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.

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

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Returns, resilience and reinvention: What private markets’ top brass are worried about

Returns, resilience and reinvention: What private markets’ top brass are worried about

Senior executives from some of the world's largest private market managers gathered in Berlin this month with a collective understanding: managers who move slowly on AI face not just weaker returns but the risk of owning businesses that have been competitively displaced before they can exit.

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CalPERS rates reputational risk above investments

Risk to reputation is more important than risk to investments according to a survey of internal staff at CalPERS completed as part of its governance/risk management initiative. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Ibbotson says Brinson ‘not quite right’ on returns

Portfolio specific asset allocation policy and portfolio security selection, timing and fees contribute equally to the variation of portfolio returns according to new research by Professor Roger Ibbotson of Yale School of Management, progressing earlier work by Brinson et al which attributed more than 90 per cent to asset allocation.   mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1

CalSTRS expands active/passive decision making

CalSTRS will double the ranges of its active/passive global equities allocations in a bid to enable investment staff to allocate funds tactically across active and passive rather than be forced to rebalance to strategic asset allocations. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

SEC reforms aim to boost liquidity

Associate director at RogersCasey, Carolyn Cross examines the SEC-approved money market fund reforms, which aim to bolster liquidity, increase credit quality, and improve the flexibility and transparency of operations to ensure money market funds can weather the next crisis, summarising key provisions of the new rules and how they impact investors. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1

Europe’s instos need ‘thorough rethink’ on regional splits

This latest research by MSCI Barra Research analyses the equity allocations of European institutional investors, arguing the practice of separating international equities allocations into regional mandates at a strategic level “deserves a thorough rethink” mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

New Mexico rejigs domestic equities

The investment committee of the New Mexico Public Employees Retirement Association approved a domestic equities restructure at a meeting last week. Amanda White spoke with the two joint acting CIOs, Joelle Mevi and Julian Baca, about the changes to the portfolio and the plans for the year including a fixed income and international equities review.

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