CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AlphaSimplex Group LLC (AlphaSimplex) has hired Alistair Lowe for the newly created role of senior advisor to the firm’s investment committee. Lowe, an investment industry veteran, was most recently consulting with several investment management and financial technology firms. Before that he was with State Street Global Advisors, where he was chief investment officer for global equities and, previously, CIO of global asset allocation and currency.
“Alistair brings broad and deep experience with asset allocation and quantitative strategies to help support and build upon AlphaSimplex’s successful growth,” said Duncan Wilkinson, CEO of AlphaSimplex.
In his new role, Lowe will focus on management of the research process. Working closely with Wilkinson, and investment committee members Chairman and Chief Investment Strategist Andrew Lo, Chief Investment Officer Xiru Zhang and Director of Strategic Research Alex Healy, he will help set the firm’s research agenda and prioritize and track projects and research ideas. He reports to Wilkinson.
Lowe joined State Street Global Advisors in 1996 as head of the firm’s investor solutions group. He began his career at NatWest Investment Management in London, moving to roles in New York and Boston. A native of the UK, Lowe holds a master’s degree in economics and a post-graduate degree in computer science from Churchill College in Cambridge, UK. He is a dual UK and US citizen.
AlphaSimplex has added Client Portfolio Manager Brent Mathus to its staff. Mathus will focus on building and reinforcing relationships with institutional and international investors.
“We are delighted that Brent has returned to support AlphaSimplex’s continued growth,” said Wilkinson. “Brent’s alternative investment product marketing expertise and deep understanding of AlphaSimplex’s strategies and process will help us meet increased global interest in our products.”
Mathus has over 17 years of experience in quantitative asset management, hedge fund operations, and business development. Most recently, he was chief operating officer for Arialytics, a Rye, N.Y.-based financial technology company. Previously he was with Eclipse Capital Management in St. Louis, MO, where he served as managing director and, before that, head of trading. Earlier in his career, he was head of trading at AlphaSimplex Group, and a member of the firm’s investment committee and business development team. Mathus holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Missouri – Columbia with a concentration in finance and banking.
About AlphaSimplex Group LLC
AlphaSimplex is an investment management firm that specializes in researching and analyzing market behaviors and risk. Using these insights, the firm develops liquid alternative strategies and portfolio solutions designed to bridge the gap between hedge funds and traditional investments. AlphaSimplex’s investment philosophy is based on the Adaptive Markets Hypothesis, a theory of market behavior proposed by the firm’s founder, Dr. Andrew W. Lo. AlphaSimplex, an affiliate of Natixis Global Asset Management, manages over $7 billion in institutional and mutual fund assets.
About Natixis Global Asset Management, S.A.
Natixis Global Asset Management, S.A. is a multi-affiliate organization that offers a single point of access to more than 20 specialized investment firms in the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm ranks among the world’s largest asset managers.1 Through its Durable Portfolio Construction® philosophy, the company is dedicated to providing innovative ideas on asset allocation and risk management that can help institutions, advisors and individuals address a range of modern market challenges. Natixis Global Asset Management, S.A. brings together the expertise of multiple specialized investment managers based in Europe, the Americas and Asia to offer a wide spectrum of equity, fixed-income and alternative investment strategies.
Headquartered in Paris and Boston, Natixis Global Asset Management, S.A.’s assets under management totaled $865.9 billion (€775.5 billion) as of September 30, 2015.2 Natixis Global Asset Management, S.A. is part of Natixis. Listed on the Paris Stock Exchange, Natixis is a subsidiary of BPCE, the second-largest banking group in France. Natixis Global Asset Management, S.A.’s affiliated investment management firms and distribution and service groups include Active Investment Advisors;3 AEW Capital Management; AEW Europe; AlphaSimplex Group; Aurora Investment Management; Axeltis; Capital Growth Management; Cube Infrastructure Managers; Darius Capital Partners; DNCA Investments;4 Dorval Finance;5 Emerise;6 Gateway Investment Advisers; H2O Asset Management;5 Harris Associates; IDFC Asset Management Company; Loomis, Sayles & Company; Managed Portfolio Advisors;3 McDonnell Investment Management; Mirova;5 Natixis Asset Management; Ossiam; Seeyond;7 Snyder Capital Management; Vaughan Nelson Investment Management; Vega Investment Managers; and Natixis Global Asset Management Private Equity, which includes Seventure Partners, Naxicap Partners, Alliance Entreprendre, Euro Private Equity, Caspian Private Equity and Eagle Asia Partners. Visit ngam.natixis.com for more information.
1 Cerulli Quantitative Update: Global Markets 2015
ranked Natixis Global Asset Management, S.A. as the 17th largest asset
manager in the world based on assets under management $890.0 billion as
of December 31, 2014.
2 Net asset value as
of September 30, 2015. Assets under management (AUM) may include assets
for which non-regulatory AUM services are provided. Non-regulatory AUM
includes assets which do not fall within the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission’s definition of ‘regulatory AUM’ in Form ADV, Part 1.
3
Division of NGAM Advisors, L.P.
4 A
brand of DNCA Finance.
5 A subsidiary of
Natixis Asset Management.
6 A brand of
Natixis Asset Management and Natixis Asset Management Asia Limited,
based in Singapore and Paris.
7 A brand of
Natixis Asset Management.
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