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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Hydrocarbon investment could avoid global recession

United States policy has quietly encouraged India and other countries in Asia to buy Russian hydrocarbons to avoid a global recession, driven by energy and food shortages, according to US government adviser and Russia expert Stephen Kotkin. While “no one wants Russia to get away with” invading Ukraine, an energy supply shock prompted by sanctions

The challenge of investing sustainably in sovereign debt markets

Investors speaking at Sustainability in Practice reflect on the challenges of sustainable investment in the trillion-dollar sovereign debt market: engagement, choosing what to measure and the impact of elections on policy to name a few.

Bridgewater sees opportunity for impact and return in mining groups

After a decade of underinvestment, Carsten Stendevad, co-chief investment officer for sustainability at Bridgewater Associates sees impact and return opportunities in commodities.

Infrastructure investors hunt decarbonisation pathways

Investors discuss the importance of being able to decarbonise infrastructure assets over the long-term. It's leading to lacklustre appetite for investments that can't - like airports.

Robeco signals unchartered territory ahead as sustainability takes off

Robeco's Victor Verberk opens Sustainability in Practice urged investors to invest at the frontier and push boundaries

Florida SBA on the benefits of fixed income despite rising rates

In a recent board meeting, Florida SBA's deputy CIO Alison Romano discusses the importance of fixed income despite rising interest rates impacting the asset class's ability to offer protection in a downturn.

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