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 UK’s LGPS pool, £120 billion ($161 billion) Border to Coast, is hunting for strategic relationships with asset managers and global asset owners as it prepares to invest £40 billion in private markets. Chief executive Rachel Elwell speaks to Top1000funds.com about the fund's approach to finding long-term partnerships in the market.
Canada's Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan is considering adding to its celebrated strategy with moves into reinsurance and infrastructure, based on forecasts of rapid growth in its assets.
The NZ$33 billion NZ Super is looking to increase its exposure to equity factors and implement the next phase of its climate strategy, which includes decarbonising existing factor mandates.
A case study looking at University of California Investments' reporting of illiquid asset valuations shows how institutional investors can use data science to improve operational efficiency.
Graeme Miller, CIO at the A$21 billion TelstraSuper fund, has beefed up the staff and processes committed to asset allocation and adopted an empowering vision of world-class funds management.
"There are no prizes for taking on more risk than you need," said CIO Mark Thompson, after the fully funded UK scheme sold 60 per cent of its equities and targeted long-dated assets.
The halo effect - a belief that people who are good at one thing excel at everything - is just one example of the behavioural biases humans must manage and overcome to be good investors.
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