Investor case study: Using AI in investments
Wei Xie explained the OPTrust focus on two subdomains of machine learning – reinforcement learning and uncertainty modelling – and how they can be used together.
Investing in the innovation economy
This session examined the venture capital landscape and how it has changed due to the pandemic.
In conversation with a venture capitalist
Todd Ruppert in conversation with serial entrepreneur and technology investor, Joe Lonsdale.
Investors need to act now on climate
Last week’s Biden Summit marked an important moment in the global battle to combat climate change and has reset the clock on what can be achieved at COP26 this November. But investors should act now to protect value and back the zero-carbon transition.
NEST’s PE challenge to the industry
The UK defined contribution fund, NEST has added a number of new asset classes to its portfolio over the past year – including infrastructure with a focus on renewables – but the fund is still missing an allocation to private equity. CIO Mark Fawcett spoke to Amanda White about the fund’s challenge to the industry on private equity fees, its focus on climate-aware portfolios and innovative approaches to portfolio management.
The Road to Net Zero
How the pandemic has sharpened the focus of energy companies on the low-carbon energy transition.
