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Event Abstract:
In this presentation, we give an overview of Quantitative Investment Solutions (QIS) in 2023. The use of QIS has continued to grow across the financial industry, providing access to risk premia, diversifying returns, and alternative investment solutions in all liquid asset classes to a full spectrum of investors. We explore a range of solutions and illustrate how QIS can incorporate almost all aspects of quantitative finance, including machine learning, natural language processing (NLP), factor models, optimization, optimal trading execution, option pricing and more.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Paul Ward is head of the UBS Global Wealth Management Quantitative Investments Solution (QIS) team. The team is responsible for building and managing systematic strategies and portfolios for UBS Wealth Management in all asset classes.
Paul has more than 15 years of experience working in the financial industry. Prior to joining UBS Global Wealth Management, Paul worked at UBS Investment Bank where he developed the QIS cash equity and cross-asset portfolio solutions. Prior to that Paul lead the European Quantitative Equity Research Team at Deutsche Bank, which was part of the global team that won the Risk.net Quant Research Team of the Year award in 2018 and 2019, as well as being the top ranked Quant Research team for several years by the Institutional Investor Magazine. Paul started his career at MSCI Barra, where he worked on the development of the Barra risk factor models and also worked as a client consultant.
Paul holds a Masters and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from King’s College London and attained the Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF) in 2012.
