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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COAERS finds rich pickings in PE secondaries; warns of retail risk

COAERS finds rich pickings in PE secondaries; warns of retail risk

The exit drought and extended holding periods in private equity is causing mounting pain for many LPs. But for Austin-based COAERS, it is providing ample market to pick up bargains in the secondary market. Sarah Rundell spoke to CIO David Kushner.

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PUBLICA builds alternatives through partnerships

In the latest development of its private market portfolio, Swiss pension fund PUBLICA is investing in infrastructure equity in a partnership with three other Swiss pension funds and Dutch pension investor APG.

Divestment and impact: Detailhandel pioneers participant engagement

Dutch fund Detailhandel takes participant engagement to a new level as it begins to integrate feedback and preferences from a three day beneficiary forum into investment strategy.

UTIMCO telegraphs opportunities in small caps ahead

Small caps have lagged returns in the S&P500 and stand to benefit most from rate cuts because of floating rate debt. It's why UTIMCO's chief Rich Hall forecasts investors opportunities ahead.

The complexity, limitation, evolution and liberation of climate benchmarks

Benchmarks are highlighted in the recent CFA Institute paper as among the historical norms that make investing in climate challenging. MSCI Institute’s Linda-Eling Lee talks about the complexities and evolution of climate benchmarks including the use of balanced scorecard-toolkits that are improving the technology.

GPIF stewardship report highlights power of engagement

Key findings from the GPIF's stewardship report finds engagement leads to more companies introducing KPIs and corporate Scope 3 emission reporting often results in companies reporting more emissions than they have.

Behind Future Fund’s $70bn inflation-related portfolio shift

In the past two years, the Future Fund has made around $70 billion worth of changes in the portfolio that can be traced back to stubbornly high inflation. Its director of research and insights, Craig Thorburn, outlined how asset allocation around currencies, alternatives and bonds are all looking different.

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