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In this episode of the QuantSpeak podcast, Dan Tudball is joined by CQF Program Founder, Dr. Paul Wilmott, for a 2023 round-up. Delve into the latest AI advancements, quantum computing thoughts, and Dr. Wilmott's new mission to make quant finance accessible to teens. Plus, discover which quant Dr. Wilmott would pick as a desert island companion. 

In this episode of the QuantSpeak podcast, Dan Tudball is joined by Dr. Araceli Venegas-Gomez. Araceli discusses the ways in which quantum computing could affect the future of the finance industry, how different industries are starting to adopt quantum methods, and her own career path from aeronautical engineering into quant finance. 

In this episode of the QuantSpeak podcast, Dan Tudball is joined by Dr. Matthias Arnsdorf. Matthias discusses capital valuation adjustments and the challenges they face in the current economic climate, the importance of communication skills as a quant, and more. 

In this episode of the QuantSpeak podcast, Dan Tudball is joined by Dr. Jörg Kienitz, from Acadia. Jörg discusses the topic of his upcoming talk at the Black-Scholes 50th Anniversary Conference, the role that Open Source Software played in his recent paper, the importance of C++, and more.

QuantSpeak podcast host, Dan Tudball is joined by Dr. Grant Fuller, CEO and Founder of Irithmics. Dr. Fuller discusses the latest advancements in vicarious risk and if the finance industry is fully sold on AI. 

Matteo Manzi, Lead Quant Researcher, CrunchDAO

According to one recent survey, 9 out of 10 hedge fund traders are likely to use AI this year in order to improve trading returns. But AI is not a panacea. Without viable data AI-based trading strategies ‘are bound to fail’ claims quantitative finance research team CrunchDAO. Matteo Manzi, Lead Quant Researcher at CrunchDAO speaks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence. For Manzi, the wisdom of the crowd remains on top.

In this episode of the QuantSpeak podcast, we look ahead to the 2023 Portfolio Management Conference with Renee Yao, Founder of Neo Ivy Capital Management, who will be participating in a panel discussion at the conference.  

Renee discusses the issues of explainable machine learning within portfolio management, the takeaways we can expect from the conference's panel discussion, the rise of machine learning, and Renee's own career path through quant finance. 

In this episode of the QuantSpeak podcast, Dan Tudball is joined by Professor Aaron Yoon of the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Aaron discusses how he first became interested in the ESG space, his philosophy on stock price and shareholder value, and why he decided to choose a career in academia. 

In the first QuantSpeak episode of 2023, Dan Tudball is joined by Tony Guida, Co-Head of Systematic Macro at RAM AI. 

Tony discusses the role of research in quantitative investment, the current debates in the quant community including p-hacking and the importance of peer-reviewing, and where his excitement for quant finance first came from. 

QuantSpeak podcast host, Dan Tudball is joined by Jean-Paul Jaegers, Head of Asset Allocation at Barclays. Jean-Paul discusses diversification measures, dimensions,  the considerations to make when building portfolio allocations, and what led him to a career in quant finance.

QuantSpeak host, Dan Tudball, is joined by Diana Ouamar, Managing Director of Rima Consulting Limited, to discuss if traditional risk management approaches are still relevant for managing climate risk, the emergence of new sustainability finance products and the major challenges with sustainability linked bonds. 

QuantSpeak podcast, Dan Tudball is joined by Derivatives Structurer, Arthur Böök. Arthur will be discussing his early career beginnings, his recent paper with Daniel Bloch, 'Smiling in Action', and the exciting advancements happening in machine learning.

In late June, Sri Lanka’s prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that the country’s economy had “collapsed.” There was no money left to pay for imports of necessities like food, fuel and medicine, and the country was seeking help from neighboring countries and the IMF.

Sri Lanka is going through its worst economic crisis since it gained independence from Britain almost 75 years ago. In today's video we ask the question, "What Killed Sri Lanka's Economy?"

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In 2013 President Xi Jinping announced the launch of his signature policy, the Belt and Road Initiative, the largest transnational infrastructure program ever undertaken by a single country.  Today though, many of the loans financing these huge infrastructure projects are going bad and going bad in record numbers.

Today's video looks at the Belt and Road Initiative, how the projects are going and how recent events like Russia's invasion of Ukraine are affecting debtor nations like Sri Lanka, who defaulted on their sovereign debt in May of this year.

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QuantSpeak host, Dan Tudball, is joined by Dr. John Guerard to discuss his early career beginnings, his work with Harry Markowitz and his advice for future quant finance professionals. 

Last week, three DeFi (decentralized finance) groups stepped in with emergency plans to protect their projects and users from economic turbulence in the face of collapsing cryptocurrency prices.

These DeFi crypto networks which had pledged to put users in control ended up taking charge themselves in order to survive the ongoing crisis in the digital asset market.

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Inflation has turned from transitory to pernicious, with some economists even raising the specter of a 1970s-style wage-price spiral. Should you reposition your investment portfolio for an inflationary environment, shifting some of your money to sectors or asset classes that tend to do well during inflationary periods? Or should you leave your investments alone and let the markets control their long-term destiny? In today’s video we look at market history to see how securities prices are affected by inflation, interest rates and interest rate hikes.

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QuantSpeak host, Dan Tudball, is joined by Jan Rosenzweig, Portfolio Manager at Pine Tree, to discuss why optimal portfolios are not diversified, his first encounter with Modern Portfolio Theory, and his career journey as a quant finance professional. 

QuantSpeak host, Dan Tudball, is joined by Sonam Srivastava, Founder of Wright Research, to discuss the application of reinforcement learning within asset allocation, the results of her recent research, and her career journey as a quant.