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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NZ Super cuts benchmark return expectation on US valuation concerns

NZ Super cuts benchmark return expectation on US valuation concerns

A view that the US stock market is overvalued and equity risk premia will be lower over the long term has driven New Zealand Super to lower the return expectations for its reference portfolio following its recent five-yearly review of the benchmark. Co-chief investment officer Brad Dunstan also flags underweight commodity exposure as an area to address and explains why the fund remains sceptical of illiquidity premia despite seeing a growing case for private markets.

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Maryland applauds departing CIO

The US$587 million Maryland State Retirement and Pension System (Maryland SRPS) has confirmed the departure of its chief investment officer, Mansco Perry III (pictured), to the position of CIO of the endowment fund of Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Growing case for low-volatility portfolios

RogersCasey has leant its weight to the trend towards low-volatilty portfolios, however, in a white paper on the subject, the asset consultancy notes a few concerns.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Few stars in the bleak venture capital universe

For venture capital investors, the days of receiving 100-plus per cent internal rates of returns (IRRs) from a broad sweep of managers are gone. But this doesn’t mean investors should give up searching for the few remaining outperformers.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Government funds get behind AIA Group’s Asian float

A glittering array of institutional investors is believed to have become seed investors in this week’s fund-raising for the float of American Insurance Group’s Asian business.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Persistence: Does it exist? Can it be proven?

Professional investment management has come ahead in leaps and bounds over the past decade or so. The latest trend to alternative and bespoke benchmarks has undoubtedly given pension funds more ammunition to test the skill and remuneration of their managers, either external or internal.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

GIC signals five emerging markets for future growth

The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) has signalled a further shift towards selected emerging markets and to private markets, in its annual report published last week.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

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