19 episodes

The Improving Alpha: Innovation in Investing, ESG and Technology podcast with host Michael Oliver Weinberg, is built to engage with innovative allocators on forward-thinking investment management business strategies and the challenges across alternative investment sectors. Through each of these discussions, we will explore achievements, lessons learned, and future advice for dealing with today’s financial markets. This podcast series is being powered by Vidrio. Learn more at Vidrio.com.

Improving Alpha: Innovation in Investing, ESG and Technology Michael Oliver Weinberg

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The Improving Alpha: Innovation in Investing, ESG and Technology podcast with host Michael Oliver Weinberg, is built to engage with innovative allocators on forward-thinking investment management business strategies and the challenges across alternative investment sectors. Through each of these discussions, we will explore achievements, lessons learned, and future advice for dealing with today’s financial markets. This podcast series is being powered by Vidrio. Learn more at Vidrio.com.

    Improving Alpha: Mazen Jabban on the Dangers of Delegating Away Allocator Innovation

    Improving Alpha: Mazen Jabban on the Dangers of Delegating Away Allocator Innovation

    Navigating the world of technology innovations as a chief investment officer or portfolio manager is akin to a thrilling game of high-stakes poker or a graceful tango. Your success hinges on your ability to not just welcome incoming innovations but also effectively implement them, enhancing data transparency, boosting portfolio returns, and more. In this episode … Read More Read More

    • 31 min
    Improving Alpha: Karen Yeyinmen on Strengthening the Institutional Investment Toolkit through Action Research

    Improving Alpha: Karen Yeyinmen on Strengthening the Institutional Investment Toolkit through Action Research

    Can a culture of growth and experimentation in institutional investing unlock deeper-level benefits to improving alpha? Would you be able to risk the old conception of yourself or your organization by exploring new forms of action and inquiry to help identify the best talent through due diligence or to combine two cultures post-Merger & Acquisition? … Read More Read More

    • 46 min
    Improving Alpha: Ciamac Moallemi on the Black Box of Systematic Investing, Bitcoin, and Neural Networks

    Improving Alpha: Ciamac Moallemi on the Black Box of Systematic Investing, Bitcoin, and Neural Networks

    Is bitcoin a ‘safe-haven’ or still too risky for institutional investors to include as part of a larger portfolio allocation? How is systematic investing changing today with the influence of neural networks and artificial intelligence?  Michael Oliver Weinberg, host of the  Improving Alpha: Innovation in Investing ESG, and Technology podcast invites Ciamac Moallemi, William von … Read More Read More

    • 24 min
    Improving Alpha: Russ Carson on the ‘lucky accident’ of a career in Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Philanthropy

    Improving Alpha: Russ Carson on the ‘lucky accident’ of a career in Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Philanthropy

    Be careful what you wish for, is a critical statement for those entering the field of private equity, and venture capital today. As the industry accelerates, increased government scrutiny, regulation, and a greater need to prove that your business is providing a productive service to society will come into play. In our latest episode of … Read More Read More

    • 47 min
    Improving Alpha: Sandro Salsano exploring synergies in investments, philanthropy and deep value strategies

    Improving Alpha: Sandro Salsano exploring synergies in investments, philanthropy and deep value strategies

    When it comes to geopolitical risk, company risk, or even balancing the costs of capital with the desire for quick profits, institutional investors are now taking a long-term approach to their future investments. How does this perspective impact the risk-reward dynamic for future returns, and are there sectors that may not be as flashy but … Read More Read More

    • 42 min
    Improving Alpha: William J. Kelly, CAIA on disrupting data transparency in the institutional markets

    Improving Alpha: William J. Kelly, CAIA on disrupting data transparency in the institutional markets

    As institutional investments become increasingly intricate, it is crucial to bring transparency (and perhaps even enlightenment) to both GPs and LPs. Large data sets and the scale of innovative technology shows no signs of decelerating for those seeking alpha. Serving as a cautionary tale for this installment of Improving Alpha, a famous quote by renowned … Read More Read More

    • 45 min

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