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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Beyond asset classes: Active credit becomes the test case for Florida’s portfolio evolution

Beyond asset classes: Active credit becomes the test case for Florida’s portfolio evolution

Florida State Board of Administration has built an active credit portfolio spanning public and private markets, CIO Lamar Taylor says the initiative could be the first step in a broader shift away from traditional asset-class investing towards a framework centred on return drivers and risk exposures.

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What it means if ‘DNA is not destiny’

Geneticist David Sinclair says aging is a disease and it is preventable and treatable. He told the Fiduciary Investors Symposium that research demonstrates we can slow down or even reverse the aging process. It sounds like good news, but the consequences for society and the investment community are profound. 

FIS Harvard 2025: Photo gallery

Explore our photo gallery from FIS Harvard, May 19-21, 2025.

Investors reflect on whether active managers can escape the Magnificent 7

Active managers has been under stress for several years due to lukewarm performance commonly attributed to the rise and rise of large cap technology stocks and passive investing. However, investors at the Top1000funds.com Fiduciary Investors Symposium concluded that the root cause of that stress might be more complicated.

Path to net zero requires honest dialogue about sustainable investing

Leading institutional investors at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium at Harvard said the industry could benefit from having a franker conversation about sustainable investments, both in terms of what climate goals are achievable on the path to net zero and what is behind the pushback on ESG funds.  

CPPIB spots accelerating change, alpha opportunities in healthcare

Technology is reshaping the healthcare sector, creating opportunities that investors “never imagined” as companies apply robotics and AI to new and established treatments.

TPA: Unlocking alpha through enhanced liquidity management

Stronger liquidity management through a total portfolio approach (TPA) can do more than manage real-time risk exposures – it can also help generate alpha, according to panellists at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium at Harvard University. 

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