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Timely commentary from our Investment Decision Research team

SimCorp's Investment Decision Research team comprises a group of global experts who shed light on the complex world of market risks, index and portfolio exposures, and investment implications across a broad range of geographies and asset classes.

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Investment Decision Research ​team

Melissa Brown

Global Head of Investment Decision Research 

Melissa Brown

New York​

40+ years in Quantitative Finance across sell-side research (Prudential Securities), buy-side portfolio management (Goldman Sachs), and 14 years building the Investment Decision Research team at Axioma/Qontigo/SimCorp.

Specialties: ​

Equity market risk, optimization, factor investing.

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Christoph Schon

Head of Multi-Asset Class Investment Decision Research ​

Christoph Schon

London​

23+ years in client-facing roles at major investment banks including UBS Delta and Lehman/Barclays POINT. 8 years at Axioma.

​Specialties:

Multi-asset class and fixed income analysis, stress testing (Axioma Risk).

 

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Head of Investment Decision Research APAC

Olivier D'Assier

Singapore​

35 years in quantitative investment spanning sell-side equity trading and quantitative solutions (Barra). 19 years at Axioma. Developer of Axioma ROOF Scores sentiment indicator.​

19 years at Axioma. Developer of Axioma ROOF Scores sentiment indicator.

Specialties: ​

Macroeconomic/geopolitical portfolio impact, risk management solutions.

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Diana Baechle

Principal, Investment Decision Research ​ 

Diana Baechle

New York​

16 years in Finance with PhD in Financial Economics. Background as quant analyst and portfolio manager (Mellon Capital Management) and consultant (Ernst & Young). 10 years at Axioma.

Specialties: ​

Portfolio analytics and optimization, market insights, content creation and brand thought leadership.​

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Natan Borshansky

Principal, Investment Decision Research 

Natan Borshansky

New York​

30+ years as quantitative developer at Morgan Stanley, RBS, and hedge fund administrators (State Street IFS, Hedge Serv). 14 years at Axioma.

Specialties: ​

Computational support for IDR products, Python/Pandas development.

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Axioma research

For broader Axioma research on portfolio optimization, risk models, and risk management best practices, including papers from the IDR and wider Axioma teams, see our archive here.

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