Corporate Vision Issue 3 2018

22 CORPORATE VISION / Issue 3 2018 , QQMFundManagement AB is a Stockholmbased Alternative Investment FundManager authorised and regulated by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority.We invited Managing Director, Ola Björkmo to give us an overviewof the company named in the Corporate Excellence Awards as the Best 5 Year Return EquityMarket Neutral FundManager 2013-2017. QQMFund: A Systematic and Disciplined Approach Providing us with a brief overview of the company, QQM Fund Management manage the equity market neutral QQM Equity Hedge Fund, a market neutral absolute return strategy, investing long and short in equities. The investment process is systematic and based on proprietary quantitative model, and the security selection models have been developed based on academic studies and economic principles. Outlining the firm’s overall mission, Ola describes on what steps the firm takes in order to achieve its multitude of success, and what aspects of the industry QQM Fund Management works hard on in order to get the best results. “The investment objective of the fund is to, over time, generate long-term positive absolute returns and uncorrelated alpha. We rely on quantitative models processing large amounts of fundamental data to identify investment opportunities across a large universe of securities.” Differentiating itself from its competitors, QQM Fund Management is able to mark itself out as the best possible option for clients by developing and utilising a strict and structured approach, which Ola elaborates on. “Essentially, the goal is to generate a return of at least 6 to 8 per cent with accompanying volatility of between 6 and 8 per cent and to exhibit no correlation to traditional asset classes and commonly tracked risk factors. “Here at QQM Fund, we believe in a disciplined and systematic approach based on economic fundamentals and continuously seek to improve and develop the models allowing for new data and research.” Having been selected in the Corporate Excellence Awards as the Best 5 Year Return Equity Market Neutral Fund Manager 2013-2017, the team are excited to be recognised, and Ola explains what this will mean for the firm going forwards. “QQM Fund is thrilled to have been recognised for the fund’s track record of delivering solid uncorrelated returns. We believe 1802CV09 it is important for the hedge fund industry that skill and consistent performance over time is recognised. Fund managers do not get better when they get bigger.” Operating in the ever evolving financial industry, QQM Fund faces many challenges in which it has to overcome, with Ola telling us what techniques the firm uses in order to overcome these issues, turning them into opportunities. “QQM rely on data processing, quantitative techniques and fundamental inputs to identify investment opportunities across a large investment universe. The processes are repeatable and allow for better diversification across many dimensions. “Risk management is an integral component of QQM’s investment management processes. The importance of understanding, monitoring and managing a portfolio and its risks in a changing world cannot be emphasised enough.” Ultimately, with regards to the future of QQM Fund, Ola is optimistic about the times ahead, predicting what developments he foresees within the industry, but these advances are something which QQM is prepared for. “Lastly, the popularity of systematic managers is growing, and we see that allocators are more interested in uncorrelated strategies such as market neutral funds.” Contact: Ola Björkmo Address: Kungsgatan 44, Stockholm, SE-111 35, Sweden Phone: 0046 8 407 50 51 Web Address: www.qqm.se

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