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How a 15-minute survey helped Singapore become an AI superpower
A decision by government-backed AI Singapore to rank organisations according to their awareness of and competency in AI before working with them has helped the nation become a global AI superpower, ranked behind only the US and China. The approach is also driving healthy ROI on AI projects.
Beyond green bonds
The European Union’s rescue plan will give a huge boost to an already thriving market for green bonds and other instruments that promote sustainability. But investors need to be wary: green comes in many shades.
How the G20 can hasten recovery
This report argues the G20 not only should but can be meaningfully useful to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. It looks at the role of G20 in designing a fiscal response, strengthening access to vital medical supplies and ensuring global food security.
Private markets enter era of ‘true alpha’
Allocators are interrogating their private markets investments more rigorously as institutional investors question whether unlisted asset classes are entering an era of “true alpha” where managers skills are put to test. This trend is especially salient in private equity, and at FIS Singapore, asset owners and managers weighed the thesis around the asset class.
Right benchmark provides different perspective on private markets alpha
A private market equivalent benchmark is superior to either peer group benchmarks or a public market equivalent in measuring private equity and infrastructure manager outperformance, according to Frederic Blanc-Brude, director of Scientific Infra & Private Assets at EDHEC Asia Pacific.
Nobel laureate advises a different focus on risk to enhance returns
Nobel Prize-winning economist Myron Scholes advises investors to think differently about risk to improve the way it is managed, to help boost returns. He told the Fiduciary Investors Symposium the focus of asset owners should shift from thinking of risk as a constant to considering how risks are changing.
In-house investment and alternatives: How Germany’s WPV sets itself apart
Germany’s WPV stands out amongst peers for its in-house investment management and the fact that half of its €6 billion ($6.9 billion) portfolio is invested in alternatives. Managing director Sascha Pinger explains how these characters give the fund an edge in Germany’s competitive environment for industry pension funds.
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