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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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.
As he prepares to put more money to work in private markets, New Mexico’s new CIO Michael Shackelford discusses why he is paring back on risk parity and removing private credit hedge funds, and his preference for open-ended funds.
Sustainable investment needs to be defended from external attack as questions are raised about how much change it is actually achieving argues David Wood, director of the Initiative for Responsible Investment at the Harvard Kennedy School.
ADIA is setting up ADIA Labs in another boost to its tech capabilities. Focussing on data science, AI, machine learning and quantum computing, the research unit will help inform global trends set to drive returns in the future like the transition, blockchain, financial inclusion or space.
Sarah Williamson, chief executive of US non-profit organisation FCLTGlobal explains the importance of investment's three 'Rs:' Risk, return, and resilience.
Race, gender, neighbourhood and social capital are among the key factors intersecting to determine how successful children are likely to be as adults, and big organisations can be part of the solution, argues renowned economist Raj Chetty.
A recent biodiversity risk analysis at Ilmarinen, Finland’s €60 billion pension insurer, found one third of the companies in its listed equities portfolio have a damaging impact on biodiversity. The study is part of a push to integrate biodiversity into its investment processes.
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