Sascha Mergner

ansa capital management manages the ansa ? global Q opportunities fund which employs a total return strategy with the objective to generate a long-term high appreciation in Euro taking into account the investment risk. Its global macro strategy uses quantitative methods to diversify across all key global equities, bond and commodities markets, while taking their individual risk contributions into account. The active management of the strategy is based only on the investment objectives and is not constrained by a benchmark.

Quoniam is an active, quantitative manager which believes that a structured investment process can generate sustainable returns compared to a passive investment and that the manner in which information is processed is a crucial success factor. For this reason, they develop quantitative investment strategies that process fundamental information on companies and markets. The firm follows a bottom-up approach, to produce performance forecasts on significant indivdual equities which are based on financial statements, equity valuations, investor sentiment, and macroeconomic factors. The factor weightings are regularly re-calibrated, ensuring dynamic adjustment in response to new market developments. They then implement performance forecasts in a risk-controlled manner. Quoniam makes investment decisions based on fundamental know-how. They also use models and methodology to analyze information in an objective, controlled, and historical manner. As a result, they are able to construct broadly diversified portfolios comprising numerous small, actively-managed positions.