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The Curious Quant
Qurious Analytics
25 episodes
4 months ago
The Curious Quant series, hosted by Dr Michael Kollo, is a very discussion that explores the role of data, AI and humanity within investing in financial markets. It examines the application of new data and new methodologies has been deployed and considered over the years, including Generative AI. Michael Kollo has a PhD in Finance is from the London School of Economics where he lectured in quantitative finance in addition to Imperial College and at the University of New South Wales. He has created models and led quantitative research teams at Blackrock, Fidelity and Axa Rosenberg in the UK before more recently moving to Australia where he established the quantitative team for the $50 billion industry superannuation fund, HESTA. The aim is to promote better discussions about these emerging areas, and a better understanding of new technologies for practitioners and academics alike. Consider it a sort of scientific, quantitative banter, at its finest. But don’t worry, no equations, I promise, unless you are into that kind of thing. Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activity should be undertaken without first seeking qualified and professional advice.
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The Curious Quant series, hosted by Dr Michael Kollo, is a very discussion that explores the role of data, AI and humanity within investing in financial markets. It examines the application of new data and new methodologies has been deployed and considered over the years, including Generative AI. Michael Kollo has a PhD in Finance is from the London School of Economics where he lectured in quantitative finance in addition to Imperial College and at the University of New South Wales. He has created models and led quantitative research teams at Blackrock, Fidelity and Axa Rosenberg in the UK before more recently moving to Australia where he established the quantitative team for the $50 billion industry superannuation fund, HESTA. The aim is to promote better discussions about these emerging areas, and a better understanding of new technologies for practitioners and academics alike. Consider it a sort of scientific, quantitative banter, at its finest. But don’t worry, no equations, I promise, unless you are into that kind of thing. Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activity should be undertaken without first seeking qualified and professional advice.
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Philosophy
Episodes (20/25)
The Curious Quant
Conversations with a SuperIntelligence - "The Digital Deity"

In this episode we explore the idea of a digital deity from the lens of all the major religions from the world. Most of this episode is of an AI system talking to itself about the notion of a digital deity, and using the religious texts as reference, and as a way to frame the conversation. 

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11 months ago
23 minutes

The Curious Quant
Conversations with a SuperIntelligence - "What is your nature?"

This is the first episode of a short series I am calling : Conversations with a super-intelligence. 

They are live recorded conversations with the most advanced AI systems we have, asking about its nature, its reasoning systems, and how it considers what it does. For the first episode, we will be talking with 'it' about its nanture, what it is, how it behaves and how it 'thinks'. 

It is goes deep into what is intelligence, what is the nature of collective intelligence, of will, and how this entity will impact humanity (according to it). 

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12 months ago
50 minutes

The Curious Quant
Generative AI: applications in the Quant Investment Process

In this episode, I explore some of the more direct applications of Generative AI, specifically ChatGPT within a quantitative investment process, starting with expansions to NLP signals, to product strategy and client communications. It is just me this time, but I hope you like it. 

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2 years ago
18 minutes

The Curious Quant
EP22: Professor Stuart Russell. The future of Humanity and AI.
I spoke with Professor Russell at the beginning of the pandemic about AI and humanity.
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3 years ago
53 minutes

The Curious Quant
EP20: Prof Rob Hyndman: Forecasting COVID, time-series, and why causality doesnt matter as much as you think.
We speak to Prof Rob Hyndman about the ideas around forecasting, COVID19, and why causality doesn't matter as much as it should.
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5 years ago
45 minutes

The Curious Quant
EP19: Igor Halperin: On the application of reinforcement learning in Finance
Fantastic conversation with Igor Halperin around the application of reinforcement learning into forecasting problem, and the limits to data and understanding the world.
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5 years ago
53 minutes

The Curious Quant
COVID Popup Podcast: Curious Quant and Nick Wade discuss if risk models have something to say about pandemic risk.
Nick Wade from Northfield and the Curious Quant discuss the impact of COVID on risk modeling frameworks, assumptions, and how the recent movements in asset markets may or may not impact the short and long-term assumptions of asset owners.
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5 years ago
53 minutes

The Curious Quant
EP18: Matt Kuperholtz: On Ethics and AI and old ATARI computers
I speak to Matt about his wonderful collection of old (retro?) computers but also all about the challenges of defining an ethical framework for algorithms, and what we can do to understand this tricky area.
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5 years ago
51 minutes

The Curious Quant
EP17: Saeed Amed: The New Age of (data and research) in FX and Macro
I speak with my a great voice of independent research in London on the topics of using alternative data for FX and macro research for quantitative strategies.
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5 years ago
53 minutes

The Curious Quant
EP16: Christina Qi: High Frequency Trading - Then and Now
I chat with Christina about her experiences starting her own firm dealing with high frequency trading strategies, and her observations about how high frequency strategies have evolved, where they are now, and where they may be going in the future.
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5 years ago
1 hour 1 minute

The Curious Quant
EP15: Asif Noor: Opening up on data and financial fragility
I chat with Asif on his career journey, how the world changed after the GFC and what he sees for the future of machine learning assisting with rigorous testing of a hypothesis. Career, systems, how the world changed after GFC, data sets that are interesting, AI and machine learning, neural networks, testing a hypothesis and data. Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activity should be undertaken without first seeking qualified and professional advice.
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5 years ago
54 minutes

The Curious Quant
EP14: Alex Antic: Data science across finance, academia and government
I chat with Alex on his experiences across a range of environments, the role of machine learning in Australia's future and how to best deploy data science in academia and industry. Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activity should be undertaken without first seeking qualified and professional advice.
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5 years ago
50 minutes

The Curious Quant
EP13: Paul Wilmott: Juggling mathematics and small business
I chat with Paul on derivative pricing, the application of mathematics within financial services and the implications for society due to AI. Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activity should be undertaken without first seeking qualified and professional advice.
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5 years ago
1 hour 3 minutes

The Curious Quant
EP12: Vinesh Jha: The craft of mining alternative data
I chat with Vinesh, ceo at ExtractAlpha, on the research behind alternative data, stock selection techniques and the expertise required to differentiate signal from noise. Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activity should be undertaken without first seeking qualified and professional advice.
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5 years ago
56 minutes

The Curious Quant
EP11: Campbell Harvey: Factor investing beyond the snake oil
I chat with Campbell, Professor of Finance at Duke University, on the future of quantitative finance, academic journals, model fitting and the intellectual fallacies within inference. Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activity should be undertaken without first seeking qualified and professional advice.
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5 years ago
54 minutes

The Curious Quant
EP10: Sean Anthonisz: Risk and the rules of finance
I chat with Sean, senior quantitative analyst at Mine Super, on the scientific process, uncertainty and the changing relationship between academia and the private sector in Australia. Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activity should be undertaken without first seeking qualified and professional advice.
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5 years ago
57 minutes

The Curious Quant
EP9: Alexander Fleiss: Humility and mean reversion
I chat with Alexander, CEO at Rebellion Research, on stock selection, portfolio construction and his passion for teaching. Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activity should be undertaken without first seeking qualified and professional advice.
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5 years ago
49 minutes

The Curious Quant
EP8: Gideon Smith: Fundamentals and the golden age for quants
I chat with Gideon, CIO & global head of portfolio management at Rosenberg Equities, on data playgrounds, hubris and the exciting future for quantitative investing. Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activity should be undertaken without first seeking qualified and professional advice.
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5 years ago
44 minutes

The Curious Quant
EP7: Anthony Tockar: Data ethics and the AI arms race
I chat with Anthony, Director at Verge Labs, on the open-source revolution, how we should frame the conversation around ethics and potentially optimistic viewpoint as artificial intelligence evolves. Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activity should be undertaken without first seeking qualified and professional advice. Proudly sponsored by: https://www.investmentmagazine.com.au/
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6 years ago
58 minutes

The Curious Quant
EP6: Michael Recce: The goldilocks approach to neuroscience, AI and investing
Apologies for the sound here, this interview was recorded using Skype and occasionally the quality drops. I chat with Michael, Chief Data Scientist at Neuberger Berman, on using alternative data sets to improve insights into portfolios, deep diving into specific companies and industries and how these sets allow us to look at the world in a richer and more immediate fashion than ever before. Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activitiy should be undertaken without first seeking qualified and professional advice. Proudly sponsored by: https://www.investmentmagazine.com.au/
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6 years ago
1 hour 4 minutes

The Curious Quant
The Curious Quant series, hosted by Dr Michael Kollo, is a very discussion that explores the role of data, AI and humanity within investing in financial markets. It examines the application of new data and new methodologies has been deployed and considered over the years, including Generative AI. Michael Kollo has a PhD in Finance is from the London School of Economics where he lectured in quantitative finance in addition to Imperial College and at the University of New South Wales. He has created models and led quantitative research teams at Blackrock, Fidelity and Axa Rosenberg in the UK before more recently moving to Australia where he established the quantitative team for the $50 billion industry superannuation fund, HESTA. The aim is to promote better discussions about these emerging areas, and a better understanding of new technologies for practitioners and academics alike. Consider it a sort of scientific, quantitative banter, at its finest. But don’t worry, no equations, I promise, unless you are into that kind of thing. Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activity should be undertaken without first seeking qualified and professional advice.