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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Florida State Board of Administration has built an active credit portfolio spanning public and private markets, CIO Lamar Taylor says the initiative could be the first step in a broader shift away from traditional asset-class investing towards a framework centred on return drivers and risk exposures.
Chief executive of HOOPP, John Crocker, has only one more board meeting before he retires, and except for travel plans to the Caribbean and Europe his dance card is empty. After 10 years in the position he leaves a fund in good shape – fully funded, technologically primed and with investments that use innovative, low-cost
The pension industry should heed the lead of former Apple chief executive Steve Jobs and present products in a simple, bundled package, keeping the complexity on the inside, Todd Ruppert, president of T Rowe Price, told delegates at the European Policy Forum in early November.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
The growth in internal management is changing how asset consultants interact with clients, and the current market volatility means timely information can be vital to performance, Cambridge Associates chief executive officer Sandy Urie tells Top1000funds.com’s Sam Riley.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
The International Monetary Fund has conducted a detailed analysis of the stability of the Chinese financial system. The stability of the financial system of the world’s second biggest economy has come under the spotlight as concerns about price bubbles in real estate markets, spiralling local government debt, and the sharp increase in off-balance sheet lending
Sharan Burrow, the general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), delivered the closing address to the recent Fiduciary Investors Symposium held in Beijing. Here is the full transcript of her speech to delegates.
While Latin American economies and local investment portfolios have prospered during recent years of financial turmoil, global events may catch up with the region. Our most recent Vision Focus paper, “Portfolios Risk and Inflation: Challenges for Latin American Investors” examines how Latin American institutional investors are protecting their investments with event-sensitive portfolio construction and risk
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