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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The UK’s LGPS pool, £120 billion ($161 billion) Border to Coast, is hunting for strategic relationships with asset managers and global asset owners as it prepares to invest £40 billion in private markets. Chief executive Rachel Elwell speaks to Top1000funds.com about the fund's approach to finding long-term partnerships in the market.
The global application of a code of best practice for institutional investors, developed by the UK Financial Reporting Council, was debated at the International Corporate Governance Network’s annual conference in Toronto. Amanda White reports. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
As pension funds around the world shift international equity allocations to emerging markets, they should be increasingly cautious about the benchmarks in use, according to Conrad Saldanha, the New York-based portfolio manager for emerging markets equities at Neuberger Berman. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Allocations to alternatives worldwide are expected to increase by more than 5 per cent at the expense of global equities in the next two years, according to Russell Investments 2010 global survey on alternative investing. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
The fund has embarked on an asset allocation review that is more like a total engine makeover, one of the most important activities in the fund's history.
The investment team of the $97 billion Teachers’ Retirement System of Texas will request the removal of sunset clauses on its use of external managers and derivatives, or at least increase the maximum limit on external managers from 30 to 50 per cent of the fund, at a legislative hearing in August. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content
An overweight position to global equities and credit has contributed to the Teachers’ Retirement System of Texas recording its best ever investment return: 35 per cent for the year to March 2010. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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