Improving Alpha: Innovation in Investing, ESG and Technology
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Improving Alpha: TC Wilson on Advancing the Practice of Good Medicine through Better Asset Allocation Strategies
Today theres tremendous focus around the practice of good medicine, the advancement of healthcare innovations, and positive patient outcomes. One company that embodies these characteristics and provi
Improving Alpha: Chris Wiggins Exploring and Exploiting the Value of Artificial Intelligence
Allocators face a barrage of ideas and debates around the use of artificial intelligence and large language models, better known as LLMs. How can huge amounts of investor data be transformed and enric
Improving Alpha: Olivier Toubia and the Dark Side of Artificial Intelligence
In an age of artificial intelligence, (AI) many allocators are realizing that humans alone, or software alone, cant match or exceed the gains that occur when software and human expertise combine. Lay
Improving Alpha: David Teten on the Future of VC Models, Tools for Improving Alpha and the Portfolio Diversification Game
The portfolio diversification game takes a ton of time, energy, effort, and even during the best of times companies that you might be super bullish about can flame out, just as easily as those that ar
Improving Alpha: Mazen Jabban on the Dangers of Delegating Away Allocator Innovation
Navigating the world of technology innovations as a chief investment officer or portfolio manager is akin to a thrilling game of high-stakes poker or a graceful tango. Your success hinges on your abil
Improving Alpha: Karen Yeyinmen on Strengthening the Institutional Investment Toolkit through Action Research
Can a culture of growth and experimentation in institutional investing unlock deeper-level benefits to improving alpha? Would you be able to risk the old conception of yourself or your organization by
Improving Alpha: Ciamac Moallemi on the Black Box of Systematic Investing, Bitcoin, and Neural Networks
Is bitcoin a safe-haven or still too risky for institutional investors to include as part of a larger portfolio allocation? How is systematic investing changing today with the influence of neural ne
Improving Alpha: Russ Carson on the ‘lucky accident’ of a career in Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Philanthropy
Be careful what you wish for, is a critical statement for those entering the field of private equity, and venture capital today. As the industry accelerates, increased government scrutiny, regulation,
Improving Alpha: Sandro Salsano exploring synergies in investments, philanthropy and deep value strategies
When it comes to geopolitical risk, company risk, or even balancing the costs of capital with the desire for quick profits, institutional investors are now taking a long-term approach to their future
Improving Alpha: William J. Kelly, CAIA on disrupting data transparency in the institutional markets
As institutional investments become increasingly intricate, it is crucial to bring transparency (and perhaps even enlightenment) to both GPs and LPs. Large data sets and the scale of innovative techno