Regulation
New SEC Task Force Focuses on AI Applications
Valerie Szczepanik, the SEC’s chief artificial intelligence officer, is leading the effort to facilitate AI integration across the agency.
Tag: Artificial Intelligence
Alternatives
Measuring Hedge Fund Performance Has Its Limitations
Benchmarks are a key part of the discussion as investors look for ways to quantify the funds’ contributions of different exposures to generate returns.
Corporate Moves
Intentional Endowments Network Launches Responsible Tech, AI Initiative
With support from Omidyar Network, IEN plans to engage asset owners, managers and others in driving an ethical and transparent technology ecosystem.
Opinion
Mandates on AI Projects Tighten as Asset Managers Focus on ROI, and Efficiency
Off-the-shelf artificial intelligence tools with domain-specific applications are increasingly being adopted, as firms prioritize faster deployment and lower development overhead.
Regulation
The Reason the Senate’s Tax Bill Seems Cheaper Than House Version
Acceding to a Republican request to base the cost estimate for the Senate bill on ‘current policy baseline,’ the Joint Committee on Taxation found the upper chamber's bill much less costly than the House bill.
Corporate Moves
Kuwait Investment Authority Joins AI Infra Partnership With BlackRock, Microsoft
The firms, along with MGX, plan to mobilize $100 billion to scale data centers.
Newsmakers
Due to AI, Norway’s $1.8T Pension Giant Needs No More Employees—for Now
The Government Pension Fund Global shed more than 37% of its workforce in 2024.
Asset Management Culture
How CIOs, OCIOs Are Structured to Face New Investing and Operational Challenges
Market shifts and new technology have changed how CIOs organize their teams.
Research
AI Energy Drain Among Issues Facing ESG Investors
Data center energy needs, human rights and plastic pollution are among trends for investors to watch, according to ISS ESG.
Market Moves
China’s DeepSeek Puts a Question Mark on AI Spending
The startup’s innovative AI model is raising questions about the future of AI stocks and capex.
Asset Allocation
Strong US Economy, AI Lead to Positive Outlook for 2025 Markets
Implications of Trump polices on tariffs and immigration remain significant unknowns.
Pensions
Voting Support for NYC Pension Proxy Proposals Continues to Wane
Only 21% of proposals that went to a vote were supported by shareholders, down from 35% in 2022.
Newsmakers
The Many Ways Tech Tools Impact Investors
Panelists speaking at CIO’s Cyber Cache event discussed the technology solutions and tools they find most useful in their investment operations.
Corporate Moves
Private Equity Investment in Insurance Surges, While Global Deals Decline in Value
Private investments in insurance are on pace to end the year with their highest total in more than a decade.
Newsmakers
Investors Should Understand ‘How the System Works for You,’ per CFA Institute Head Franklin
In a wide-ranging conversation, Margaret Franklin shares ‘essential principles’ and her thoughts on private markets, artificial intelligence, responsible governance and more.