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.
Photo gallery: Fiduciary Investors Symposium 2026 at Harvard University
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Future Fund chief departs, alternative weightings increase
Four years after becoming its first employee, Paul Costello will leave his role as general manager of Australia’s Future Fund, saying “new leadership” was appropriate now that the A$87 billion ($81.2 billion) vehicle was beyond its “startup phase.” mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Commodities and emerging markets funds will run the gauntlet
There are eight “gauntlets” that any managed fund will have to run over the medium term, according to Investec Asset Management investment strategist Michael Power, and while a Japanese equity fund might be lucky to meet one of them, funds investing in commodities or the emerging markets would satisfy almost all eight.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1
Of cobras, newspapers and the Manchurian incident
Forget the Taiwan issue and China Sea disputes with Japan, the biggest threat to national security for the Chinese people went largely unnoticed last week: 160 illegally bred king cobra snakes escaped captivity from a farm on the outskirts of Beijing.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Serving the servants: politics is hampering national wealth management
Poor communication and differing incentives between politicians and national wealth managers are undermining performance, argues global head of official institutions at BNP Paribas Investment Partners, Gary Smith. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
SRI performance in France
A new EDHEC-Risk Institute publication, “The Performance of Socially Responsible Investment and Sustainable Development in France: an Update after the Financial Crisis”, concludes that SRI should be integrated in a global process combining quantitative and qualitative approaches.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Venture hangs on to long-term pole position
Venture capital has been through probably its worst decade ever as an institutional investor asset class, as private equity – as dominated by buyouts – recovered over the past few quarters from some of the ground lost during the global financial crisis.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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