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Why asset owners need to become ‘technologized investors’

The use of technology has the potential to transform the investment industry bringing down the cost of asset management, exponentially increasing innovation and building more resilient and adaptive portfolios. So investors need to move now to keep pace with the change. Amanda White talks to Herman Bril.
Amanda WhiteFebruary 28, 2023
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Portfolio managers 3.0: APG’s digital future

Amanda WhiteJanuary 4, 2023
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APG talks crypto: Those who got rich in the gold rush didn’t do the digging

Sarah RundellJuly 28, 2022
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Tech wipeout brings lucrative opportunities for savvy investors

Ben HurleyMay 28, 2022
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How technology is enabling better investments

Amy B. ResnickFebruary 24, 2022
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Temasek’s pioneering tech investments

Singapore's investment company Temasek's is at the forefront of blockchain investment. Pradyumna Agrawal explains why going early and deep in tech investment is a sweet spot, encapsulated in the giant investor founding and building tech companies from scratch.
Sarah RundellFebruary 1, 2022
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The transformative technologies set to shake up financial services

Technologies that have decimated and transformed the retail and manufacturing sectors are finally ‘knocking at the doors’ of the services sector, and institutional investors need to build a higher level of technology education among in-house sector specialists to stay ahead of the curve, argues Taimur Hyat, chief operating officer at PGIM, the investment management business of Prudential based in New Jersey.
Ben HurleyOctober 28, 2021
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APG positions for a digital future

APG, the biggest pension provider in Europe, is positioning itself as a digital pioneer with investment in the large-scale use of data, workflow automation and digital analytical platforms. A leader in funds management, most notably sustainability, it is once again a frontrunner by embracing technology.
Amanda WhiteAugust 19, 2021
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How AI can help investors manage risk

The C$23 billion Canadian fund, OPTrust is embracing the power of technology to improve investment outcomes. Wei Xie and Brandon Da Silva explain the fund's focus on two subdomains of machine learning and how they can be used together: reinforcement learning and uncertainty modelling.
Wei Xie and Brandon DasilvaApril 14, 2021
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Back VC to solve inequalities: Ming

Pension funds around the globe should be putting their high-risk capital towards supporting venture funds that have a track record of seeing value in people, according to Vivienne Ming, Silicon Valley technologist, entrepreneur and theoretical neuroscientist. Ming believes that AI can be used to solve poverty, mental health, inequality and even predict who will spread COVID-19. She says technology can make all of our lives better.
Amanda WhiteOctober 11, 2020
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