Stanford University

Technology

Navigating the opportunities, potential and risks of AI

The sprawling potential of AI presents asset owners with unprecedented opportunities as investors and as businesses. Asset owners from around the world will gather at Stanford University to hear from visionaries on the practical applications and ethical considerations of AI as a tool to improve decision making and efficiency.

Simon HoyleAugust 29, 2023

Sustainability Digital – Sept 2021

Unprecedented opportunity ahead

The climate challenge requires new investment on a staggering scale: new generating capacity, the electrification of everything, emissions-free fuel, carbon capture and sequestration, new supply chains and infrastructure, plus the building of negative emissions technologies. Stanford’s Dr Arun Majumdar explores the opportunities for new investment, the risk return trade-off and how investors should approach the opportunities.

Sarah RundellSeptember 24, 2021

FIS Stanford 2018

Rise of the unicorns: venture capital

The increase in privately held start-ups has piqued interest in venture-capital markets. The opportunities are there but investors must realise that technological innovation has changed the game.

Sarah RundellOctober 18, 2018

Organisational Design

Data science good value for investors

A case study looking at University of California Investments' reporting of illiquid asset valuations shows how institutional investors can use data science to improve operational efficiency.

Amanda WhiteAugust 1, 2018

Research

Sovereign Development Funds: designing strategic investment institutions

The hunt for alpha is leading traditional investors toward more innovative strategies and operating models. And, significantly, one potential source of inspiration for long-term investors has come from an unconventional place: the community of sovereign development funds (SDFs). In this paper academics from Stanford University provide readers with analytical frameworks that can assist in the […]

Amanda WhiteOctober 9, 2015

Uncategorised posts

Investors must collaborate to innovate

Institutional investors are sheltered by competition, which in some instances can be beneficial, but it also means they are shielded from competitive forces that drive innovation. A new paper by Gordon Clark and Ashby Monk, looks at why the current model of either insourcing or outsourcing investment management doesn’t allow for innovation, and the models […]

Amanda WhiteMarch 19, 2014