USA in Charlottesville, Virginia., with regional headquarters in London, Hong Kong, and New York. More information may be found at www.cfainstitute.org. (Bloomberg users can find CFA Institute at 497458Z).

About INSEAD
As one of the world’s leading and largest graduate business schools, INSEAD brings together people, cultures and ideas from around the world to change lives and transform organisations. The unique global perspective and multicultural diversity of INSEAD are reflected in all aspects of its research and teaching. Currently, at the school’s two comprehensive and fully connected campuses in Asia (Singapore) and Europe (France), 143 renowned faculty members from 31 countries inspire more than 870 MBA participants, 58 executive MBAs, 7,000 executives and 71 PhD candidates. On both campuses, faculty conduct leading edge research projects with the support of 12 Centres of Excellence. More information about INSEAD can be found at www.insead.edu