There’s no mystery involved: computers have not taken over the investment process, and it still takes a creative and efficient human portfolio manager to make the most of quantitative data. Many imagine quantitative investment managers as rather mysterious boffins working under the direction of an all-powerful computer model. This “black-box” stereotype has little in common with reality and offers no insight into the factors that differentiate the best “quant” managers from the mediocre.
Asset Allocation
From
Asset Allocation
/ Portfolio Management
October 6, 2003
Best of both worlds: value and growth
Style investment strategies, which revolve around the monitoring of distinct market segments, depend on quantitative analysis of the underlying stocks. The continuing recovery of European stock markets is increasing investors’ appetite for equities, but a residual uncertainty is preventing a herd-like rush back into stocks. Style investment strategies, where managers swap from “value” to “growth” companies depending on market conditions, are gaining in popularity in line with this renewed interest towards stock markets.
From
Asset Allocation
/ Portfolio Management
October 6, 2003
A disciplined, risk controlled framework
Quantitative analysis provides a powerful tool for identifying investment opportunities and for suggesting how to best structure a global portfolio: it’s all about picking the winners across countries and across industries.
The concept of ‘financial wellness’ which wealth managers are increasingly trying to identify, combines investment returns with customer experience and hyper-personalisation of products and services.
Global Private Banking Awards 2022
PWM Digital Edition (April/May 2022)
Wealth Tech Awards 2022
Join our community
|
|
|
|
|
