Quantitative Asset Management with Michael Robbins, Quant & Finance AI Expert, Author

Michael Robbins, a Columbia University professor, imparts his expertise in quantitative investing, focusing on areas like Global Macroeconomic Tactical Asset Allocation (GTAA) and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Investing. He actively participates on the Board of Directors for Blythestone Corporation and Urban Edge Capital hedge fund (UEC). He is also the author of 'Quantitative Asset Management: Factor Investing and Machine Learning for Institutional Investing'.

Michael Robbins Interview Questions

00:00 - 02:20 Introduction
02:21 - 06:44 Michael's background
06:45 - 09:51 Michale's experiences at The Wall Street
09:52 - 13:16 Transformation from a nuclear physicist to investment manager
13:17 - 16:18 The concept of complication analysis
16:19 - 22:55 Challenges in applying the quantitative models in real life
22:56 - 25:55 How AI can tackle the challenges in process optimisation
25:56 - 28:00 Methods used in computation and framing of quant models
28:01 - 31:35 Basic concepts and nuances of trading: An expert's perspectives
31:36 - 34:22 Traders Quant versus asset management
34:23 - 38:47 The concept of hedge funds
38:47 - 50:16 Role of data and tech tools in quantitative mechanisms
50:17 - 52:30 The complexities with factors
52:31 - 55:03 The basics of all quant models are simple and traditional
55:04 - 01:00:48 The challenges and threats in decision making capabilities due to advanced computing, AI and quant models
01:00:49 - 01:05:13 The challenges due to biases in normalising data
01:05:14 - 01:07:36 Closure

Michael Robbins Biography

Michael Robbins is a professor at Columbia University and serves as the Chief Investment Officer at Larson Financial, overseeing assets exceeding $15 billion. He's also the author of "QUANTITATIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT: Factor Investing and Machine Learning for Institutional Investing," published by McGraw Hill on June 6, 2023.

Additionally, he holds key positions on the boards of Blythestone Corporation and UEC, a hedge fund. Michael contributes insights regarding governance, strategy, and investments. His career commenced in nuclear physics at RTI before venturing into electronic warfare at ASD, a subsidiary of Northrop. Later, he became a proprietary trader at Oppenheimer/CIBC, managing substantial portfolios with consistent profits.

Afterwards, he managed portfolios focused on prime loans and derivatives at Washington Mutual's treasury. He moved on to ECR Capital Management, a hedge fund, where he took on the role of Chief Investment Risk Officer for Utah Retirement Systems, handling $16 billion in assets. Returning to ECR as Chief Investment Officer, he offered asset management and risk analysis guidance to the senior management of National Australia Bank, which boasted $685 billion in assets.

Michael's expertise extended to advising large family offices, major banks, and other financial institutions. He assumed the Chief Investment Officer role at Spruce Investments, overseeing significant funds, resulting in nominations for Best Global Equity Fund and Best Global Macro Fund. He was then recruited by Bleakly Financial Group as Chief Investment Officer, managing a portfolio twice the size of his role at Spruce.

Learn more about Michael Robbins on https://www.openbusinesscouncil.org/w...

About Hilton Supra

Hilton Supra is a business and financial industry veteran and thought leader. Hilton has more than 30 years of Finance, Investment, Banking, and Asset Management experience in international markets namely London, Europe, Africa, and Asia. This while having a passion for growing businesses, fashion, and new technologies, especially fintech and blockchain where he has been deeply involved since these technologies' inception. Now, Hilton is co-leading the fashion directory fashionabc as well as technology startup Ztudium, a builder of 4IR platforms (using blockchain, AI and IoT data analytics) and openbusinesscouncil.org.

From Quantitative Asset Management, Capital Markets, Trading software, Hedge Funds, and Private Equity, Hilton has worked for Morgan Grenfell, Deutsche Bank, AXA Investment Management, EIM Fund of Hedge Funds (responsible for $2.4bn of $13bn), and Cheyne Capital.

Learn more about Hilton Supra on https://openbusinesscouncil.org/wiki/...

Links & Resources

  / michaelrobbins  
http://www.quantitativeassetmanagemen...

About citiesabc.com

https://www.citiesabc.com/​​​​​​​​​​​
  / citiesabc_​​​​​​  
  / citiesabc  

About openbusinesscouncil.org

https://www.openbusinesscouncil.org/
  / openbusinesshq  

About fashionabc.org

https://www.fashionabc.org/
  / fashionabcorg  

About Dinis Guarda
  / dinisguarda  
  / dinisguarda_  
https://openbusinesscouncil.org/wiki/...