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 twin forces rewriting the rules of investing

The twin forces rewriting the rules of investing

Portfolios built for the old world will be severely tested as emerging forces rewrite the rules of investing. The Fiduciary Investors Symposium heard that geopolitical and macroeconomic upheaval, together with the disruption wrought by AI, should force asset owners to rethink the structure and composition of portfolios.

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Igneo’s North American Capabilities

Our North American Capabilities In this short video, John Ma, Partner & Co-Head North America, and Varun Sablok, Managing Director discuss opportunities in North America for middle-market infrastructure investors highlighting the strong potential in four key sectors; Digital, Transportation, Power, and Water & Waste. Why Direct Infrastructure? Michael Ryder, Partner & Co-Head North America, and

KIC eyes pivot to total portfolio approach in latest review

The $206.5 billion Korea Investment Corporation has become the latest asset owner weighing a shift into the total portfolio approach in an attempt to boost investment returns. After putting out an RFP for a consulting partner in May, it will conduct a review into early next year about TPA's feasibility.

LACERA: It’s all in the process

In an interview with Top1000funds.com, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association CIO John Grabel explains how the fund's deeply ingrained investment processes guide the pension fund through times of uncertainty.

IMCO reconsiders US exposure as geopolitical landscape shifts

The Investment Management Company of Ontario is re-evaluating its US exposure amid concerns over the ongoing trade war and growing US debt and deficits. In an interview with Top1000funds.com, CIO Rossitsa Stoyanova outlines how the fund continues to internalise with a focus on private assets.

Alpha at North Dakota: Tracking error key to portfolio construction

The $8 billion North Dakota Department of Trust Lands is rolling out a core-satellite approach to portfolio construction in a bid to control tracking errors. But CIO Frank Mihail explains that in some asset classes like infrastructure, the process is more complicated.

North Carolina opens the door to bitcoin but state treasurer remains wary

North Carolina state treasurer Brad Briner tells Top1000funds.com in an interview that bitcoin will need to be less volatile for it to attract state investment, and points to a longer-term worry in digital assets that could have “a profoundly negative implication for our country”.

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