Quantitative Investing

Gold- and currency-focused Insch Capital Management is aiming to maintain its stellar run into next year with a new partnership with quant macro firm CrossBorder Capital.

SCG Capital Management has repurposed a REIT fund into a continuously offered, closed-end interval fund centered on structured notes.

Over half of investors expect quantitative techniques to be applied to less liquid assets such as private equity and real estate, according to a new industry survey by Invesco.

Macro hedge funds successfully seized on September’s volatility in stocks and bonds, delivering strong outperformance for investors, but the broader hedge fund industry ended the month in the red, according to HFR.

Castle Ridge Asset Management in Toronto introduced to the world its new AI supercomputer named WALLACE, which is capable of quadrillions of floating-point calculations per second on behalf of the C$150 million ($111 million) hedge fund firm.

Man Numeric, the quantitative equity unit of Man Group, has sounded a note of caution over private equity’s diversifying benefits within investors’ portfolios.

Strix Leviathan chief investment officer Nico Cordeiro discusses how the firm’s quant-based strategies have evolved in the midst of a shifting crypto landscape.

As carbon reduction remains high on allocators’ agendas, D.E. Shaw says a “more thoughtful” stock selection process is needed among investors, warning that simplified exclusionary approaches risk undermining portfolio performance. Wide-ranging new research published by the long-running quantitative hedge fund ...

The second half is off to a good start for hedge funds, with solid gains among long/short equity and event-driven strategies in July, according to new HFR data.

Low-volatility portfolios face a “perfect storm” thanks to the recent tech-fueled equity rally and the VIX’s continued downward trajectory, according to Man Numeric.