Rajnish Kumar

Head of Investment Technology and AI Allianz Global Investors

Rajnish joined Allianz Global Investors as Lead Investment technology, Equity in February 2022.

Rajnish is currently working as Head of Investment Technology & AI, Investment Platform. In this role Rajnish leads the transformative approach to investment management. His vision is anchored in the belief that the convergence of cutting-edge technology and financial acumen can unlock new dimensions of success in the investment world. His responsibilities extends across diverse asset classes, including equity, fixed income, multi-asset, and private markets. Rajnish previously held the position of Head of the Quantitative Portfolio Strategy Team at Eastspring Investment, where he led Investment quantitative research. He was also an active participant in the sustainability group.

Over the course of his 13-year career, Rajnish has gained valuable experience working with esteemed organizations such as the Singapore Exchange Trading team and Rolls Royce Machine Learning Group. His professional journey has taken him across Singapore, China, India, and the UK.

Rajnish holds a Bachelor in Chemical Engineering, Master's degree in Mathematical Optimization from National University of Singapore, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth.

Agenda Day 1

2:40 PM Technology taking minutes or an under-utilised data gold mine? Quantifying the potential of NLP and LLMs

  • Where do NLPs and LLMs offer the most value to an organisation? 
  • What are the specific NLP and LLM techniques used and are they more useful in certain asset classes than others? 
  • How are risks around the source of the text, the model which it has been trained on and the sometimes inconsistent reproducibility managed? 
  • Are developments in sentiment scanning a game changer in this space, or another risk? 


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