Seizing climate-related opportunities
Climate Change High Yield Credit, Annual Report 2025
How has quant investing evolved over time?
Over the past century, quantitative, or ‘quant’, investing has evolved from a purely theoretical concept to a practical approach to investing in financial markets. Ideas that were once confined to the world of academia have been implemented by numerous investment strategies – some with remarkable success. Quant models have undergone a significant evolution in […]
Portfolio manager Q&A: MDT Market Neutral
MDT has been managing a market neutral approach for nearly 30 years, correct? Yes, we started managing a market neutral portfolio in 1997. It evolved from the observation that our quantitative approach, which seeks to predict the relative performance of all stocks in the US equity market, lent itself not only to selecting stocks with […]
Biotechs and the potential AI advantage
The explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI) has presented investors with both extraordinary opportunity and material risk since it burst onto the mainstream in the early 2020s. It has streamlined workflows, automated tasks and, in many cases, posed a direct threat to entire industries and workforces. But, for those looking to actively participate in the […]
SDG Engagement High Yield Credit annual report, 2025
Converting potential to realised impacts
360°, H1 2026:
Is this what it sounds like when doves cry?
Sustainable Global Equity, Annual Report 2025
Fast reading The next generation of generative and agentic AI has the potential to benefit both sustainability and development, driving efficiencies across a wide range of sectors that can significantly reduce resource use and emissions while helping deliver on key UN SDGs. However, the technology itself has a growing environmental footprint, and companies must manage […]
MDT: A day in the life of a quant investor
Q: What does a working day at MDT look like? At MDT Advisers1, portfolio construction is a daily, data-driven process powered by proprietary machine learning tools. Each night, the team downloads data from vendors, recalculates company characteristics, and runs every stock in the domestic equity universe through our ‘decision tree’2 model to generate fresh forecasts. These […]
Asia ex-Japan outlook 2026: A tale of two markets
What stands out about China and South Korea in 2026? Video transcript As we look across Asia in early 2026, one of the clearest stories is the sharp divergence in market performance. South Korea has been the standout. The market rose 76% in 2025 and added another 47% year‑to‑date as of late February. This follows […]
Meet the Manager: Chris Wu
VIDEO EMBED How did you get started in investment management? I tried a few different careers earlier in my life. I was a PhD candidate in molecular biology, where I researched Alzheimer’s disease. After that, I worked as a software engineer. Eventually, I became a bond portfolio manager. So, my career path has taken a […]
