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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GIC evolves TPA in investment framework overhaul centred on economic drivers and flexibility

GIC evolves TPA in investment framework overhaul centred on economic drivers and flexibility

GIC has further refined its total portfolio approach by moving to a strategic portfolio focused on underlying factors that drive returns. Split between equities, fixed income and real assets, the revision means the fund can move more easily between private and public exposures and nimbly between asset classes.

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Oregon prepares for stunning productivity gains from AI

Oregon Investment Council heard how AI will have a big impact on the portfolio, particularly equity. Meanwhile, momentum in US equities will remain supported by the stunning earnings of the Magnificent Seven.

Achieving net zero: It starts in the mind

The CFA Institute mission to help the investment industry understand and fully implement net-zero investing is ramping up. Following the launch of its groundbreaking paper: Net Zero in the Balance: A Guide to Transformative Industry Thinking, the global association of investment professionals continues to highlight the financial risks of climate change and the potential returns

Edwin Cass: Why CPPIB cut back on emerging markets

CIO of CPP Edwin Cass explains why the opportunity to diversify and generate alpha in emerging markets because of inefficiencies is narrowing. The investor is also looking at the impact of deglobalisation and regional trading blocs in sectors and assets within the countries it invests in.

CalPERS goes big on the green transition

CalPERS, America's largest public pension fund, is more than halfway towards its goal of investing more than $100 billion in climate solutions by 2030, as it aims to grow its sustainable investment team to 20 in the next few months.

San Jose Retirement: How risk-on restored returns

Uniquely positioned in Silicon Valley, the City of San Jose Retirement System is poised to fulfil its 4 per cent target allocation to venture capital. It underscores a bold risk-on strategy that CIO Prabhu Palani has used to transform the fund he joined in 2018.

Meet the investors trying to de-risk UK transition infrastructure

Amidst the vast investment demands of UK infrastructure, the widening gap between supply and demand is starkest in green energy and power where the government has set ambitious 2030 decarbonization targets. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

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