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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PGGM is preparing to build out the third element to its impact strategy targeting biodiversity. By focusing on food and the circular economy, PGGM aims to create most impact at home. Top1000funds.com looks at the fund's impact journey.
Australia’s financial sector would be strengthened if the proposed merger between its national stock exchange and the Singapore Exchange gained political approval, the Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS) has argued.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
With the return to favour of top-down equities management and renewed focus by pension funds on their asset allocation and beta exposures, there has consequently been a resurgence in thematic investment styles and products.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
It’s not very salubrious but it’s secure. The four-star Jingxi Hotel in Beijing (pictured), which is owned by the People’s Liberation Army, hosted the annual plenum of the Communist Party’s Central Committee to draft the country’s next five-year plan.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
One of the ironies about the way big pension funds are rethinking their asset allocation strategies is that regional specialisation appears to be becoming less popular, even for the world’s fastest-growing region.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
CalPERS’s investment committee is expected to make a decision on its alternative asset classification at a November asset liability management workshop.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
As MSCI moves to expand its sustainability research capability to emerging markets, its global head of index and ESG research, Remy Briand, has urged investors to dramatically improve their reporting standards to make good on their ESG cause.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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