allocator
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Customers pay premiums upfront, producing float, which, if invested correctly by a skilled capital allocator like Buffett, is a magical asset akin to the bank paying you to borrow money.
From Barron's ● Dec. 12, 2025
In a report published Thursday, the French bank’s heads of strategy for the U.S. and Asia, Manish Kabra and Frank Benzimra, joined forces with global asset allocator Alain Bokobza to respond to those concerns.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2025
In 2014, the group hired John Barkett, an experienced environmental lawyer from Florida, to act as an outside allocator and deliver a report suggesting how the parties should divide the costs.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2023
Mr. Musk is “a phenomenal capital allocator, and I think he’ll make a lot of money in Twitter,” said Chamath Palihapitiya, a venture capitalist who was an early Facebook executive.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2022
“His skill as a capital allocator is still valuable and an important part of the investment case,” Harris said.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2017
When I ask myself, why do our capital allocators want to put $1.4 trillion into AI?
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
The one year pay deal covers Menzies dispatchers, allocators, airside agents, and controllers.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
But allocators always and inevitably favor their own interests and networks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
“Our conversations with institutional allocators consistently highlight regulatory uncertainty as the primary barrier to increasing crypto exposure,” Lau said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026
That’s because gold is owned more by central banks, institutions and longer-term allocators, so it doesn’t react as much to short-term developments, according to Koos.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 5, 2026
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