Jim Creighton: Quant in the 90s and the AI reinvention

I chat with Jim, the former CIO of Barclays Global Investors on the history of quantitative investment, the myths of factor investing, and how machine learning can help solve difficult problems in financial markets. We touch on the future of AI and its use in the broader society – where are the opportunities and where are the potential threats?

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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Silver is the new gold: France’s UMR targets opportunities in ageing economy

Silver is the new gold: France’s UMR targets opportunities in ageing economy

French pension organisation UMR has launched a multi-asset thematic program that will target opportunities in Europe’s ageing economy. It’s part of a broader strategy to increase diversification in private markets where it sees secondary markets as an increasingly important tool.

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De-risking needs buy-in: Mercer

Determining a pre-defined strategy and committing to it is the key to dynamic de-risking, according to executives at Mercer in Canada, who are seeing a lot of interest in the strategy, but hesitancy in implementation.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Wurts warns on risk chasing

Investors should avoid embracing more risk to chase returns, despite buoyant equity markets defying recent global shocks, warns American institutional investment consultant Wurts and Associates.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Veni, vidi, vici

Five Italian university students have won the prestigious CFA Institute Global Investment Research Challenge, beating more than 2,500 students from more than 500 universities worldwide to take out the $10,000 prize.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

OMERS shifts to direct investing privately

As OMERS moves towards its target asset allocation of 53:47 in public/private markets, the private equity division is also undergoing change with a preference for direct investing. Paul Renaud (pictured), president and chief executive of OMERS Private Equity, discusses the transformation.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Californian funds look through 3D to diversify boards

The two large Californian public funds, CalPERS and CalSTRS, recently collaborated to help develop a new digital resource dedicated to finding untapped diverse talent to serve on corporate boards. Director of corporate governance at CalSTRS, Anne Sheehan (pictured), discusses the need for such a resource, and why collaboration is such a key component of corporate

PGGM targets social added-value

PGGM will make targeted ESG investments in all investment categories in 2011, and complete research into the social added-value of those investments, which may also lead to a model to screen the entire portfolio for a sustainable return, according to its annual responsible investment report.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

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