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CloseCAIA CEO Bill Kelly talked with JC de Swaan about JC's new book: "Seeking Virtue in Finance." In his book, he applies the concept of mindfulness to the un-tilled field of finance and deconstructs the complexity and opacity of the financial industry, laying bare the conflicting and often self-serving incentives that motivate many of its professionals. Listen in.
Description: Evidence shows that, after fees and costs, hedge fund managers as a group have shown a marked decline in risk-adjusted alpha in the ten years following the global financial crisis (GFC). What’s more, 90% of excess returns variation show that hedge funds have meaningfully altered how they drive performance, partially explaining the observed change in results post-GFC.
In recent years, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of individual and high net worth investors allocating to collectibles. In addition to their aesthetic benefits, investors enjoy the tangible nature of sports collectibles, classic cars, vintage watches, art, and handbags as opposed to the paper assets of stocks and bonds. The collectibles space is becoming more sophisticated, adopting institutional structures such as auctions, price indices, free ports, IPOs, and fractional ownership. CAIA Association is pleased to collaborate with PWCC and Rally Rd.
Rapidly growing global organization now has a Member base that extends into more than 100 countries, requiring the specialized expertise, data-driven approach, and eye for new opportunities that Ms. Carolan brings to this key role
Scott is responsible for building partnerships with institutional investors across Manulife’s private markets platform which spans: agriculture, timberland, real estate, infrastructure, private equity, private credit. Scott previously served as a vice president on the institutional sales team at Nuveen marketing alternative and traditional strategies to US investors. Prior to joining Nuveen, he was a relationship development associate at GE Asset Management working with European and Middle Eastern institutional investors.
“There is no greater certainty than a sure thing.” A modern-day adaption of the words penned by the 18th century Scottish poet, Robert Burns and a fitting epithet to a year just ended—and one that most of us are quite happy to leave behind.
Description: Tokenisation is the process of creating a digital representation of a non-digital asset, with the potential to democratize access to alternative investments. Joanne Murphy, Jack Wu, CFA, Emmanuelle Pecenicic and Adrian Lai take a focused look at Tokenisation and discuss the recently published research on The Future of Tokenisation in Alternative Investments by CAIA Association, BNP Paribas Asset Management and Liquefy to better understand the broad spectrum of Tokenisation across all of the categories broadly defined as being “alternative”.
Description: The European Green Deal (EGD) is paving the way for stricter regulations and targeted measures towards a zero-carbon economy. The real estate sector is an integral part of the EGD by prioritizing on existing buildings, which generate circa 40% of total energy consumption and 36% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the EU. The goal is to kick-start a major Renovation Wave across Europe focusing on improving the sustainability levels of buildings in line with the principles of circular economy.
Economic development in Africa is limited by the availability and quality of key infrastructure, including road and rail transportation, energy and water. Closing this infrastructure gap is paramount to a bright future for the African economy and making it more attractive to investment capital in diverse industries. Our expert panelists took a look at what lies ahead for the savvy investor in Africa, the role of private players and how they, together with the public sector, are shaping the future of the continent.
Description: "The Evolution of Machine Learning (ML) in Investment Strategies" is an insider’s look into the opaque world of AI/ML-powered investing strategies. The presenter will separate fact from fiction and hype from reality. After a cursory Overview of AI/ML origins and widespread adoption, you'll hear how leading-edge asset managers are deploying machine learner algorithms and alternative investment data (Alt-Data) to monetize differentiated sources of potential alpha.
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