Morgan Stanley Quant Conference Touches On The Seven Hottest Industry Issues

At the 4th Annual Morgan Stanley Quantitative Equity Research Conference participants were asked rather discretionary questions. The Quant Conference answers pointed to trend continuation in some of the hottest industry areas while questioning other topics that appear on the cutting edge according to a new report from Adam Parker.

In short the seven trends discussed at the Quant Conference are:

1. Smart beta
2. Factor timing
3. Machine learning
4. Big Data
5. ESG / SRI
6. Risk
7. Market performance

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