I chat with Alex on his experiences across a range of environments, the role of machine learning in Australia’s future and how to best deploy data science in academia and industry.
Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activity should be undertaken without first seeking qualified and professional advice.
A geostrategic standoff between the US and China over AI would be “extremely damaging for capital owners” according to the Future Fund, Australia’s A$337 billion ($237 billion) sovereign wealth fund, which outlined four “secular scenarios” around AI and its investment implications.
The emerging markets are a great way to access the AI thematic without buying into expensive US large caps, but their nuances demand local active management if investors want to unlock their rewards.
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As covenants in US and European private credit become weakened from an increasing flow of lending capital, asset allocators and managers are eyeing Asia as the next frontier due to its relatively untapped yet sizable market. At FIS Singapore, investors unpacked the region's complexity premium and why a local approach is essential.
While China was mainly a beneficiary rather than a participant of previous industrial revolutions, it now believes it can lead the next one, and the US will have to work hard to catch up to its extraordinary capacity and speed for development.
The outperformance of APAC equities in 2025 has reignited interest among asset owners in allocating towards the region, but Franklin Templeton's investment strategist Christy Tan argues the investment case for APAC has shifted from a tactical to a structural buy. She unpacks the reasoning in conversation with Top1000funds.com Asia Pacific correspondent Darcy Song.
The principles of high-performance leadership – whether in business or sport – remain remarkably consistent and include the ability to maintain clarity, integrity, and conviction under immense pressure. Former Australian test cricketer Usman Khawaja told the Fiduciary Investors Symposium that the only time you really lose is when you stop trying.
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