I chat with Campbell, Professor of Finance at Duke University, on the future of quantitative finance, academic journals, model fitting and the intellectual fallacies within inference.
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GIC has further refined its total portfolio approach by moving to a strategic portfolio focused on underlying factors that drive returns. Split between equities, fixed income and real assets, the revision means the fund can move more easily between private and public exposures and nimbly between asset classes.
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 $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.
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.
Will AI-fuelled misinformation overwhelm investors’ ability to make sound decisions? The Thinking Ahead Institute’s Tim Hodgson examines the systemic risks of 'data slop' and why data provenance should be a strategic priority.
The surging interest in generative AI has triggered a technological arms race, driving demand for data centres. Investors are looking to capitalise on what is often described as a generational opportunity, but as Blue Owl’s James Clarke cautions, there are several important factors to assess in partners for the long-term.
In an interview with Top1000funds.com, CalSTRS chief investment officer Scott Chan says the one fund approach has already started to produce alpha. Sarah Rundell looks at the drivers of success including the ability to move more dynamically and cross-asset class collaboration to take advantage of opportunities.
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