Santa’s choice: The 7 best behavioral videos on YouTube
In a video tribute to cognitive experimentation and learning, we present seven of the best (and sometimes most amusing) YouTube videos about behavioral science.
REVEALED: What the fund manager said to the allocator
Despite a growing recognition of behavioral alpha, it's clear there are plenty of asset allocators who are still using a traditional framework to identify skilled managers. In the following email exchange, a fund manager challenges this status quo, advocating a new approach which recognises the value of combined human and data-driven decision-making.
Show me the continuous improvement
Asset allocator, Emmet Maguire III, reflects on how it's become harder to find differentiated equity strategies, and why he's now seeking out managers who can demonstrate they are tackling cognitive bias and finding ways to continuously improve their investment process.
The numbers behind the score
If you watched Wimbledon this year, you'll know that data-driven insights and analysis are fast becoming part of the tennis landscape. Guest blogger John Quartararo takes a closer look at the ways the world's best tennis players and their coaches are using technology to improve performance, and considers how it applies to the investment world.
Investment Management and AI: More partnership than takeover
Despite the hype, artificial intelligence is not yet capable of replacing human fund managers altogether. Indeed, a new categorisation of AI - augmented intelligence - is fast becoming the secret weapon of enlightened investors. We review how they're doing it.
What we’re listening to – our favorite podcasts
As podcasting comes of age, there's been an explosion in the number of high-quality broadcasts available. Listen online or download, here are 10 of the best podcasts for news & trends in technology, behavioral finance and entrepreneurship.
Can portfolio managers win from MiFID 2?
The fast-approaching MiFID 2 deadline is a welcome endpoint for many ops and compliance teams. But for those fund managers using next-generation analytics to improve performance, the recently created MiFID-driven data sets are an invaluable source of insight.
Juniorization in asset management: Are you ready?
The investment management industry has traditionally placed a lot of emphasis on time as a teacher. Will the trend towards juniorization undermine this skill base - or is this an opportunity to reinvigorate active management with new blood that's more attuned to data-driven learning?
The one thing worth doing differently this year
Acing those new year resolutions is hard - especially when you're a busy portfolio manager swamped with demands on your time. But don't give up! Clare Flynn Levy, Essentia CEO, reveals her simple, science-based tips for making the new year to come one of positive change.
Santa’s Top 10 Gifts for Behavioral Improvement
This year, give the gift of self-improvement. Here are the big man's best ideas for getting family, friends and colleagues into new and better habits.