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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Beyond asset classes: Active credit becomes the test case for Florida’s portfolio evolution

Beyond asset classes: Active credit becomes the test case for Florida’s portfolio evolution

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.

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Day One wrap

The week was greeted by a rare visible sunrise in Beijing this Monday morning, as institutional investors from 17 countries with combined assets of $3 trillion gathered in the city for the Fiduciary Investors Symposium hosted by top1000funds.com.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

China’s Funds Future

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$20 trillion call for action on climate change

A joint statement from a group of 285 investors representing more than $20 trillion has called for a binding international legal framework that will provide the long-term certainty needed to encourage the large-scale private investment necessary to tackle climate change.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

News Corp faces down protest vote from CalPERS and CalSTRS?

Despite two of America’s largest pension funds, CalPERS and CalSTRS, calling for changes to the board of News Corp at the upcoming annual general meeting on Friday, Rupert Murdoch’s iron grip on the company means their efforts will likely amount to little more than a protest vote.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Subtle charm in new asset allocation models

There is an over-abundance of literature about the failure of traditional asset allocation models, and the need for a new alternative that will solve all the world’s problems. But a new model by Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners caught my cynicism by surprise this week.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Washington reviews governance, pay and in-house investment

The pay levels, amount of in-house investment activity and governance structure of the $83 billion Washington State Investment Board (WSIB) may be under review following a rigorous debate that included a presentation to the board by KPA Advisory’s Keith Ambachtsheer.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

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