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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UK pension funds rue pressure to focus on the short term and group think

A group of investors at FIS Oxford reflect on the pressure to invest in the short term and the dangers of group think. Elsewhere they question if the private sector has capacity to find solutions to the climate emergency

APAC’s mega trends: The investors positioning for the future

APAC is positioned to benefit from some of the most exciting global trends that offer unparalleled investment opportunities. Previous features in this series have focused on the region’s diversification benefits, short-term opportunities, and why active strategies work best. Buckle up for the long-term view.

CPP Investments talks tech: Deployment not innovation; bullish on AI

The evolution, thinking and implementation of technology behind the investment process is a key focus for Jon Webster, CPP Investments chief operating officer. He explains how the fund sees technology as value enhancing, rather than as a cost.

Reckoning on growth: Why tech offers the solution

Daniel Susskind, author of "Growth: A Reckoning" argues that leaning into new technology will allow global economic growth without gobbling up the earth's finite resources.

SWIB develops model to highlight inflation risk

Using a factor model comprising real rates, inflation, growth and liquidity the State of Wisconsin Investment Board has "swapped binoculars for sunglasses" to see a new picture that effectively highlights inflation risk.

DC behemoths open up on cultural and investment growth

Nest and AustralianSuper, the largest defined contribution trust funds in their respective countries, face similar challenges related to growth. The Fiduciary Investors Symposium at the University of Oxford heard how the funds are leaning into their growth challenges from a cultural and investment perspective.

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