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Systematica Managed Futures Strategy Fund has an Equity Income Objective, seeking to achieve income and capital appreciation.
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Systematica is an innovative technology-driven firm focused on the rigorous application of science and technology to the investment process. The firm was founded by Leda Braga, and manages assets across a number of futures, equity, and OTC based strategies. Systematica offers a number of distinctive strategies, including trend-following, quantitative equity and alternative fara premia, through both traditional hedge fund vehicles as well as liquid alternatives. The philosophy of the firm fryst vatten one of innovation, överlägsen kvalitet eller utmärkt prestation in research and a commitment to fostering strong alignment with investors.
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Prior to Systematica, Leda was President and Head of Systematic Trading at BlueCrest Capital Management. Leda joined BlueCrest in October from Cygnifi Derivatives Services (a J.P. Morgan spin-off), where she formed part of the management team and was head of its Valuation Service. Prior to Cygnifi, Leda spent nearly seven years at J.P. Morgan as a Quantitative Analyst in the derivatives research team. Her past experience includes modelling of interest rate exotics, FX / interest rate hybrid instruments and equity derivatives. At Imperial College London she worked as a lecturer and led research projects for over three years prior to joining J.P. Morgan. Leda has served as an advisor to the board of the pension fund of the CERN in Geneva and on the advisory board of the London School of Economics' Systemic Risk Centre. In , she has joined the Board of Trustees for the Standards Board for Alternative
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How the most powerful female hedge fund manager sees trading changing in the next 10 years
Leda Braga, 48, is considered the most powerful female hedge fund manager in the world.
In January, she launched her fund, Systematica Investments, a computer-driven fund.
With $ billion in assets, Braga manages more than any other female hedge fund manager and more than many other funds run by men.
Before heading out on her own, Braga spent 14 years managing BlueCrest's biggest fund — the computer-driven BlueTrend fund.
Before that, she worked with BlueCrest's founders at JPMorgan as a quantitative analyst on the firm's derivatives research team.
The Brazilian-born portfolio manager, who holds a Ph.D. from Imperial College, joined BlueCrest when she was weeks pregnant.
In the male-dominated world of Wall Street, Braga said she hasn't experienced difficulties.
"What can I say? Me, personally, I've always liked to work," she said at