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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Michael Pettis on China’s overinvestment paradox, and the Japan-style reckoning still to come

Michael Pettis on China’s overinvestment paradox, and the Japan-style reckoning still to come

China's advanced infrastructure and ballooning debt are two sides of the same story, says Carnegie Endowment nonresident senior fellow Michael Pettis, who compares China's coming consumption-led rebalancing to Japan's in the 1980s. In conversation with Top1000funds.com Asia Pacific correspondent Darcy Song, Pettis unpacks what this means for institutional investors weighing China exposure over multi-decade horizons, and why he remains bearish on the country's outlook.

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First US mandate for ESG-focused emerging market equities

In a first for the US market, several institutional investors are searching for an investment manager capable of running emerging market equities in alignment with rigorous environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Secular growth in emerging markets and how to access it

This paper by Scott Berg, global large cap equity portfolio manager at T Rowe Price examines the secular growth trends that have underpinned emerging markets and whether there is still an argument for exposure to these markets within a global equities portfolio. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Quant modelling in private equity a sign of maturity

Managing director of Adveq, Peter Laib, believes private equity fund-of-fund portfolios need more analytical oversight and that diversification should be driven by the timing of capital in the market, not the number of funds. He spoke with Amanda White about the next phase of private equity as an asset class. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2

CalPERS’ absolute return mess

Wilshire’s annual review of CalPERS’ internal risk managed absolute return strategies (RMARS) has revealed a number of anomalies compared with its other global equity investments, including an over-reliance on quantitative tools and inadequate staff compensation incentives. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Swedish pension fund collaboration to influence local market

Four of Sweden’s national pension funds (AP1-4) have collaborated with another nine investors to form the Swedish arm of The Sustainable Value Creation, and have already begun surveying the top 100 companies on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm regarding their governance policies and sustainable value creation. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Crisis will force private real estate to go public

Tight credit conditions in the US will diminish the private sector’s monopoly on residential and commercial property, driving assets into public markets and real estate investment trusts (REITs) loaded with cash from a spate of capital raisings. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

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