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Condoleezza Rice: Globalisation’s borderless era is coming undone
Condoleezza Rice, the 66th US Secretary of State and current director of Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, said the new world order will have several characteristics of which there are already signs: more protectionist trade policies, a redistribution of security burdens, and louder voices for those marginalised in globalisation.
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AI beyond the black box
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.
Chicken, beef or vegetables: assessing the real environmental impact of AI
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.
Asset owners eye tech’s new foundation for investing
Institutional investing is entering a new era as blockchain-based rails make markets always-on, near-instant and capable of delivering hyper-customised portfolios. Are asset owners ready?
Khosla warns of disrupted decade before AI boom brings abundance
AI will deliver a five-year burst of productivity and cost cutting before a deflationary decade reshapes the global economy, according to legendary venture capitalist Vinod Khosla.
Managing fat tails and risks in the face of contradictory signals
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.
Risk takers vs scalers: Investors split on where to access innovation
Investors are still split on whether it’s better to hunt for innovative companies in the public or private markets. But the biggest consideration for investing in new technologies might have more to do with liquidity.
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