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Northern Trust Asset Management Expands Global Quantitative Investment Strategies Team
Series of Appointments to Enhance Quant Capabilities and Accelerate Innovation CHICAGO & AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM),
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nSeries of Appointments to Enhance Quant Capabilities and Accelerate Innovation\n\n\n CHICAGO & AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nNorthern Trust Asset Management (NTAM), a leading global investment management firm with US$1.3 trillion in assets under management as of December 31, 2024, announced a major expansion of its global quantitative investment strategies team.\n\n\nNTAM has hired 13 investment personnel, including quantitative researchers, portfolio analysts and quantitative developers in Amsterdam, in a move that will enhance its existing quantitative factor platform and accelerate innovation into diversifying strategies. They join NTAM’s quantitative strategies team under the leadership of Global Head of Quantitative Strategies Mark Sodergren and Head of Quantitative Strategies, International Guido Baltussen.\n\n\nThe individuals bring significant experience and a successful track record implementing advanced quantitative investing techniques, including deploying machine learning and artificial intelligence, working with alternative data sets, and identifying sustainable investing signals that drive long term shareholder value.\n\n\nThe new personnel will join NTAM starting in February 2025. They include:\n\n\n\nMaarten Smit, CFA – Smit is a Senior Portfolio Analyst. Previously, Smit was lead portfolio manager for quantitative equity strategies across developed and emerging markets at APG Asset Management.\n\n\n\nTim Zwinkels, CFA – Zwinkels is a Senior Quantitative Researcher. Previously, Zwinkels was senior researcher in the quantitative equity research team at APG Asset Management.\n\n\n\nEdmund Wadge, PhD – Wadge is a Senior Quantitative Researcher. Previously, he was an expert quantitative developer at APG Asset Management. Wadge holds a PhD in Artificial Neural Networks from University of Westminster.\n\n\n\nGijsbert de Lange – de Lange joins as Investment Solutions Expert. Previously, de Lange was responsible for quantitative equity investment strategies across developed and emerging markets at APG Asset Management.\n\n\n\n“For more than 30 years, NTAM has been a pioneer in quantitative investment strategies,” NTAM Global Chief Investment Officer Angelo Manioudakis said. “Today we are building on our quantitative capabilities by welcoming talented new researchers, analysts, and developers to our global team. I am co...