I speak to Matt about his wonderful collection of old (retro?) computers but also all about the challenges of defining an ethical framework for algorithms, and what we can do to understand this tricky area.
Why NYC pensions CIO hasn’t drunk the ‘TPA Kool-Aid’
Three decades of investing have given Monte Tarbox sharp eyes for recognising risk and opportunities, and he’s putting it to use as the new permanent chief investment officer of the $306 billion NYC Bureau of Asset Management. In an interview with Top1000funds.com, Tarbox outlines his vision for the fund, why he’s bullish on infrastructure but “nervous” on PE, and why he hasn’t drunk the TPA “Kool-Aid”.
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Assault on universities fracturing the ‘social compact’ behind US growth
The breakdown of a decades-old bargain between the US government and its research universities threatens the engine that has driven American productivity and economic growth since the end of World War II, the Top1000funds.com Fiduciary Investors Symposium at Harvard heard.
TPA to usher in clearer accountability at CalPERS
CalPERS chief investment officer Stephen Gilmore said the $650 billion fund’s upcoming shift to a total portfolio approach will sharpen investment accountability and help it focus capital allocation decisions on fund-level objectives.
Blue Owl co-founder on doing fewer things better
In a fireside chat at FIS Harvard, Blue Owl co-founder Doug Ostrover said the fast-growing alternatives shop won’t expand “just for the sake of hubris” as it pursues market leadership through a tightly defined set of offerings. He also unpacked the recent redemption pressure the firm was under and how it plans to move past it.
Reports of America’s decline greatly exaggerated: Kotkin
Reports of America’s decline as a geopolitical and economic power are exaggerated, and the noise investors should learn to ignore is really only the presidency itself, celebrated historian Stephen Kotkin told the Fiduciary Investors Symposium at Harvard.
Responsible investing remains ‘common sense’: MassPRIM chair
Trustee of Massachusetts PRIM and state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg said investing with a stewardship and sustainability-conscious approach remains “common sense” for the $116 billion fund, though she said it has been harder for the investor to access some ESG-related information from managers and companies.
How the Future Fund built a TPA culture that scales
The total portfolio approach has allowed Australia’s sovereign wealth fund to capture the themes that will power markets and economies for decades to come, said director of thought leadership Craig Thorburn – but that doesn’t mean it’s not hard to scale.
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