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.
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.
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CalSTRS plugs holes in neat buckets with risk overlays
CalSTRS will employ a new way of evaluating portfolio risk which overlays risk across asset classes, rather than replacing asset classes with risk categories, and introduces six broad risk factors.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
CPPIB privately eyes its 75-year horizon
The $140 billion Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board participated in the largest private equity transaction globally in 2010 with its acquisition of Tomkins plc alongside Onex Corporation. Amanda White looks at the fund’s private investments. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Ontario Teachers puts hand up for triennial vote on pay
A say-on-pay vote every three years is preferable to an annual vote that could lead to a focus on short-term objectives, according to the $100 million Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan in its annual letter to more than 650 public companies around the world.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Occidental managers make capital mistakes in rush to Orient
Everyone is mesmerised by the Asian growth story. The emerging middle classes, hundreds of millions of new consumers and, not the least, high fees for funds management services.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Derivatives: sour grapes or Dodd-Frank victims?
While claims the Dodd-Frank Act will make the derivatives market prohibitively expensive could be seen as a case of sour grapes from a market unregulated until now, a committee reviewing the Act has asserted that end-users of derivatives, including pension funds, will bear the brunt of the new laws.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
CalPERS draws roadmap for manager selection
CalPERS will standardise the process by which it selects investment partners as part of the investment office’s roadmap for 2011-2012 which includes six strategic priorities including the new categories of talent management and investment performance.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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