Linda Gruendken: Cycling in Cambridge and the randomness of markets

I chat with Linda, the lead scientist from GAM Systematic CANTAB, and recently named as one of the top 50 women in the hedge fund industry. We have a fascinating conversation about the difference between quant and systematic approaches, and the vast uncertainty of financial markets. We talk about the usefulness of machine learning models and the critical role that investment horizon plays.

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The Austin advantage: Texas Teachers talks optimism, innovation and growth

The Austin advantage: Texas Teachers talks optimism, innovation and growth

Jase Auby, TRS's celebrated CIO, explains why TPA doesn't fit with its culture; why community push back on data centres could turn out to be an investor advantage, and argues the case for continuing to invest in fossil fuels. Top1000funds.com sat down with the CIO in his Austin office for an all-encompassing conversation.

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Funds build resilience with private assets while managing liquidity risks

Global pension funds are increasingly looking to private assets to build resilience, stress testing various scenarios to manage the liquidity risks that come with increasing private market allocations.

Muslim consumers a large, young market neglected by the West

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HOOPP eyes bonds as source of incredible return once again

Given current levels in real interest rates, real return bonds (namely Canadian government bonds and US Tips) represent an 'incredible' return compared to the underlying risk, Canada's HOOPP plans to build on its exposure.

Dramatic market changes demand forward-looking risk measures: GIC, MSCI

A future of rising uncertainty demands investors fundamentally re-think the way they assess risk when building resilient portfolios, argued a panel of experts from MSCI and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC.

Improved returns ahead as market faces ‘evolution, not revolution’

Markets are facing an “evolution, not a revolution,” and asset returns are likely to improve over the next ten years, despite a range of challenges facing global markets.

SVB collapse reminds us long-term investors, too, can panic – but don’t

"A long-term investor sells when it wants to, not because it has to." This is an especially clear and succinct definition of long-term investing. Long-term investing is about how the institution behaves, not a fixed time period.

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