Asif Noor: Opening up on data and financial fragility

I chat with Asif on his career journey, how the world changed after the GFC and what he sees for the future of machine learning assisting with rigorous testing of a hypothesis.

Career, systems, how the world changed after GFC, data sets that are interesting, AI and machine learning, neural networks, testing a hypothesis and data.

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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Future Fund: AI world order defined by US-China split will hurt capital owners

Future Fund: AI world order defined by US-China split will hurt capital owners

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.

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Chicago Teachers: Where succession fears put managers on watch

In a recent investment committee meeting, trustees at Chicago Teachers heard how succession risk at external managers can hit not only returns but also managers' ability to bring ideas into the investment process and consistency around portfolio construction and implementation.

NYC Comptroller on corporate stewardship escalation, Israel bonds re-entry

New York City Comptroller Mark Levine says he will leverage the city’s $310 billion pension assets and link arms with other state Treasurers to apply pressure on US corporates. In an interview with Top1000funds.com, he sets out the stewardship agenda while explaining a potential re-entry into Israel bonds.

Iceland’s LV mulls more EM exposures, PE co-investments after SAA review

Iceland’s LV is eyeing more emerging markets allocation and private equity co-investments after conducting an SAA review, which will be finalised in the first half of 2026. CIO Arne Vagn Olsen says the shift is designed to make the $11 billion pension fund future-ready.

Strategy and reporting under the microscope: Denmark’s ATP awaits review

Denmark's ATP is awaiting a review that will report on the strength of its investment strategy, and suggest how to simplify reporting. But additional transparency must not hurt the future returns for members, warns Allan Japhetson, head of investment strategy at ATP.

Texas Teachers’ CIO questions TPA, DAA value-add

Chief investment officer of the $225 billion Teacher Retirement System of Texas Jase Auby has voiced reservations about the total portfolio approach, particularly regarding the robustness of its central feature, the top-down decision-making process. He also outlined why the fund doesn’t consider dynamic asset allocation a durable source of alpha.

Complexity to clarity: How AP4’s tech overhaul slashed risk and costs

A new investment management platform at Swedish buffer fund AP4 has taken almost ten years to come to fruition. Increased efficiency, lower costs and risk make it worth the wait, says head of risk and operations Nicklas Wikström.

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