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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CPP, NBIM CEOs swap notes on leading through teams, not bureaucracy

CPP, NBIM CEOs swap notes on leading through teams, not bureaucracy

In a high-level exchange between two of the world's largest and most sophisticated asset owners, CPP Investments’ chief executive John Graham shared a leadership lesson with Norges Bank Investment Management chief executive Nicolai Tangen: having an aligned senior team is one of the most critical things a leader can build. The two funds, which are consistently leaders in transparency, also exchanged playbooks on managing bureaucracy at large organisations.

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Asia still the epicentre of global growth, but with greater headwinds

Asia will remain the epicentre of global growth during 2023, but rising global headwinds will drive greater variation between markets, experts predict. Ben Hurley examines the outlook for the region ahead of the Fiduciary Investors Symposium in Singapore next month.

Growth equities to shine in 2023 if interest rates stabilise

For investors who believe interest rates will stabilise in 2023, growth equities such as electric vehicles, emerging markets fintech and some luxury brands could be strong investment prospects, according to equity portfolio specialist Raj Shant from Jennison Associates.

NBIM’s climate advisory board set to manage climate risk and opportunity

Norges Bank Investment Management has established a new climate advisory board. Carine Smith Ihenacho, chief governance and compliance  officer, spoke to Top1000funds.com and explains the task at hand.

Tough choices for PE investors in 2023: MassPRIM battens down

2022 was one of the most challenging years for private equity investment for years. Successful investment in today's volatile and challenging market involves vintage year diversification and steady pacing. And the MassPRIM investment team warns that aggregate headline US private equity valuations doesn’t tell the whole story.

IMCO World View: Decoupling, tech and private markets drive future trends

Many of the certainties investors have taken for granted over the past several decades appear to be fading. In its World View research, Canada's IMCO reflects on the years ahead

Phase down or phase-out: Is there a difference?

The “phase out” or “phase down” of coal use leads us down two different paths with the Thinkin Ahead’s Tim Hodgson arguing that phase out is a choice to save the planet, while phase down is an attempt to save our unsustainable way of life.

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