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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Texas Teachers embraces AI and talks applications and risks

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas is already using AI in its giant equity portfolio and in real estate and venture. In a recent board meeting, CIO Jase Auby and MD Mohan Balachandran explain how the technology will shape returns, investment opportunities and differentiate the fund.

Highlights from Climate Week 2023: The Burning Man for climate geeks

Biodiversity, transition finance and a sense of urgency around climate mitigation were in focus at Climate Week 2023, dubbed the "Burning Man for Climate Geeks". PSP Investments' Herman Bril and Stella Y. Xu reflect on the highlights from Climate Week which they attended this year. They didn't attend Burning Man.

SDG-aligned private equity proves winning formula at AP1

It's possible for private equity investors to add value by integrating ESG. Swedish buffer fund AP1 is tapping the benefits.

I’ll tell you what’s wrong with the Fed: Ross Levine on a flawed regulator

Blaming the 2008 financial crisis, and more recent turmoil in the US banking system, on the US Federal Reserve Board’s lack of regulatory power, or arguing that shocks to the system were unforeseeable, leaves the system vulnerable to the same thing happening again

CDPQ’s two-way street of efficient external manager relations

Like all good long-term relationships, external fund manager partnerships should be steeped in trust, open dialogue, patience and new ideas. Mario Therrien, head of funds at CDPQ explains the key to external partnership success and the important role external managers play in plugging knowledge gaps.

CPP takes a fundamentally different approach to equities

Access and analysis of unique data is key to CPP Investments’ active equities team creating “one of the most sophisticated fundamental shops in the world” head of the team Frank Ieraci told the Fiduciary Investors Symposium at Stanford.

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