Computer-driven investment strategies lost 5.6 per cent in 2018

Robust start to 2019 for equities set to trigger more purchases from computer-driven funds

Critics say high-frequency trading makes markets too fickle amid rising anxiety over the global economy

Quantitative investment group’s biggest public funds hit amid market volatility

Clifford Asness admits funds had ‘painful’ 2018 but rejects criticism of quantitative strategies

Sharp reversals in market trends has hurt performance of some big quant funds this year

Asset managers adopt new approach in era defined by automation, algorithms and big data

Schonfeld responds to diminishing trading opportunities with push into Europe and Asia

International competitions and computer games are being used to spot talent

1,100 companies will switch ‘home’, generating billions in rebalancing trade

Industry appeals to graduates with Silicon Valley-style perks — and big bonuses

Harvesting digital information is the modern gold rush, say new algo-driven funds

Systemic failures and the misallocation of capital could cause a bear market

Inflows into computer-powered quant funds are running at their slowest pace since 2009

Course highlights increasing importance of computer-based investing

‘Mildred, you must come and say hello to Reginald ...’

The campuses of elite universities are favoured hunting grounds for many investment groups

Search for uncorrelated returns pushes algorithmic traders into niche commodities

Quantitative investment firm seeks to raise more than $1bn to invest in global equities