Natural Language Processing (NLP) for Financial Services

Language is one of the great untapped resources of information. Today’s NLP field covers the full cycle of recognizing and understanding speech, processing natural language and generating text including automatic coding. NLP is everywhere – when you dictate a text message to Siri, ask Alexa for the weather, search on Google, use email services that filter out spam, check out spelling and grammar, and even autocomplete an entire message.

Jon Queen, CFA, CAIA, Chapter Executive

Jon Queen, CAIA, CFA is a highly trained, results-driven real estate professional continuing a family tradition of real estate brokerage that dates back to 1977. Jon is a Realtor with Coldwell Banker, where he specializes in home purchases and sales in the Greater Denver and surrounding areas. He possesses a keen analytical understanding of the Denver real estate market and is a member of the South Metro Denver Realtors Association Board of Directors. Jon brings deeply specialized experience and credentials to residential real estate brokerage.

FDP Candidate Orientation - Q4-2022 Exam

Description: To support FDP Candidates and those considering the pursuit of the FDP Charter, we offered a brief, live webinar with our Curriculum team. A typical Orientation Session includes the following:

• Review sample exam questions.
• Learn exam-taking tips.
• Have your questions answered by our exam experts.

Formal remarks of the presentation lasted approximately 45 minutes, with 15 minutes for Q&A.

Panelists: Hossein Kazemi, PhD, CFA, Senior Advisor, FDP Institute

Understanding the Landscape of Quantitative Investing

Description: What types of managers and strategies use quantitative techniques such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, regression, and backtesting? What do investors need to understand before making allocations to these strategies? What due diligence considerations are specifically helpful when evaluating quantitative managers? Albourne Partners, AIMA, and FDP Institute hosted a discussion on quantitative investing. Dr.

August 2022: Access to Alts in Wealth Management

For the August installment of Chronicles, CAIA explores the growing demand for access to alternative assets within the world of wealth management. This month, Aaron Filbeck, Head of UniFi by CAIA™, speaks with Scott Reeder, Managing Director, US Wealth Advisory, Blackrock (and a UniFi by CAIA™ advisory council member). The two discuss major trends to watch, how to effectively promote education and transparency and, as products become more widely available, what the industry can do to ensure the best possible outcome for clients.

Steve Novakovic, CAIA, CFA

Steve Novakovic is the Managing Director, Educational Programs at CAIA Association. In this role he leads the creation, development, implementation, and execution of the charter, certificate and other professional development programs offered by CAIA Association. Steve joined CAIA Association in 2022 and has been a Charterholder since 2011. Prior to CAIA Association, he was a faculty member at Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY, where he taught a variety of finance courses, including alternative investments.

Mark Robillard, CFA, CAIA, FRM

Mark Robillard is vice president - research analyst, alternatives within Fidelity Institutional Wealth Adviser (FIWA), the registered investment advisor at Fidelity Institutional® (FI). Fidelity Institutional is a division of Fidelity Investments that offers investment insights, strategies, and solutions, as well as trading services to a wide range of wealth management firms and institutional investors.

Natural Language Processing (NLP) for Financial Services - APAC

Description: Language is one of the great untapped resources of information. Today’s NLP field covers the full cycle of recognizing and understanding speech, processing natural language and generating text including automatic coding. NLP is everywhere – when you dictate a text message to Siri, ask Alexa for the weather, search on Google, use email services that filter out spam, check out spelling and grammar, and even autocomplete an entire message.