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Investment Insights
Browse Our InsightsFrom thematic research, to topical perspectives, to quick takes on market events, you can browse Acadian thought leadership on a number of key topics.
Concentrated Equity: Practice Versus Premise
Concentrated equity strategies have attracted attention from asset owners looking for “high conviction” active investments. In this piece, we examine their performance as well as challenges that investors who allocate to concentrated strategies may face when they assume the task of diversification from external managers.

Systematic Active: Indispensable Toolkit for EM Investing
Investors have many choices to make in crafting their allocations to Emerging Market (EM) equities. In this note we make the case for taking a systematic active approach, which can offer enduring efficacy, precise risk control, and the scalability necessary to exploit the most distinctive and inefficient segments of EM.
The Systematic Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund: A Better Alternative?
As we outline in this piece, a systematic multi-strategy hedge fund contains a diversified collection of exposures across asset classes and helps mitigate the risks associated with crowded positions and themes.
Generative AI in Systematic Investing: The Sizzle and the Steak
As the adoption of generative AI booms, we explore its origins, scope of implications, and practical limitations – particularly as applied to an investment context.