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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The Austin advantage: Texas Teachers talks optimism, innovation and growth

The Austin advantage: Texas Teachers talks optimism, innovation and growth

Jase Auby, TRS's celebrated CIO, explains why TPA doesn't fit with its culture; why community push back on data centres could turn out to be an investor advantage, and argues the case for continuing to invest in fossil fuels. Top1000funds.com sat down with the CIO in his Austin office for an all-encompassing conversation.

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Data is changing investors ability to integrate ESG

The growth and availability of data is allowing investors to see progress on their de-carbonization efforts and contributing to increased investor confidence around decarbonisation, said John Quealy, chief investment officer, Trillium, the asset manager with nearly 40 years at the forefront of ESG thought leadership and responsible investing.

Investors talk inflation strategies

Three leading investors from around the world - USS from the UK, IMCO from Canada and APG from The Netherlands – discuss the importance of modelling and their strategies for investing in an inflationary environment, including allocating to inflation linked emerging debt and infrastructure.  

Carol Geremia on the need for transformational change

Carol Geremia, president, MFS Investment Management, urged FIS Maastricht delegates to help create a new investment model.

Robeco: Leadership, data, sustainability and talent key to year ahead

Karin van Baardwijk, chief executive, Robeco, opens the Fiduciary Investors Symposium at Maastricht University outlining the asset manager's priorities. Talent management, data analysis, leadership and sustainability will all play a role in navigating the year ahead.

Bridgewater warns markets still haven’t factored in slower growth

Markets have not begun discounting a decline in corporate earnings as Central Banks, serious about taming inflation, continue to destroy demand. Investors should expect another contraction. Meanwhile recent market moves in the UK suggest the growing risk of policy missteps, particularly if rate rises become politicised.

The value of reporting, measuring and enforcing DEI

Intentional and actionable work on DEI is required to bring the investment industry’s talent composition closer to the broader society it serves, experts say.

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