Jayendran Rajamony, PhD, CFA

Director of Alternatives, Man Numeric
Man Institute Contributor

Jayendran (‘Jay’) Rajamony is the Director of Alternatives at Man Numeric and serves on Man Numeric’s Investment and Management Committees.

Previously, Jay managed world market neutral and US small cap strategies, served on the strategic alpha research team and developed low volatility products at Man Numeric. Prior to joining Man Numeric in 2004, he worked at Independence Investments in Boston as a quantitative analyst.

Jay received a Bachelor of Technology degree in Naval Architecture from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur, India, a Master of Business Administration degree with distinction from Cornell University, and a doctorate degree in Physical Oceanography from the University of Rhode Island. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Boston. Jay is a CFA® charterholder.

Man Institute content contributed by Jay

The Long and Short of Climate Investing from a Quant's Perspective

Responsible Investment read 18 min
June 2024

The Long and Short of Climate Investing from a Quant's Perspective

In the world of climate investing, how can investors target the maximum environmental – and financial – impact? We look at how quant investing may help alpha-driven investors ensure they leave nothing on the table.

We See Risk Where Others May Not: Applying Dynamic Risk Management to a Cash Equities Portfolio

Systematic read 33 min
November 2020

We See Risk Where Others May Not: Applying Dynamic Risk Management to a Cash Equities Portfolio

Using a combination of risk-based portfolio optimisation and dynamic risk-management, it is possible to construct an equity replacement strategy, which shows better risk-adjusted performance and tail characteristics than the MSCI World Index.

Low Volatility and Interest-Rate Sensitivity

Systematic read 15 min
December 2019

Low Volatility and Interest-Rate Sensitivity

We examine the challenges and opportunities that come with the interest-rate exposure of low vol portfolios.
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