Investment and strategy for quant investors and their managers

Mr John Bowers, speaking at Quant Invest Australia 2011

Mr John Bowers,
Director
BCS Capital

John Bowers started his career in the investment industry in 1987 when he became the inaugural director of asset consulting at Towers Perrin. Prior to that he had been a member of the finance faculty at the Australian Graduate School of Management. In 1989 John was appointed CEO of Frank Russell Australia, a leading asset strategy consultant. In 1997 he moved into the investment management part of the industry, initially as CEO of BGI Australia, and then as Global Head of Fixed Income for BGI, based in London. John holds a B Com degree with first class honours in economics from the University of Newcastle and a Masters degree in business economics from Harvard, majoring in industry economics and finance.

Appearing:

Day One Monday 21 November 2011

9.10am

Keynote Presentation: An introduction to quant in Australia: Defining quant

Quant investing has fallen in and out of favour with investors several times over recent years
There is no single “quant style” and in fact just what is quant management is the subject of much conjecture
A provocative review of the various “styles” of quant management and thoughts on the logical place for quant and fundamental management of equities within investment portfolios in this post GFC environment.

Mr John Bowers,

Director,
BCS Capital

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