17/05/2013
Asian institutionals increasingly focusing on quantitative strategies
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Asian institutional investors are planning to make increasing use of quantitative strategies, according to a study carried out by Greenwich Associates on behalf of BlackRock, Asian Investor reports. Only one third of Asian institutional investors are exposed to quantitative strategies, compared with 82% of United States institutionals. Among the Asian institutionals who already use quantitative strategies and are generally satisfied with the results observed, about 30% are planning to increase their exposure to these strategies in the next three years. In the United States, however, among institutionals that are already well engaged with these strategies, 83% say that they will simply maintain their level of exposure over the next few years. According to an Asian hedge fund sector professional, investors have changed their attitude to quantitative strategies in recent years due to the good results achieved by regional strategies. According to Asian Investor, some quantitative managers based in Asia have already profited from this development. Assets under management at SinoPac Multi Strategy Quant fund, managed from Hong Kong, have risen 55% in the past five months, to about USD55m; for its part, the Quantedge Global Fund, managed in Singapore, may reach USD1bn this year, though it had assets of slightly over USD300m in mid-2012.
