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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WTW’s Urwin defends TPA value-add as attribution scrutiny intensifies

WTW’s Urwin defends TPA value-add as attribution scrutiny intensifies

Roger Urwin, one of the industry’s most well-known proponents of TPA, has defended it against the growing scepticism of its reported performance edge over SAA, saying “TPA is a system” and any performance attribution is difficult to isolate from the broader context each fund operates in. In an interview with Top1000funds.com, he also weighs in on whether some funds are inherently unsuitable for implementing TPA.

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CPP hires former AIMCo Singapore head to bolster TPA 

After hiring former CalPERS' investment chief Ben Meng six months ago, Canadian pension giant CPP Investments has added another seasoned pension executive, Kevin Bong, to its investment team, in a sign that the C$732 billion ($530 billion) behemoth is staffing up to focus on alpha and enhance total portfolio management.

ACERA eyes global, more active approach for $6.6b equity portfolio

The $13.2 billion Alameda County Employees’ Retirement Association fund is planning a major overhaul of its equity portfolio, shifting from a passive US-focused approach to a more global, actively-managed strategy in an effort to boost returns. The shift will result in manager terminations and searches.

Accountability, performance at the heart of Temasek’s three-way split

Singapore’s Temasek has unveiled its biggest organisational overhaul in more than a decade, splitting its investment portfolio into three entities to “sharpen” investment focus, boost accountability and align performance metrics. It came as the fund targets a 60/40 split between the “resilient” and “dynamic” assets to weatherproof its portfolio.

NBIM divests firms linked to Gaza and West Bank crisis

Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund has divested from US machinery manufacturer Caterpillar and five Israeli banks in its equity portfolio as it ratchets up pressure on firms contributing to rights violations in Palestinian territories.

China’s $420b social security fund eyes ‘AI+’ theme in A-shares

China’s $420 billion National Social Security Fund is scoping out technology-related investment opportunities in domestic equities, particularly the so-called “AI+” theme where artificial intelligence is married with traditional industries to enhance profitability, which has been gathering market and political momentum.

NBIM on AI cultural and organisational integration

By the evening of August 7, the same day GPT-5 was launched by Open AI, NBIM had it available to the entire organisation in a secure and scalable way. Joined on stage by CEO Nicolai Tangen at this year's Arendalsuka, the team behind AI integration explains their aggressive approach.

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