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.
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China's advanced infrastructure and ballooning debt are two sides of the same story, says Carnegie Endowment nonresident senior fellow Michael Pettis, who compares China's coming consumption-led rebalancing to Japan's in the 1980s. In conversation with Top1000funds.com Asia Pacific correspondent Darcy Song, Pettis unpacks what this means for institutional investors weighing China exposure over multi-decade horizons, and why he remains bearish on the country's outlook.
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.
Graeme Miller, CIO at the A$21 billion TelstraSuper fund, has beefed up the staff and processes committed to asset allocation and adopted an empowering vision of world-class funds management.
"There are no prizes for taking on more risk than you need," said CIO Mark Thompson, after the fully funded UK scheme sold 60 per cent of its equities and targeted long-dated assets.
The halo effect - a belief that people who are good at one thing excel at everything - is just one example of the behavioural biases humans must manage and overcome to be good investors.
The $30.3 billion Pensioenfonds PGB has a strategy focused on regular adjustments to risk in equity, interest rates and credit. The scheme has led to an impressive funded status of 108 per cent.
The UK’s new Local Pensions Partnership is establishing its identity by learning from established funds, welcoming new ideas and seeking opportunities based on like-minded partners not size.
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