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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CPP, NBIM CEOs swap notes on leading through teams, not bureaucracy

CPP, NBIM CEOs swap notes on leading through teams, not bureaucracy

In a high-level exchange between two of the world's largest and most sophisticated asset owners, CPP Investments’ chief executive John Graham shared a leadership lesson with Norges Bank Investment Management chief executive Nicolai Tangen: having an aligned senior team is one of the most critical things a leader can build. The two funds, which are consistently leaders in transparency, also exchanged playbooks on managing bureaucracy at large organisations.

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Bridging the gap between public and private pensions

The United States private sector retirement system could adopt some particular elements of the public sector retirement system to bring the differences between the two back into balance, according to NASRA research director, Keith Brainard.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Harvard uses ETFs for geographical tilts

The Harvard Management Company is actively using ETF’s for geographical tilts, with exposure to China and Brazil through iShares investments its two largest holdings at the end of December 2010.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Fama and French tackle global universe

In new research Ken French and Eugene Fama are expanding their famed “size, value and momentum” work on the US market to an international data sample.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Event-driven strategies attract the spotlight

News this week that the world’s largest hedge fund manager, Man Group, is to take full ownership of Ore Hill Partners Capital Management highlights the under-researched area of event-driven hedge funds.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Placement agents reject Californian reform

The institutional pull of CalPERS and CalSTRS is not enough for placement agents to change their practices, with a study of global placement agents revealing discontent over new legislation which requires them to register as lobbyists if they are working with public pension funds in California.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Accounting and sponsor risks in corporate pension plans

This study by EDHEC surveys how pension funds and sponsors manage the risks they face and how institutional constraints – accounting and prudential regulations, the organisation of the relationship between the pension fund and its sponsor, and social laws – influence investment strategy.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

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