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.
What a brief encounter with Elon Musk taught me about the limits of capitalism
In 2013, on the sidelines of the Milken Conference at the Beverly Hilton, my friend and then-colleague Sean Scallan and I found ourselves in a seven-minute private conversation with Elon Musk. He was not yet the figure he is today. Tesla was struggling. SpaceX had launched but not yet proven itself. The idea of humans
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Has the industry missed the future already?
The investment management industry will need to be restructured to meet the demands of ageing demographics globally. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
CalPERS aligns performance pay with new allocation strategy
CalPERS is set to change its benchmarks for measuring performance compensation for senior investment staff so they are consistent with recent changes to its strategic asset allocation.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
San Francisco stays faithful to equities
While some funds move towards more defensive allocations, executive director of the San Francisco Employees Retirement System, Gary Amelio (pictured), says the fund will maintain its belief in equities as it embarks on its five-year asset liability study.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
That’s what I’m talking about …
When a consortium of investors, which included the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, bought a majority stake in Skype from eBay in September 2009, it was valued at $2.75 billion. This week Microsoft agreed to buy Skype for $8.7 billion in cash. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Asian equity markets play catch-up
A year after the so-called flash crash damaged confidence in equities, exchange regulators across the world were scrambling to catch up, leaving investors with an increasingly complex range of market microstructures to navigate, experts said.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Investors see oasis in Arab desert
While international money took fright and fled the Middle East in the wake of recent political turmoil, less risk-adverse investors are noticing the region could be fertile ground for returns.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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