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To combat the systemic risks that revealed themselves during the financial crisis, regulators have implemented new rules covering everything from bank capital requirements to derivative and commodity markets. Share this article:   READ MORE Distinguished Speakers Series: Charles Evans CFA Chicago Listen as Charles L. Evans, the ninth president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago as he gives his perspectives on the current state of the economy. For those interested at this inside looks, be sure to register here. Share this article:   READ MORE Looking for similar articles? Search here, keyword CHARLES EVANS.   FEATURED COMPANIES Global leader in CFA® review. Schweser is the most recognized, trusted name in CFA® review. Our efficient, effective study materials and expert instruction are designed for candidate success. MORE Advertise here! To find out how to feature your company in the CFA Society Chicago NewsBrief and other advertising opportunities, Contact James DeBois at 469-420-2618. MORE The Hunt for Yield CFA Chicago Income seeking investors face a challenging investment environment as central banks around the world have driven interest rates down to record low levels. Some investors are reaching for less conventional asset classes or pursuing other strategies to enhance the yield on their portfolios. Share this article:   READ MORE Mesirow recasts investment advisory business Crain's Chicago Business Mesirow Financial Holdings Inc. is revamping its investment advisory business, replacing the executive who led the group and setting up a council to change how more than half its advisers work with clients. Share this article:   READ MORE TRENDING ARTICLES Missed last week's issue? See which articles your colleagues read most.     Fed doves stand by stimulus, though Evans has bright outlook (Reuters) Distinguished Speakers Series: Charles Evans (CFA Chicago) The competing incentives and pressures that influence sell-side analysts (CFA Institute's Enterprising Investor) Money Smart Week: How to Get/Enjoy the Career You Want & Make the Money You Need (CFA Chicago) Navigating the Evolving World of ETFs (CFA Chicago) Don't be left behind. Click here to see what else you missed. BOJ asset purchases: Is Japan sowing seeds of next asset bubble? CFA Institue's Enterprising Investor Japan's Nikkei index is on fire. In just the past six months, the benchmark is up 55 percent as of this writing. Why? Pretty simple: New Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has announced that the Bank of Japan will begin purchasing approximately $70.4 billion worth of bonds annually in a major new quantitative easing program. 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Share this article:   READ MORE MOST POPULAR ARTICLE FEATURED ARTICLE TRENDING ARTICLE Fed doves stand by stimulus, though Evans has bright outlook Reuters A handful of Federal Reserve policy doves showed no sign they were prepared to dial down the U.S. central bank's extraordinary accommodation any time soon, even though one gave a highly optimistic outlook that the economy will turn the corner next year. read more The competing incentives and pressures that influence sell-side analysts CFA Institute's Enterprising Investor A recent study designed to decipher the "black box" of sell-side analyst decision making sheds new light on the driving forces behind two important outputs of their work: earnings estimates and stock recommendations. read more McDonald's 1st-quarter profit nearly flat Chicago Business Journal McDonald's Corp.'s profit barely inched up during its first quarter as sales continued to disappoint. Oak Brook-based McDonald's earned $1.27 billion, or $1.26 per share, nearly unchanged from $1.267 billion, or $1.23 per share, a year ago. read more Wal-Mart tops Fortune 500 ranking Chicago Tribune Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which had $469.2 billion in revenue last year, has reclaimed the top ranking in the Fortune 500 ranking of the largest U.S. companies by revenue. Exxon Mobil slipped to No. 2. Chevron, Phillips 66 and Berkshire Hathaway rounded out the top five. Facebook joined the list for the first time, landing at No. 482. Thirty-two Illinois companies made the list. Share this article:   READ MORE Investors may lobby JPMorgan to clip Dimon's wings if vote fails Reuters via Chicago Tribune JPMorgan Chase & Co's Jamie Dimon may be losing ground in his fight to keep the title of chairman, as some major investors push for more oversight of the chief executive after the "London whale" trading losses. Share this article:   READ MORE Investment themes from the ETF space Seeking Alpha Flows into the exchange products continue to accelerate. In the first four months of this year, Blackrock estimates some $80 billion have flowed into ETF products globally compared with $66 billion for the same year ago period. The U.S.-listed ETFs took in more than 80 percent of the inflows. Share this article:   READ MORE   CFA Society Chicago NewsBrief Colby Horton, Vice President of Publishing, 469.420.2601 Download media kit Andrew Plock, Content Editor, 469.420.2609   Contribute news Be sure to add us to your address book or safe sender list so our emails get to your inbox. Learn how. This edition of the CFA Society Chicago NewsBrief was sent to ##Email##. To unsubscribe, click here. Did someone forward this edition to you? Subscribe here — it's free! Recent issues May 7, 2013 April 30, 2013 April 23, 2013 7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063