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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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.
The £27 billion ($44 billion) Universities Superannuation Scheme has made three new appointments and reorganised its equities team with a new dedicated global emerging markets capability, the first internal restructure under new chief investment officer Roger Gray. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
The $206 billion California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) set its investment strategy roadmap for 2010 at a board offsite last week, as chief investment officer, Joe Dear, attributes strong gains in 2009 to a “sharpened investment focus”. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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
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