Michael Recce: The goldilocks approach to neuroscience, AI and investing

Apologies for the sound here, this interview was recorded using Skype and occasionally the quality drops.

I chat with Michael, Chief Data Scientist at Neuberger Berman, on using alternative data sets to improve insights into portfolios, deep diving into specific companies and industries and how these sets allow us to look at the world in a richer and more immediate fashion than ever before.

Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activitiy should be undertaken without first seeking qualified and professional advice.

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Michael Pettis on China’s overinvestment paradox, and the Japan-style reckoning still to come

Michael Pettis on China’s overinvestment paradox, and the Japan-style reckoning still to come

China's advanced infrastructure and ballooning debt are two sides of the same story, says Carnegie Endowment nonresident senior fellow Michael Pettis, who compares China's coming consumption-led rebalancing to Japan's in the 1980s. In conversation with Top1000funds.com Asia Pacific correspondent Darcy Song, Pettis unpacks what this means for institutional investors weighing China exposure over multi-decade horizons, and why he remains bearish on the country's outlook.

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The Intersection of Energy, the Environment and the Economy

Cary Krosinsky, vice president of Trucost and co-editor and author of Sustainable Investing: The Art of Long Term Performance, recently presented at an Audubon-hosted event alongside Libby Cheney of Shell. Here he writes for conexust1f.flywheelstaging.com drawing on his presentation about the intersection of energy, the environment and the economy, and the implications for asset owners.

Investors seek liquidity in hedge fund managers: Preqin

Transparency, liquidity and risk management have replaced the performance record of a fund as the key consideration of hedge fund investors, according to a recent survey of 50 global institutional investors by Preqin, which also found half of those surveyed intend to maintain their current exposure to hedge funds in the next year. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored

LACERS prioritises local companies

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Alaska continues self assessment with special meeting

The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation Board of Trustees has called a special meeting for October 15, to discuss among other things the performance of the executive director and the fund’s securities lending agenda. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

New era in private equity fees: Watson Wyatt

In this latest paper, Watson Wyatt, suggests some changes to redress the imbalance in private equity fees including changing the basis on which a manager sets its management fees; and that GPs should consider phasing in management fees over the investment period to reduce the significant fee drag from paying on commitments early in the

Russell Investment Manager Outlook

The market is no longer undervalued, according to the views of more than 200 funds managers in the September Russell Investment Manager Survey, which among other things found that 54 per cent of managers believe the US equity market is now fairly valued. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

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