Darrel Yawitch

Chief Risk Officer, Investments, Man Group
Man Institute Contributor

Darrel Yawitch is Chief Risk Officer for Investments at Man Group.

Darrel joined Man Group in 2011. Prior to this, he worked at Investec Bank Plc, where he headed the Market Risk and Asset and Liability Management teams for the bank before working in the Principal Finance team.

Darrel holds a BSc (Hons) degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, an MSc in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London and a PhD in Theoretical Physics from Kings College London. He is also qualified as an actuary through the Faculty of Actuaries.

Man Institute content contributed by Darrel

Podcast: The Importance of Exceptional Data in Systematic and Discretionary Strategies

Innovation read 22 min
May 2023

Podcast: The Importance of Exceptional Data in Systematic and Discretionary Strategies

Darrel Yawitch, Chief Risk Officer, shares his views on how data is critical to both discretionary and systematic investors.

Dealing with Hidden Equity Risk in M&A Deals

Discretionary read 14 min
May 2022

Dealing with Hidden Equity Risk in M&A Deals

As risk arbitrage strategies attract more capital, there is an increased need from risk professionals and fund managers to represent the risk coming from M&A activity as accurately as possible.

How to Calculate the Beta of a Portfolio to a Factor

Discretionary read 17 min
September 2021

How to Calculate the Beta of a Portfolio to a Factor

To understand risk, you have to understand the common metrics used to measure it.
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