Fantastic conversation with Igor Halperin around the application of reinforcement learning into forecasting problem, and the limits to data and understanding the world.
The twin forces rewriting the rules of investing
Portfolios built for the old world will be severely tested as emerging forces rewrite the rules of investing. The Fiduciary Investors Symposium heard that geopolitical and macroeconomic upheaval, together with the disruption wrought by AI, should force asset owners to rethink the structure and composition of portfolios.
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Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance chair calls for more action from governments
Five years after signing up to net zero, climate-conscious asset owners have a message for governments: act now, or put global prosperity at risk. As policymakers, investors and climate action advocates descend on NYC for Climate Week, chair of the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, Günther Thallinger, reflects on the progress.
CFA’s tools for tackling net zero provoke investing infrastructure re-think
Foundational research by CFA Institute aims to prompt the best minds in the asset management and asset owner communities to consider how to better consider climate risk. Institute chief executive Marg Franklin says governance, organisational design and systems thinking will be core elements of how the industry evolves its thinking and
Synthetic biology can save us – if it gets the capital it needs
In years gone by, governments underwrote the development of new technologies before opening the doors to the private sector to exploit the applications. Today, the private sector is the primary source of R&D funding, and foundational research in technologies such as biotech are struggling to attract capital.
Focus on engagement to drive faltering climate transition
As the global fight against climate change shows signs of slowing down, some large asset owners are taking a more pragmatic approach to investment returns from the transition by focusing on more targeted engagement in order to drive more lasting impact, the Fiduciary Investors Symposium has heard.
How AI ‘allows you to be the investor that you grew up wanting to be’
Success in AI integration may vary for different investors, as some asset owners are reaping alpha benefits while others look for administrative excellence. The Fiduciary Investors Symposium heard how three major institutional asset owners define and measure AI success.
Real growth opportunities in evolving AI sector still to come
The biggest paradigm shifts in technology history - the internet and cloud computing - both had common characteristics: an initial cycle of investment in infrastructure before the applications were delivered to consumers. the Fiduciary Investors Symposium has heard that artificial intelligence is unlikely to be any different.
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