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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Fiduciary Investors Symposium 2021: Day 2

Watch day two of the Fiduciary Investors Digital event like it’s a live stream. All the action and all the speakers can be viewed here.

Inflation: The question on everyone’s lips

This session takes an indepth look at an issue being discussed around every investment table… inflation. 

Inflation and interest rate expectations: Intensifying risk or a temporary spike?

This session examined the proposition that we are in a “lower for longer” environment, explored whether a reflationary environment will prevail, and determined if growth is around the corner.

Investing in new infrastructure

This session examined how the digitalization of economies and the shift to renewable energy offer potential long-term growth opportunities in infrastructure; and how it can play a role in long-term investor portfolios.

Global debt – the impact over the long term

This session examined the growing debt burden, borrowing from the future, and the impact on markets, the economy and asset class returns.

Distressed debt: what now after the recovery?

Is distressed an indicator of public market activities. Given the recovery in markets, what does that mean for the opportunity in distressed? Will we see a divergence in the bond and equity markets? What are the regional differences and where are the opportunities?

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