In life, we all operate in a varying degree of ignorance or blindness when making a decision about the future. Information is the critical ingredient – even though the final decision is based on one’s judgment and interpretation of the information. In theory, the more relevant and accurate information we have, the higher the probability of us making the “right” decision about the future.

Even though there is no perfect prediction about how others would react to the same set of information, there should be an information advantage for those with more timely information in hand. Philip’s discussion with Will Kinlaw at State Street Bank introduces what State Street is doing about collecting more real-time information so that asset allocations, asset owners, and asset managers can make better-informed decisions.

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