Simon Hoyle, Author at Top1000funds.com

InFocus

Tip of the A-iceberg as investors grapple with the scale of opportunity

An investment theme that incorporates all traditional businesses trying to exploit technology, including AI, is simply too broad. Focusing on AI alone leaves investors exposed to the uncertainty of future developments. In between is an approach that recognises AI as an accelerant to existing trends.

Simon HoyleJuly 17, 2024

InFocus

‘Nothing will stop this trend’: Investing in the energy transition

The energy transition is happening; the only question is the pace at which it takes place. In assessing the investment opportunities, it helps to break the transition down into easily digestible segments. Top1000funds.com explores the opportunity set for investors, including the need to think about cross-disciplinary risks and to specialise.

Simon HoyleJune 21, 2024

FIS Toronto 2024

Build a playground, but let your investment team play on the slide

Innovation comes from collaboration, not from building silos, the Fiduciary Investors Symposium has heard. Leading academic Redouane Elkamhi told the symposium the boards of pension funds should create structures that allow investment teams to actually do what they are asked to do.

Simon HoyleJune 14, 2024

FIS Toronto 2024

Turning AI loose inside asset-owner organisations

The power of artificial intelligence to makes sense of huge volumes of data and produce real business gains has obvious appeal for asset owners. Working out how to apply the technology can be overwhelming, but the Fiduciary Investors Symposium heard that the most important thing is to start.

Simon HoyleJune 13, 2024

FIS Toronto 2024

Looking past the hype to the real benefits (and risks) of AI

AI is on every investor’s lips as a technology that will revolutionise businesses and industries. The Fiduciary Investors Symposium heard that looking past the hype to the tangible, on-the-ground benefits presents some genuine challenges for asset owners and the managers they often employ to do it for them.

Simon HoyleJune 12, 2024

FIS Toronto 2024

How to think about the economics of AI

The pace of development in artificial intelligence and machine learning is head-spinning. The Fiduciary Investors Symposium heard there are examples from the industrial past that serve as good indicators of how the new technology will be adopted, its likely impact, and both short- and long-term strategies for effective adoption.

Simon HoyleJune 11, 2024