|
|
CAIA Australia - Applications of AI In the Current Investment Environment A Conversation with the Future Fund and Man Numeric - Melbourne
Date(s):
November 15, 2023
Note: All times listed are in local time
Venue:Melbourne
The Crafty Squire (Brew Lounge)
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Fee(s):Free Event
Description:Location: Future Fund offices, Level 14/447 Collins St, Melbourne
CAIA Australia would like to invite you to a discussion on the topic of applying AI in the current investment environment in Melbourne on Tuesday 15th November.
Marcus Nelson (Director of Alternatives at the Future Fund) will host a fireside chat with Greg Bond (CEO of Man Numeric). Whilst forms of AI have existed for over 20 years, we have seen an explosion of AI applications/companies in 2023. Marcus and Greg will discuss a number of topics including: How quantitative investing has evolved and how is AI used within quant investment managers? Will AI replace or complement the traditional role of an analyst? How are tools like ChatGPT and large language models used to make investment decisions?
Please RSVP by Wednesday 1st November 2023 via the Individual Registration Button on the right or directly here.
Speakers:
- Marcus Nelson, CAIA, CFA, Director of Alternatives, Future Fund
- Greg Bond, Chief Executive Officer, Man Numeric
Programme
17:15 – 17:30 Guest arrival
17:30 – 18:30 Fireside chat with Marcus Nelson and Greg Bond
18:30 – 19:30 Drinks and Networking Marcus Nelson, CAIA, CFA Director of Alternatives Future Fund Marcus Nelson is a Director of Alternatives at the Future Fund, Australia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund. The Alternatives team invests in a broad range of hedge fund strategies and currently manages approximately A$40bn across Agency funds. Marcus joined the Future Fund in February 2020 in the DCIO, Public Markets office and transitioned to the Alternatives team in 2022.
Prior to joining the Future Fund, Marcus was a Senior Investment Consultant in the Alternatives & Derivatives team and Quantitative Solutions Group at Frontier Advisors. Marcus also previously worked at Kaiser Trading Group in trade execution and research roles. Marcus earned a Bachelor of Commerce form The University of Melbourne and is a CFA charter holder and CAIA charter holder.  Greg Bond CEO Man Numeric Gregory (‘Greg’) Bond is CEO of Man Numeric, Head of the Americas for Man Group, and a special advisor to Man Group’s multi-strategy funds. He also serves on the Man Group Executive Committee and the Man Numeric Investment Committee. Previously, Greg was director of research at Man Numeric, responsible for research initiatives, including the day-to-day management of Man Numeric’s strategic alpha research team. Before becoming director of research, he was a portfolio manager for various hedge fund strategies at Numeric as well as being co-head of its hedge fund group, having joined in 2003. Greg holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and in biology from Yale University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Speaker information is not available at this time.
|
|
|
|
|
|