4th Annual Systematic Investment Symposium 2019 | Institutional Investor | 24 September 2019 | Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London, 66 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7LA, UK

The Systematic Investment Symposium offers an off-the-record meeting between Europe's biggest investors in QUANT-based strategies and experts from the asset management community. Through case studies, presentations of the very latest research and working groups, the audience will expand their knowledge and understanding of how QUANT strategies deliver sustainable returns.

Those involved in allocating to, designing and implementing quant or systematic investment strategies find their skills in unprecedented demand by investors. As returns across portfolios have faltered since the global financial crisis, more investors have begun to investigate the smart beta revolution, factor-based investing and systematic strategies in general. This two-day conference will bring together those involved in these strategies for high-level debate and presentations on the latest thinking in this field.

• Assessing Both The Human And Systematic Element Of Investing
• Systematic Strategy Selection – Understanding Implementation Risk
• Sourcing and Monitoring The Strategies
• Designing a Strategy for Multi-Asset Systematic Investing
• Applying and Monitoring Systematic Strategies Across Multi-Asset Portfolios
• Understanding the Risks in a Portfolio of Systematic Strategies
• Disruptive Technologies and Digital Destinies
• The Use and Abuse Of Momentum In Smart Beta
• Smart Beta – Weapons of Wealth Destruction?
• Using Bank Algos or Asset Managers – What Should Investors Know?
• The Next Decade of Quant Investing – 10 Years After the Quant Quake, How Will the Sector Evolve?

2019 Speakers

ADVISORY BOARD:

Neil Gill
Multifactor Portfolio Manager, Merseyside Pension Fund

Max Townshend
Investment Manager, Local Pensions Partnership

Duncan Moir
Senior Investment Manager, Aberdeen Standard Investments

Peter Korteweg
Senior Portfolio Manager, APG Asset Management

Sebastien Forte
Senior Analyst- Tactical Asset Management, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec

Jiwei Dong
Head of Market Risk & Asset Allocation, NEST Corporation

Antti Suhonen
Director of Investment Solutions, MJ Hudson Allenbridge

Kilian Thevissen
Investment Executive, National Grid UK Pension Scheme

Simon Garfield
Senior Portfolio Manager, Aksia

2019 Sponsors

LEAD SPONSORS:
• BNP Paribas
• Lazard Asset Management
• Neuberger Berman