BIG DATA, MACHINE LEARNING, AI… blah blah blah!
It’s been a tough year for performance and it’s been equally difficult to find alpha. The demise of active asset management has been predicted and the move to Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and robo-advisors is now imminent.
In the wake of these large shifts, many funds are beginning to look for new ways to leverage data and uncover insights throughout the investment process to recapture their “edge.” The “big boys” like Two Sigma, Bridgewater, Point72, and Renaissance have been at it for years – so how is the rest of the industry going to catch up?
