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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AI already driving ‘biggest transformation in the economy we’ve ever seen’

The economic impact of AI can be better measured if every job is broken down into its component tasks, and the impact on each of those tasks is valued. The Fiduciary Investors Symposium heard that on this basis, we’re seeing the biggest economic transformation ever.

Long-duration storage, digitisation key to cracking the energy transition

Packing more energy into smaller batteries is one crucial technological development to help achieving the energy transition within the necessary timeframes, the Fiduciary Investors Symposium has heard, and there are enormous economic opportunities ahead as industry races to unlock solutions.

Winds of change blowing through private credit markets

The influx of capital and interest into the private credit market has spawned new managers and offerings, but asset owners are increasingly alert to the fact that not every one of them is built equal, and even tiny losses during the credit cycle can eat significantly into long-term returns.

Changing geopolitical risks are getting harder to manage – but here’s how

The changing nature of geopolitical risks has made them harder to manage, even though the adversaries to an American-led world order have remained nearly the same over the decades. The Fiduciary Investors Symposium heard a key difference is that everything that happens everywhere is now interconnected.

Macro risks, opportunities prompt rethink of portfolios

Investment heads at large global funds are cutting down on risk, making higher allocations to equities and shifting focus to absolute returns as they reorganise portfolios to future-proof against global macro risks on the horizon, and to take advantage of potential opportunities, the Fiduciary Investors Symposium has heard.

Nobel laureate advises a different focus on risk to enhance returns

Nobel Prize-winning economist Myron Scholes advises investors to think differently about risk to improve the way it is managed, to help boost returns. He told the Fiduciary Investors Symposium the focus of asset owners should shift from thinking of risk as a constant to considering how risks are changing.

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