Paul Wilmott: Juggling mathematics and small business

I chat with Paul on derivative pricing, the application of mathematics within financial services and the implications for society due to AI.

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Border to Coast hunts strategic partners as private markets set to surge

Border to Coast hunts strategic partners as private markets set to surge

The UK’s LGPS pool, £120 billion ($161 billion) Border to Coast, is hunting for strategic relationships with asset managers and global asset owners as it prepares to invest £40 billion in private markets. Chief executive Rachel Elwell speaks to Top1000funds.com about the fund's approach to finding long-term partnerships in the market.

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Asset Management Outlook 2024: Embracing New Realities

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The value of diversification at Finland’s Varma

Markus Aho, chief investment officer of the €57.4 billion Finnish pension fund, Varma, explains how the fund’s diversification with a large equity allocation balanced by hedge funds, fixed income and real assets has meant it has been resilient to the increasing investment challenges.

NY Common makes further divestments, ups commitment to climate solutions 

The $260 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund will divest and restrict approximately $26.8 million of corporate bonds and actively traded public equities in eight integrated oil and gas companies, including ExxonMobil; and is doubling its commitment to the Sustainable Investments and Climate Solutions program.

Korea Investment Corporation focuses on alternatives push

KIC is looking to boost its alternatives allocation - particularly private credit - both directly and through managers. Influenced by what it sees as an unfolding AI-led industrial revolution it is looking for opportunities in fast-developing sectors including AI, semiconductors and healthcare, and has opened an office in Mumbai.

Investors trying to change the world: Why climate investing is so difficult

Asset owners are preparing their portfolios for the climate transition, reducing holdings in companies with high emissions and pledging billions to climate investments. But climate proofing portfolios is proving one of the most arduous and complex challenges investors have ever faced. Top1000funds.com takes a close look at the progress.

Mobilising collective intelligence by leaving traces of good practices

Andrea Caloisi from the Thinking Ahead Institute argues that breaking down the collective action problem into shared leadership building blocks is a powerful tool in the hands of asset owners to tackle global challenges like climate change.

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