FIRST QUADRANT is an innovative investment management firm specializing in global macro and equity strategies – the firm’s only focus. Our client base includes domestic and international corporate and public pension plans, foundations and endowments, high net worth individuals and domestic and international funds. Headquartered in Pasadena, California, the firm actively manages client assets of approximately $21.8 billion as of October 31, 2008*.

ESTABLISHED in 1988, First Quadrant utilizes a proprietary quantitative approach that focuses on research and risk management. The goal of all of our investment vehicles is to deliver to our clients as stable an excess return as possible by exploiting recurring fundamental market inefficiencies.

 

  
   
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Diversification and Risk Management: What Volatility Tells Us | October 2008 | Every few years an event comes along that shocks financial markets. the majority of investors don't see it coming – the definition of a shock – and there is usually something different about the latest shock compared to the ones that came before... PDF>

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