Alex Antic: Data science across finance, academia and government

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.

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Aware Super maps AI exposure as it sharpens whole-of-portfolio risk focus

Aware Super maps AI exposure as it sharpens whole-of-portfolio risk focus

Australia’s third-largest pension fund Aware Super is taking stock of its investment exposure to AI and the initial analysis suggests at least 15 per cent of the fund’s assets are exposed to the thematic. In a project deep dive, head of investment strategy Michael Winchester says finding the portfolio's true concentration around AI will require looking beyond simple dollar aggregation.

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Flurry of activity in 2012 for Massachusetts’ funds

Mass PRIM had a busy 2011 which included the appointment of a raft of direct hedge fund managers and introducing a new risk dashboard.

Do some university endowments earn alpha?

This paper concludes that the average asset allocation of elite institutions and top‐performing funds is the single most important determinant of their superior returns during the last 20 years.   To access the paper click below: Do (Some) University Endowments earn Alphamrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Fund flows demonstrate a defensive 2011

Analysis of asset class and sector fund flows in 2011 reveals investors’ propensity to flock to defensive assets, according to data from EPFR Global. Emerging market equities revealed the biggest difference year on year, with outflows of $47.7 billion for 2011 contrasting with inflows of $95.6 billion for the previous year. The emerging markets equity

Macro risks remain dominant: Cambridge

Macro-economic risks remain the biggest investment concern this year, while certain distressed assets will present the best opportunities, according to managing director of Cambridge Associates, Sandra Urie. “The dislocation in European markets has already created investment opportunities across different credit markets, and we believe these may expand as the pace of European bank deleveraging accelerates,”

2011 global and industry highlights

Republican congress woman Gabrielle Giffords was among 17 shot in an assassination attempt, six killed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke through 12,000, the first time the index was above this mark since 2008. The index had its best January performance since 1997. Investors’ appetite for corporate bonds continued unabated with banks and companies borrowing

The year that was, a CIO’s perspective

The downgrade of the US took the entire industry by surprise, in a year that confirmed the complexity and unpredictability of markets, CalSTRS chief investment officer, Christopher Ailman, says.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

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