John Fawcett: Disrupting the secretive world of quants

I chat with John, the founder of Quantopian, on how he got started in quantitative finance, where he sees the industry evolving and how he created a global community of intrinsically motivated coders to create unique solutions to the greatest intellectual game on earth.

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What comes next for US-China relations

What comes next for US-China relations

Investors should expect more friction between Washington and Beijing over technology and Taiwan in the years ahead, according to Jake Sullivan, former national security advisor to Vice President Biden during the Obama administration. Meanwhile, the rise of middle powers is a geopolitical theme to watch.

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Why ESG-momentum strategies with a focus on governance bring best returns

ESG-momentum matters when it comes to outperformance according to new research by Pictet Asset Management's head of sustainability Eric Borremans who says investors should sharpen their ESG lens and use active ownership to trigger positive change.

CPP shares the playbook for pushing corporates on scope 1, 2 emissions

A quarter of companies in CPP Investments' public equity allocation still don’t report Scope 1 and 2 emissions - one of the most fundamental indicators of whether a corporate board is engaging on the climate emergency.

Under-priced climate risk plagues pension portfolios

Climate risk remains systematically under-priced and the world isn’t on course for net zero. Investors need to prepare for the risks of climate and environmental change and re-evaluate the risk in their portfolios, University of Oxford researcher Nicola Ranger warned delegates to Sustainability in Practice.

Emerging tech and a little pragmatism make biodiversity investible

Finding “nature positive” companies to invest in is a challenge, delegates to Sustainability in Practice at the University of Oxford have heard. But Institutional investors can play a key role in turning corporate laggards into leaders.

Being joined-up: Why it’s so important

Climate change is the mother of all super-wicked problems, according to Roger Urwin, who argues that being joined-up will help asset owners with the holistic thinking and cross-agency coordination needed to tackle the complexity.

PGGM prepares to incorporate impact in three dimensional approach

Dutch asset manager PGGM is working with Bridgewater Associates to integrate impact across its portfolio. PGGM's Arjen Pasma and Bridgewater's Carsten Stendevad discuss the strategy, which promises to dramatically reshape PGGM's €228 billion portfolio.

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