The Institutional Edge: Real allocators. Real alpha.

Welcome to The Institutional Edge: Real allocators. Real alpha! Dr. Angelo Calvello hosts this exciting new podcast partnership with Pensions & Investments, designed to cut through the noise in institutional investing. Unlike other investment podcasts ...more

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October 07, 2025 00:33:01
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Risk-Adjusted Performance of Private Funds: What Do We Know?

What if 35 years of data prove venture capital's high returns aren't worth the risk?In Episode 2 of the Private Markets Series, Angelo Calvello...

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September 30, 2025 00:30:58
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Building Portfolio Resiliency Through Private Markets

Is diversification dead in private markets?Welcome to the first episode of our Private Markets Series, featuring Venus Phillips, Managing Director at the Kresge Foundation....

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September 23, 2025 00:52:30
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Leapfrogging to Multi-Agentic Systems: The Future of Pension Fund Management

What if your pension fund could outperform peers while cutting operational costs in half?In this episode of The Institutional Edge, host Angelo Calvello interviews...

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September 16, 2025 00:26:18
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AI's Winner Take All Effect: How Will AI Reshape the Institutional Investment Industry?

Which three attributes separate AI winners from losers in asset management—and does your firm have them?Angelo Calvello, host of Institutional Edge, interviews Ajmal (AJ)...

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September 09, 2025 00:36:11
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AI Claims vs. Reality: An Asset Allocator's Due Diligence Framework

How do you distinguish substance from hype when managers claim AI implementation advantages?In this week's The Institutional Edge, Angelo welcomes Chris Walvoord, recently the...

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September 02, 2025 00:34:21
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The AI-ESG Paradox: Why Assessing AI's Impact Defies Simple Metrics

What methodological breakthrough is helping institutional investors solve the AI-ESG paradox?This week, host Angelo Calvello interviews Dr. Liming Zhu, Research Director at CSIRO's Data61...

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