I chat with Anthony, Director at Verge Labs, on the open-source revolution, how we should frame the conversation around ethics and potentially optimistic viewpoint as artificial intelligence evolves.
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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.
Tight controls dictate strategy at the French public service pension scheme – including a commitment to socially responsible investing – but diversification options have increased.
The US Federal Reserve’s James Bullard is inclined to let bond buying run off in 2017. He also says higher interest rates are unlikely worldwide and calls the US a relatively closed market.
As sovereign wealth funds continue to grow, some are running into tussles with citizens over particular investments or the purpose of the fund. Transparency and greater engagement can help.
In a move that differentiates it from the herd, the fund for employees of Ericsson, has added active long-only managers for a concentrated equities portfolio of 30-50 shares, shunning passive.
Family dynamics are complex enough. Without simple, straightforward discussions and clarity of mission that resist the allure of complexity, the family office will struggle to achieve its goals.
Dutch fiduciary manager Blue Sky Group must navigate a regulatory environment that demands clarity for trustees as it seeks to add defensive equity in emerging markets and considers private debt.
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