Time for a carbon tax: George Shultz
Economics professor George Shultz told delegates a revenue-neutral carbon tax would have corporate support and would be effective, during a discussion of US and global climate policy.
Rethinking portfolio construction at the human-AI nexus
As artificial intelligence models become more sophisticated, asset owners and managers are rethinking portfolio construction as an activity sitting at the nexus of human and machine, which means gaining an edge over the market increasingly needs investors to tap into the wisdom from both sources.
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Australia’s ‘phenomenal’ collaboration
IFM Investors is an example of asset owners co-operating for success. The fund, owned by superannuation funds, has leveraged leadership from its larger stakeholders and greater negotiating power.
Disruptive renewables evolving faster
The pace of innovation in renewables has gone from incremental to rapid in recent years, fuelled by improvements in cost and performance. This has made ideas like solar truly disruptive at last.
AI investment ‘must be for all’
Artificial intelligence has the potential to treat diabetes and autism. Investors in the technology should focus on bringing such significant boons into the world, scientist Vivienne Ming said.
Scholes’ strategies for compound returns
Nobel laureate Myron Scholes touted the importance of patiently pursuing compound returns and pointed out some strategies for enhancing them, including gleaning data on risk from option prices.
Asset owners take charge on fees
New models that better align interests and a commitment to ‘fee principles’ are among the ways investors are getting more value for the expense. Even smaller funds are getting into the act.
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