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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The looming SpaceX IPO has put the spotlight firmly on the so-called ‘space economy’, but asset owners have been urged to exercise caution about investing in a sector that still resembles the wild west, with no legal or governance framework to protect capital. That’s not to say money will not be made, but it might not be in the areas investors first expect.
The Kansas Public Employees Retirement System is slowly reducing its exposure to global equities as it explores “just about everything else”. Amanda White spoke with chief investment officer Robert ‘Vince’ Smith about the fund’s plans for 2010 which include an asset/liability study and the reorganisation of its equities allocations. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
In this research brief, Tim Barron suggests the entire notion of the “new normal” being somehow different is an exaggeration or an embellishment. He says there is nothing “new” about this normal but it is more appropriately described as “back to normal.” And, that if it lasts for three or more years, it will then
New research by the Pension Research Council at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, examines whether workers seeking higher returns can expect to do better than the CPF-managed default, by moving their money into professionally-managed unit trusts. The evidence is mixed. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
The $42 billion Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management (PRIM) will move half of its developed non-US equity portfolio and 25 per cent of its emerging market equity portfolio into passive strategies and has begun a search for a single manager for each asset class with a commencement date of May. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2
The private capital arm of the $87.4 billion Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) has acquired a UK special education and fostering services provider believed to be valued at about £200 million ($326 million). mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
In this white paper by DB Climate Change Advisors, led by global head of climate change investment research Mark Fulton, the drivers of climate change for 2010 are examined in the context of strategic asset allocation. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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