Exchanges Searching for Signals: BlackRock’s Raffaele Savi on the Future of Systematic Investing
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Aug 12, 2025 Raffaele Savi, the Global Head of BlackRock Systematic, dives deep into the evolution of quantitative investing. He discusses how innovations like AI and big data are reshaping investment strategies. Savi reflects on the recent market volatility and the importance of adaptability and effective risk management for systematic investors. Personal insights on balancing family, exercise, and music illustrate his optimistic outlook for the future, emphasizing that collaboration and continuous learning are key to navigating the financial landscape.
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Cold Calls Landed A Break At BGI
- Savi cold‑called headhunters and companies after his wife moved to London and unexpectedly landed an offer from BGI.
- That outreach led to working with industry pioneers and reshaped his career.
Scale Trumps Tweaks In AI
- AI success is increasingly driven by scale: more data and more compute outperform many modeling tweaks.
- The investment industry still underestimates how much scale alone can improve predictive performance.
LLMs Make AI Accessible
- Large language models are universal interfaces that let many more people apply deep learning without deep ML expertise.
- LLMs broaden applicability across the investment process and across team skillsets.
