Investors told to embrace helpful AI
Robotics and artificial intelligence supplemental to humans is where to put capital and it’s too early to worry about the rise of the automatons, ‘Mistress of Machines’ Kate Darling says.
CalPERS board warned of risks in AI investments including China innovation
An investment banking expert has warned the CalPERS board of the risks inherent in AI, emphasising the importance of investors understanding how their exposure to AI is at risk because of Chinese competitors.
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Future Fund focuses on technology
The lessons learned from embedding ESG risk management processes into the Future Fund’s portfolio can be readily applied to helping the fund improve its risk management for technological change.
Digital value add: alpha from IT
A panel tells delegates that asset managers need to make the shift from using IT to support back-office functions to applying it in their fundamental investment decision-making.
Maryland manager roster ready for change
Maryland is focused on improving its under-performing absolute return portfolio, reducing the number of managers and looking to new asset classes, including emerging markets and technology.
The power of innovation
From allocating assets in order to achieve a healthy funding status, to keeping up with technology that analyses portfolio risk, the challenges of asset owners are relentlessly evolving. For asset managers, like AQR, the key to their own evolution and success is how to be more relevant to clients. AQR keeps clients’ needs firmly within
Big data, big opportunities: investors wake up to analytics
As pension funds act more like asset managers, with internal investment responsibilities, they should focus on the competitive advantages to be gained from data and analytics. The healthcare industry has seen a 20 per cent decrease in patient mortality by analysing streaming patient data. The Telco industry has seen a 92 per cent increase
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