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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As Finland's pension funds prepare to increase their equity allocations to unprecedented levels compared to global peers, they must also navigate a new and unfamiliar risk. Elo's chief investment officer Jonna Ryhänen explains the fund's investment approach going forward and how it will manage stakeholder and media scrutiny as they react to swinging volatility and returns.
Key Takeaways The commercial real estate market faces significant headwinds such as tighter credit conditions, income pressure and elevated refinancing needs over the next two years. In the US, while the risks are acute for owners of office properties, commercial real estate remains a diverse asset class and pockets of resilience can be found. As
The risk of a deficit is a key driver in the management of PSP Investments as it looks to build resilience and cashflows in its portfolio. Amanda White spoke to CIO Eduard van Gelderen.
The most compelling alpha opportunities in the transition come from investors buying assets in high emitting sectors and help them green. Brookfield Asset Management's Mark Carney, guest speaker at a recent CalPERS investment committee meeting, lays out the opportunity
The BT Pension Scheme has rebranded as Brightwell to offer its asset management expertise to the UK's DB funds. Morten Nilsson argues the case for ditching a complex landscape of advisory and asset management services and the buyout model for Brightwell's holistic offering.
Sweden’s SEK 900 billion ($84 billion) AP7 can finally invest up to 20 per cent of its assets in alternative, illiquid investments. A new allocation to infrastructure and targets to double private equity are in the offing following the fund dipping a first toe in real estate.
Attempts by multiple Republican states to restrict where US pension funds can invest are symptomatic of bad governance. Top1000funds.com takes a deep dive into the quagmire of US state pension funds to assess the impact on CIOs, highlighting the need prevent the politicisation of investments.
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