Campbell Harvey | CFA Institute

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Professor Campbell R. Harvey is Professor of Finance at Duke University and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). He served as the 2016 President of the American Finance Association. Harvey is Investment Strategy Advisor to the Man Group, plc, the world’s largest listed hedge fund provider. He has received eight Graham and Dodd Awards/Scrolls for excellence in financial writing from the CFA Institute. Professor Harvey edited The Journal of Finance -- the leading scientific journal in his field and one of the premier journals in the economic profession from 2006-2012. Over the past three years, Professor Harvey has taught “Innovation and Cryptoventures” at Duke University. The course focuses on blockchain technology covering both the mechanics of blockchains as well as practical applications of both public and private implementations.

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Professor

Duke University

Achievements (2)

President, American Finance Association, 2016

Editor, Journal of Finance, 2012-2016

Degrees (1)

Ph.D. (Finance and Economics)

University of Chicago

1983 to 1986

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Presentations (3)

Detecting Repeatable Performance

Retail and institutional investors assign far too much weight to past investment performance to assess potential future performance. Using current methods of performance evaluation, there is no ability to forecast future performance based on past performance. The problem is luck. With a large number of investment managers, many will look skilled when they have simply been lucky. Professor Harvey details four new research initiatives that each has the goal of separating skill from luck.

The Blockchain Identity

Blockchain has the potential to become next big disruptive technology. Professor Harvey has for three years taught a graduate course called Innovation and Cryptoventures which focuses on this new technology. The presentation provides an introduction to blockchain detailing both public and private implementations. The emphasis is on applications ranging from: cryptocurrency/central bank digital currency, machine to machine transactions, identify verification, Internet of Things, property transfer, digital twins, supply chain, marketing and media, security of private data, money transfer, Fedcoin, voting, and financial reporting.

Which Betas are Smart?

There is a flood of so-called “smart” beta product and much of the product is not “smart”. Professor Harvey applies some of the same tools that are used for evaluating performance of investment managers to identify the betas that are most likely to have a premium in the future.

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Business

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8 Graham and Dodd Award/Scrolls

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