Background

Technology advancement has gained traction in the recent years, transforming business operations and creating new opportunities and risks in the global market environment. Innovations such as artificial intelligence continue to improve efficiency in operations through enhanced computing power and processing of complex and voluminous data sets, increased data availability and usability, predictability and automated reporting.

In sovereign asset management, AI can be leveraged to identify market trends, generate macro and investment insights, enhance stress testing and portfolio optimization, improve credit risk analysis, and reduce human error in operations. With the use of AI, institutions can also gain better insights into potential risks before they occur and therefore take proactive measures to alleviate their impact.

MEFMI will conduct a workshop on the use of AI in portfolio management.

Objectives

• To discuss unlocking the potential of AI in sovereign asset portfolio management.

• To enlighten participants on the main types of AI.

• To discuss AI use cases in portfolio investment and risk management; and

• To discuss potential challenges of AI.

Course Content

The course will cover the following:

• Description of AI and its benefits.

• AI use cases in portfolio and risk management and asset allocation; and

• Challenges of using AI.

Target Group

The target group includes junior, mid-level and senior level portfolio managers, risk and performance analysts, analysts who oversee the strategic asset allocation from the front and middle offices, and back-office staff from central banks, deposit insurance funds, public pension funds and sovereign wealth funds.