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  • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
    Return of the quant

    Listen carefully, while I sing my comeback song

  • Monday, 10 October, 2022
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    ‘Crash-protection mode’ helps managed futures ETFs crush rivals

    The largest fund DBMF has delivered returns in excess of 30 per cent this year

  • Friday, 2 September, 2022
    Berkshire Hathaway Inc
    Quant funds snap up shares in Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway

    Renaissance Technologies, DE Shaw, Bridgewater and others buy stock worth more than $900mn in second quarter

  • Thursday, 18 August, 2022
    US equities
    Quant funds support rally by ramping up bets on US stocks

    Investors that rely on statistical trading models are quickly unwinding bearish positions

  • Tuesday, 19 July, 2022
    Hedge funds
    US quant fund Fort bucks trend with steep losses in 2022

    Computer-driven firm posts losses of 20-40% even as rivals benefit from market regime change

  • Tuesday, 12 July, 2022
    Hedge funds
    Hedge funds cut back trading after LME nickel chaos

    Exchange stepped in to halt a squeeze on a short seller and protect other users from heavy losses

  • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
    D. E. Shaw and Company
    DE Shaw ordered to pay record $52mn to former star money manager

    Finra panel finds hedge fund defamed senior partner who parted ways with the firm in 2018

  • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
    Pharmaceuticals sector
    Pharma bro David Shaw

    Hedgie turned medical researcher notches up a big win

  • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
    Hedge funds
    Quant hedge funds reap windfall during 2022 market ructions

    Computer-driven managers post biggest gains since financial crisis after ‘dead decade’

  • Sunday, 20 February, 2022
    News in-depthAbu Dhabi Investment Authority
    Abu Dhabi wealth fund bets on scientific approach using quant experts

    Adia has built a 50-strong team of physicists, academics and data specialists to identify and take advantage of market anomalies

  • Friday, 28 January, 2022
    Robin Wigglesworth
    The curious case of rising stocks in the night-time

    An ex-hedge fund analyst has a conspiratorial theory why equities do better after the market closes

  • Tuesday, 11 January, 2022
    AQR quant fund kicks off the year with 10% gain after 2021 rebound

    Strong run for Absolute Return fund bolsters hopes that ‘quant winter’ is thawing

  • Tuesday, 7 December, 2021
    The Big Read
    The next quant revolution: shaking up the corporate bond market

    Corporate credit has been largely untouched by computer-driven trading, but some investors are trying to change that

  • Thursday, 11 November, 2021
    AQR Capital Management LLC
    AQR hedge fund parts with 5 top managers and closes struggling division

    Assets have declined by almost half to $137bn at computer-powered investment group

  • Monday, 1 November, 2021
    Special ReportSmart Beta
    ESG metrics trip up factor investors

    Adding an ethical tilt to a portfolio may not necessarily lead to better returns

  • Tuesday, 12 October, 2021
    China becomes next big prize for quant funds

    Big-name groups attracted by improved access and ‘exploitable inefficiencies’

  • Wednesday, 4 August, 2021
    Interview
    Computer-driven funds to muscle into new markets, says Man Group CIO

    Sandy Rattray predicts quant ‘invasion’ in corporate debt and private equity

  • Friday, 11 June, 2021
    Man Group PLC
    Man Group’s CIO Sandy Rattray to leave hedge fund firm

    Move triggers reshuffle of London-based group’s senior management

  • Wednesday, 26 May, 2021
    Markets InsightJane Buchan
    A qualitative guide to the quants

    What to look for in a manager after a dark winter for the sector

  • Thursday, 22 April, 2021
    Hedge funds
    Swedish quant fund IPM to close after assets tumble

    Fund posted a string of weak returns as it struggled to navigate choppy markets

  • Thursday, 22 April, 2021
    Fund management
    ‘Quant winter’ thaw ends long spell of drab returns for funds

    AQR among the big names on the rebound as new phase of pandemic shakes up asset markets

  • Wednesday, 21 April, 2021
    Lex
    Lex letter from London: central bankers’ emotions are latest frontier for quants Premium content

    Study finds remarks delivered in positive way can raise stock market returns by 200 basis points

  • Tuesday, 20 April, 2021
    Hedge funds
    Swedish hedge fund IPM hit as pandemic upends quant models

    Abrupt economic swings have created a tough environment for ‘macro’ managers

  • Friday, 16 April, 2021
    LexMan Group PLC
    Man Group/hedge funds: momentous times give quants a reset Premium content

    Hedge fund group’s one-year performance could have been stronger but the outlook is rosier

  • Wednesday, 14 April, 2021
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    Investors brace for ‘major shift’ as momentum and value collide

    Rare melding of strategies may add more fuel to gains for energy stocks and banks, analysts say

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