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Improving Alpha: Creating Synergies between Academia and Alternative Institutional Investors

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Are there ways for academia and alternative investment managers to collaborate more efficiently and drive better investment performance? Synergies do exist in private market investments but how can investors avoid zombie funds,...

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Improving Alpha: Kevin SigRist on Modernizing Governance and Improving Investment Operations for a $200B Portfolio

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What levers are available to allocators seeking to adjust diversification and the overall risk profile of their portfolios? How can CIOs strengthen governance and investment operations as AI assumes a larger role across the team?...

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Improving Alpha: Gerd Gigerenzer’s Case for Heuristics in Investing

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How can heuristics be applied to institutional investing today, and as complexity increases in alternative allocations, can investment decision-making be challenged by current schools of thought to achieve better outcomes? To...

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Improving Alpha: Andrew Junkin on Strengthening Defensive Layers in Pension Retirement Plans

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How can CIOs at major retirement systems managing over $100B in AUM focus on innovation, dodge significant drawdowns, and avoid looking in the proverbial 'couch cushion' for portfolio liquidity? In our latest Improving Alpha...

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