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CFA Society Toronto Explores the Future State of Finance at the 2017 Annual Investment Dinner

2017 Annual Investment Dinner

Toronto, 16 November 2017 – Last night over 700 attendees joined us at the 2017 Annual Investment Dinner, CFA Society Toronto’s marquee event of the year. This year’s keynote speakers and featured fireside chat participants included Jason Furman, Professor of Practice & Former Economic Advisor to Barrack Obama, Harvard Kennedy School; Bob Prince, Co-Chief Investment Officer, Bridgewater Associates; Donald Guloien, Past President & Former Chief Executive Officer, Manulife; and moderator for the evening, CBC’s Dianne Buckner. 

Keeping with tradition, attendees, members of  the financial industry, answered questions about the markets, economic growth, and their predictions for 2018 using audience response devices.

Economic growth in the United States and Canada over the next decade will be:

3%, no sweat

8.3%

We can do a bit better than 2%

41.86%

Stuck at 2%

25.57%

Below 2%

20.20%

No idea

4.07%

 

Global stock markets are:                 

Always rational and correctly valued

7.12%

A real bargain right now – buy!

11.65%

Overvalued – sell!

53.56%

No idea

27.67%

 

When will the next downturn be?

2018

17.42%

Within 3 years

56.26%

Within 5 years

21.96%

Not for at least a decade

4.36%

 

CFA Society Toronto proudly acknowledges Annual Investment Dinner sponsors and would like to extend a special thank you to our platinum sponsor, National Bank Independent Network, and our platinum corporate sponsor Thomson Reuters. 

About CFA Society Toronto

CFA Society Toronto is Canada’s largest Society of CFA® charterholders, dedicated to supporting the professional and business development of over 9,500 members. We provide our membership with a local perspective on a global designation through our member services, which include: educational programs, sponsored events, employment postings, quarterly newsletters and networking opportunities. A not-for-profit organization, CFA Society Toronto is affiliated with CFA Institute, the global body that administers the Chartered Financial Analyst® curriculum and sets voluntary, ethics-based performance-reporting standards for the investment industry. CFA Society Toronto’s members are leaders in ethics in the financial community. For more information, please refer to www.cfatoronto.ca.

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Jonathan Mai, Marketing & Communications Specialist
CFA Society Toronto
Tel: 416.366.5755 X 235
jmai@cfatoronto.ca

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