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CloseStephen Wong is Associate Director, Investment at AIA Hong Kong & Macau, overseeing fixed income and alternative investments for the insurer’s general account. He is responsible for portfolio management, investment decision making, oversight of asset managers, due diligence, steering of ESG initiatives, and stakeholder engagement. He also serves as a part-time lecturer.
The recent advancement of deep learning and large language models has had a profound influence on many fields, including finance. Speakers Nino Antulov-Fantulin and Petter Kolm provided an overview of recent ML advancements like large language models, transformers, physics-informed neural networks, graph neural networks, and their impact on decision-making, data-driven analysis, and time series forecasting in finance.
In this fast-paced, ever-evolving tech landscape, AI is not just an option; it's a necessity. As a startup, understanding AI can become your game-changing strategy. This insightful webinar is specially designed to address the pressing questions startups often have about AI:
• What exactly is AI?
• How can it be leveraged within a budding business?
• What are its potential pitfalls, and how can they be avoided?
My journey to joining the CAIA Association proves you’re able to do it while balancing a busy career and a full life. The process wasn’t fast, but it was worth it. I bought the Level 1 text book and occasionally reviewed it in my moments of down time, but ultimately didn’t end up taking the exam until two years later, studying while juggling caring for a newborn on my maternity leave.
Authored by Steven Novakovic, CFA, CAIA, Managing Director, CAIA Curriculum
One thing alternatives investors can count on is market cycles. Whether driven by macroeconomic factors, political factors, investor sentiment, supply and demand shifts, adjusting capital market expectations, or any other of a variety of factors, alternative investment strategies will have ups and downs and booms and busts.
Description: The proliferation of semi-liquid fund structures has grown substantially over the past decade, as GPs have sought new ways to offer private markets to the wealth management channel. Adoption has simultaneously increased from investors seeking exposure to private markets while maintaining operational and tax efficiency. Where is the interest? Where are funds being raised and in which asset classes? Is there more innovation on the horizon?
Map out your learning journey to obtain the FDP Charter. The FDP team answered questions about the FDP program, where to obtain your curriculum, prep providers, preparation for exam day and focused attention on our testing options.
This is a great opportunity to clearly see the steps required to have a successful exam experience.
At the heart of Net Equity Capital's inception and its strategic vision lies Mitch Flax’s invaluable Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation. Far more than a mere credential, it represents a commitment towards a deep-rooted understanding of alternative investments, professionalism, and ethical practice. The CAIA Charter has been instrumental in shaping both the ethos and the strategic direction of Net Equity. It embodies Mitch’s comprehensive approach to investment analysis and decision-making.
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