Tag: Data Analytics

Navigating Complexity: How Super Funds are Responding to Market Shifts with Leon Stavrou

Navigating Complexity: How Super Funds are Responding to Market Shifts with Leon Stavrou

Superannuation funds in Australia are evolving rapidly, finding new pathways to optimize returns and manage risks.

How are they leveraging size, adapting their operations, and enhancing their data strategies for better investment outcomes? What can other regions learn from their focus on private markets and technology investments?

In this episode, host Paul Fahey speaks with Leon Stavrou, Head of Australia and New Zealand at Northern Trust, to discuss key findings from Northern Trust’s asset owner peer study, “Asset Owners in Focus”. They explore emerging trends in the superannuation sector, shifts in strategies, and the growing role of technology and data in transforming investment approaches.

Leon Stavrou discusses:

  • The increasing allocation of superannuation funds to private markets, including infrastructure and private credit
  • Challenges and strategies in managing liquidity amid growing investments in less liquid assets
  • Impacts of fund consolidation on insourcing versus outsourcing operational and investment activities
  • How technology and data solutions are enhancing decision-making and operational efficiency
  • The growing interest in alternative assets, including crypto and physical gold, and their integration into portfolios
  • And more!

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Exploring Generative AI in Alternative Investments

Exploring Generative AI in Alternative Investments

Join Mike Srdanovic, Director of Enterprise Architecture at Northern Trust, and Phillip Mortimer, Chief Scientist at Accelex for an overview of large language models, generative AI and its potential applications in the financial services industry. The two delve into how generative AI has the potential to disrupt and shape the alternative asset space, and Phillip shares different ways Accelex is harnessing this technology to deliver innovative solutions to its clients. 

Key Highlights:

  • Learn about Accelex’s unique platform that skillfully transforms unstructured data into valuable structured insights
  • How Accelex’s AI-driven approach to document ingestion and data extraction goes beyond traditional methods for enhanced accuracy and efficiency
  • Understand how cutting-edge AI models are refining Accelex’s data processing, making complex tasks more straightforward and precise
  • Hear about the ongoing challenges within AI, as well as the exciting future of AI in financial services and the alternative investments space 
  • And much more!

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