Jeff and Bruce are joined by Michael Hunstad, executive vice president and chief investment officer for global equities at Northern Trust Asset Management. Michael talks us through his detailed research on risk, including six key findings every portfolio manager should be aware of.
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Guest Bio:
Michael Hunstad is Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Global Equities at Northern Trust Asset Management. Michael serves on the asset management executive group and has oversight of all equity portfolio management, research and trading activities, including quantitative, index and tax-advantaged strategies.
Previously, Michael was director of quantitative research, where he was responsible for leading Northern Trust Asset Management's factor based research and product development programs. Prior to joining Northern Trust, he was head of research at Breakwater Capital, an algorithmic trading firm and hedge fund. Previously, he was head of quantitative asset allocation at Allstate Investments and a quantitative analyst with a long-short equity hedge fund. He also served as an adjunct professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He holds a Ph.D. in mathematics, an MBA in finance, an M.A. in econometrics and a bachelor's degree in economics.
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