ESTABLISHED in 1988, First Quadrant, L.P. ("FQ") is an innovative investment management firm specializing in global macro and equity strategies. Our client base consists primarily of institutional investors around the globe. Headquartered in Pasadena, California, the firm actively manages approximately
$17.5 billion as of December 31, 2009*.
FIRST QUADRANT'S goal is to provide to our clients products that deliver consistent outperformance using strategies that are intuitive and transparent to our clients, and that are carefully managed within the established risk guidelines. The on-going advancement of our research is considered critical to maintaining our competitive advantage. Risk management is treated as both a matter of engineering and of careful investment judgment. In these ways FQ separates itself from its peers.
*Includes market values for fully funded portfolios and the notional values for margin funded portfolios, all actively managed by First Quadrant and non-discretionary portfolios managed by joint venture partners using First Quadrant, L.P. investment signals. First Quadrant is defined in this context as the combination of all discretionary portfolios of First Quadrant, L.P. and its joint venture partners, but only wherein FQ has full investment discretion over the portfolios.
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