Scott Treloar: Skiing in Singapore and how to quantify investor skill

I chat with Scott, the CEO of Singapore-based Noviscient, about shape of the hedge fund industry and how to create better systematic allocation to funds using machine learning techniques. Reflecting on his career in Deutsche Bank in Asia and running his own statistical arbitrage fund, we discuss the pragmatic applications of quantitative methods and the use of AI in society.

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The twin forces rewriting the rules of investing

The twin forces rewriting the rules of investing

Portfolios built for the old world will be severely tested as emerging forces rewrite the rules of investing. The Fiduciary Investors Symposium heard that geopolitical and macroeconomic upheaval, together with the disruption wrought by AI, should force asset owners to rethink the structure and composition of portfolios.

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Macro risks, opportunities prompt rethink of portfolios

Investment heads at large global funds are cutting down on risk, making higher allocations to equities and shifting focus to absolute returns as they reorganise portfolios to future-proof against global macro risks on the horizon, and to take advantage of potential opportunities, the Fiduciary Investors Symposium has heard.

Nobel laureate advises a different focus on risk to enhance returns

Nobel Prize-winning economist Myron Scholes advises investors to think differently about risk to improve the way it is managed, to help boost returns. He told the Fiduciary Investors Symposium the focus of asset owners should shift from thinking of risk as a constant to considering how risks are changing.

Flawed Fed encouraging excessive risk taking

An increasing willingness of regulators to bail out investors at times of crises is reducing the competitive environment in which banks and financial institutions operate, the Fiduciary investors Symposium at Stanford University has heard. It is also encouraging more risky behaviour, and creating a fragile system in the longer run.

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Transition risks of net zero

The transition to net zero is well underway, but it won’t be a smooth path and getting there will pose significant risks for investors. These are the conclusions of a new report by Pictet Asset Management and the Institute of International Finance. It will require higher levels of borrowing by the companies they invest in; the

The trait that will define ‘the California model’, according to CalPERS

Allocation to climate solutions and the ability to generate alpha from that across asset classes are what will define the future “California model”, according to CalPERS managing director of sustainable investment, Peter Cashion.

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