Tokenisation of traditional assets will lead to a boom in on-chain trading, and that in turn opens the door to AI-agentic trading. But there are risks that AI agents may behave in unpredictable ways and, despite the hype surrounding the technology, still produce unexpected investment losses. In these cases, it will typically still be the CIO who bears responsibility – so they’d better understand what their AI agents are up to.
The principles of high-performance leadership – whether in business or sport – remain remarkably consistent and include the ability to maintain clarity, integrity, and conviction under immense pressure. Former Australian test cricketer Usman Khawaja told the Fiduciary Investors Symposium that the only time you really lose is when you stop trying.
As stagflationary shocks flip stock-bond correlations and the illiquidity premium in private markets proves elusive, the investors best placed to navigate a fragmented world are those with the governance infrastructure to deploy capital when others are forced to sell.
The artificial intelligence revolution is taking place against a backdrop of rising fiscal deficits and a realignment of the geopolitical order. Applying cutting-edge AI technology to navigate markets is helping asset managers such as Bridgewater make sense of a shifting landscape.
The inexorable rise of AI is increasing energy demand around the globe, but the technology itself is also enabling greater efficiencies. Assessing its real impact requires an understanding of both its “footprint” and its “handprint”, and its impact may not be as dire as we’ve been led to believe.
Global investors face the difficult task of setting asset allocation in an environment where the global macro-economic backdrop suggests chaos and downside risk but markets continue to perform strongly.
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