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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Future Fund: AI world order defined by US-China split will hurt capital owners

Future Fund: AI world order defined by US-China split will hurt capital owners

A geostrategic standoff between the US and China over AI would be “extremely damaging for capital owners” according to the Future Fund, Australia’s A$337 billion ($237 billion) sovereign wealth fund, which outlined four “secular scenarios” around AI and its investment implications.

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Investors should invest – A framework for investing in clean energy and sustainability

This session looked at the opportunities for new investment, the risk/return trade-off and how investors should approach the opportunities.

Case study: decarbonisation in alternatives

This case study examined the approach by one of the world’s leading asset owners to incorporate sustainability, AP4. By implementing measures adapted to the asset class and style of investments, AP4’s team in alternative investments works to both reduce risks and capture opportunities related to the sustainability transformation.

Case study: The challenge of sustainability in real estate

This session examined investors’ role and outlines the importance of a common measurement framework.

Case study: The role of natural capital in decarbonising portfolios

This session examined the portfolio implications of transitioning to net zero with a specific focus on what benefit an allocation to natural capital can bring.

Portfolio alignment: How it influences decision making

This session looked at the unintended consequences of the portfolio alignment metric, and how investors can incorporate forward-looking views into their analysis and how it affects investment decisions.

Scenario analysis and investment strategy – the risks of climate

Scenario analysis shows that the ability of pension funds to pay their pensions will be severely impacted by climate.

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