How's the life of a Quant Researcher on both sell-side and buy-side? We are glad of having Mr. Justin Chan, CFA, Head of Asia Risk, Pictet Asset Management and Mr. Gilbert Wong, CFA, Vice President, Morgan Stanley to share the insiders' story with us. They will talk about the latest roles that investment risk and quant analysis are playing in asset management industry, and how it is integrated to the traditional investment process.
Justin Chan is the Head of Asia Risk at Pictet Asset Management. Before joining Pictet, he worked at AIA where his last position was Associate Director, Risk & Quantitative Analytics in the Group Investment Division. Prior to that, he worked for BNY Mellon Investment Management and HSBC Global Asset Management in various risk analysis roles. Justin holds a Master of Statistics from The University of Hong Kong and a Bachelor degree in computer science from Simon Fraser University (Canada). He is also a CFA charterholder, a Certified FRM, and a Curriculum Advisor of the CFA Institute.
Mr. Gilbert Wong, CFA
Vice President
Morgan Stanley
Gilbert Wong is a Vice President at Morgan Stanley and joined the firm in 2020 to cover Asia Quantitative Strategy research. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Gilbert worked on the buyside as Asia Head of Quant & Risk function at Pictet and Franklin Templeton. He was dedicated to Dr. Mark Mobius for Templeton EM strategy from 2011 to 2018. Previously, he was an associate at MSCI for factor modeling. Gilbert has a bachelor degree in economics & finance and master degrees in financial engineering and law from The University of Hong Kong.