In Alternative Views Hedgeweek®,goes behind closed doors with those in the know to get the latest on hedge funds. Today, we speak to Suhaimi Zainul-Abidin. CEO of QuantEdge, a $6bn quantitative firm invested in over 300 markets.
Recent allocation discussions (00:40); how QuantEdge’s market breadth has kept its performance strong during turbulent times (3:40); asset classes delivering the greatest returns (5:20); illiquids as an area to invest (6:30); the challenges of scaling Quantedge into a multi0-billon dollar fund (8:20); preference of family office investors (9:33); investors having to invest for a minimum of three years (10:35); being based in Singapore and how it has helped QuantEdge (12:01); the role of human discretion in trading (13:55); the competitiveness of the quantitative landscape (16:09); resilience of investors during periods of downturn (18:20).