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☆ Chinese quants redouble AI bets amid ChatGPT frenzy
  + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File PhotoSHANGHAI/SINGAPORE, June 5 (Reuters) - Chinese quant hedge fund managers are rushing to explore ChatGPT-style tools, embracing the emerging AI technology that has sparked a global frenzy since the release of the widely popular Microsoft-backed OpenAI chatbot. His hedge fund already uses ChatGPT to better understand a company's fundamentals and avoid value traps, project earnings power, and identify investment opportunities and risks. A ChatGPT-like tool boosts quants' ability to process text-related data, said Feng Ji, chairman of Baiont Capital. Feng's hedge fund, backed by former Google China chief and AI veteran Kai-Fu Lee, has invested heavily in hardware to enhance computing power required for model-training. Regulators are looking for ways to tackle the impact of generative AI technology.
Persons: Thomas White, Steve Chen, Feng Ji, ChatGPT, Feng, Kai, Fu Lee, Feng's, Larry Cao, Cao, it's, Samuel Shen, Tom Westbrook, Himani Sarkar Organizations: Microsoft, Baiont, Google China, Flyer, Zhishan Investment, Wall, Regulators, HK, Baidu, CFA Institute, Thomson Locations: SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE, Shanghai, Beijing, Feng's Nanjing, China
☆ How to Pick a Financial Advisor
  + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +12 min
Read on to get started:Types of financial advisorsMany financial professionals, including financial planners, securities brokers, investment managers, and insurance brokers call themselves financial advisors so it’s important to know exactly what services an advisor provides before hiring one. Financial advisor designationsThere are myriad designations for financial advisors but only a handful that indicate the expertise most consumers need. CPAs, or Certified Public Accountants, can be certified with a Personal Financial Specialist credential, which combines their tax expertise with personal financial planning knowledge. How to find a financial advisorFinding a financial advisor is not so different from finding any other specialized service you’re in the market for. The right financial advisor can help navigate your financial life, from budgeting everyday spending to fulfilling long-term financial goals over a lifetime including the purchase of a home and a comfortable retirement.
☆ Hype is not a good reason to invest, CFA Institute says
  + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHype is not a good reason to invest, CFA Institute saysOlivier Fines, head of advocacy at the non-profit organization CFA Institute, discusses the importance of regulating cryptocurrency.
☆ Here's why Mark Zuckerberg can't be fired as CEO of Meta
  + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Zuckerberg structured Meta so that he has total control of any decisions that affect the company. Meta isn't the only company that gives insiders super-voting powers. However, that has never been the case at Zuckerberg's company. Meta isn't aloneBut Meta isn't the only tech company that gives its insiders supervoting powers. Ritter thinks Zuckerberg truly believes he's doing what's best for Meta shareholders by pivoting his company toward the metaverse.
☆ How to Find a Financial Advisor
  + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +12 min
Read on to get started:Types of financial advisorsMany financial professionals, including financial planners, securities brokers, investment managers, and insurance brokers call themselves financial advisors so it’s important to know exactly what services an advisor provides before hiring one. Financial advisor designationsThere are myriad designations for financial advisors but only a handful that indicate the expertise most consumers need. Advisor fees and minimumsHow a financial advisor gets paid can be as important as how much you pay them because you want an advisor whose paramount consideration is your best interest, not their own, and whether or not that is the case is largely determined by how you pay them. How to find a financial advisorFinding a financial advisor is not so different from finding any other specialized service you’re in the market for. The right financial advisor can help navigate your financial life, from budgeting everyday spending to fulfilling long-term financial goals over a lifetime including the purchase of a home and a comfortable retirement.
☆ Here’s how venture capital is helping to lift the next generation of Latinos in finance
  + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Carmen Reinicke | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +4 min
A group of Latino-led and focused venture capital firms is looking to change that. Similarly, only 2% of venture capital professionals and partner-level professionals at institutional firms are Latino, a study from LatinxVC discovered. "We're trying to increase [Latino] venture capitalists within established venture organizations," said Mariela Salas, the executive director of LatinxVC. Latino-focused venture capitalThere are several Latino-focused venture capital firms that are working on at least one piece of the puzzle: investing in their communities. "We give the opportunity to first-time accredited investors, people of color and women to get access to venture capital," Mendoza said.
☆ These countries have the best pensions in 2022—and the U.S. didn't make the list
  + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index released its annual report that looks at 44 global pension systems, which account for 65% of the world's population, and ranks them from the best to worst. "It's essential for individuals to have strong retirement plans in the works because high levels of inflation, rising interest rates, and greater uncertainty about economic conditions, are adding additional financial pressure to the existing systems," Senior Partner at Mercer and lead author of the study, Dr. David Knox stated in the report. "Households will have to consider what the right balance is between receiving a steady income, access to some capital, and protection from future risks, given the many uncertainties faced by retirees," Dr. Knox added. "It is critical that we understand whether or not the retirement income systems around the world will be able to meet the needs and expectations of their communities for decades to come."
☆ Iceland tops global pensions league, Britain slips -survey
  + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Iceland offers the best pension provisions, followed by the Netherlands and Denmark while Britain slipped a spot to 10th place in the world ranking, an annual survey showed on Tuesday. Mexico shot eight places up the rankings to 29 due to pension reform, Mercer said. The survey compares 44 retirement income systems globally and covers 65% of the world’s population. "Policymakers must do all they can to ensure retirement schemes are supported, developed and well-regulated." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Carolyn Cohn; Editing by Susan FentonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ The U.S. retirement system gets a ‘C+’ grade, experts say — even though it’s worth $39 trillion. Here's why
  + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +9 min
The U.S. has a voluntary retirement savings system. But most IRA funds aren't contributed directly — they were first saved in a workplace retirement plan and then rolled into an IRA. 1 issue," Will Hansen, chief government affairs officer at the American Retirement Association, a trade group, said of workplace retirement savings. "[However], the retirement system is actually a good system for those who have access," Hansen said. In such cases, it may not be fair to place primary blame on the structure of the U.S. retirement system, Hansen said.
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