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.
The twin forces rewriting the rules of investing
Portfolios built for the old world will be severely tested as emerging forces rewrite the rules of investing. The Fiduciary Investors Symposium heard that geopolitical and macroeconomic upheaval, together with the disruption wrought by AI, should force asset owners to rethink the structure and composition of portfolios.
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CalPERS backs internal, external FI managers amid liquidity ‘conundrum’
After missing the strong rally in the US high yield debt market, the $201.3 billion CalPERS’ global fixed income program, which manages about a quarter of the fund’s assets, has extended its mandates with external managers and will continue actively managing its US debt portfolio internally. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Arizona targets commodities, emerging markets in allocations overhaul
This month the $24 billion Arizona State Retirement System completed an asset allocation overhaul resulting in new dedicated allocations to commodities and emerging market equities. Amanda White spoke with director Paul Matson about the decision-making process and the exposure and implementation decisions, including manager selection, still to come. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Florida benefits from equities overweights
The $110 billion Florida Retirement System Pension Plan (FRS PP) outperformed its policy benchmark by 10 basis points in the September quarter, thanks to overweight allocations to domestic and international equities. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
New ICGN Principles shift focus to behaviour
The International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) has revised its Principles for the first time since 2005, shifting the focus from structures to behaviour and culture, as well as adding two new Principles, including risk management, as a result of the financial crisis. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
CalPERS gives external managers one more year, pending review
CalPERS has extended the mandates of its external global equities managers by one year to enable staff to complete the asset class review, which will produce a recommendation about the role of external managers in the portfolio. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Global flow data shows investor caution
Institutional investors have taken their feet off the gas, with the latest data from State Street Global Markets showing a “neutral” reading for cross-border flows and consensus views on global markets. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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