Daniel Taylor, CFA

Co-CIO of Man Numeric

Dan is Co-Chief Investment Officer of Man Numeric (‘Numeric’).

Dan has had multiple roles at Numeric, including Director of Small Cap Strategies from 2004-2010, Head of Hedge Fund Strategies from 2010-present, member of the Investment Committee from 2004-present, and senior member of the Strategic Alpha Research Team from 2010-2015. He has conducted a wide range of research, including areas such as momentum, earnings quality, valuation, investor behavior, and market timing.

He joined Numeric as an intern in 1998 and began working full time in 1999 after receiving his B.A. in Economics with honors from Harvard University. Dan is a CFA charterholder.

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Active vs. Smart Beta vs. Passive

As outflows continue from active equity to passive and smart beta approaches, we analyze data on major institutional investors in the US to understand the key drivers of this shift.

Daniel Taylor, CFA

The Best Strategies for the Worst Crises

We investigate two dynamic strategies that, in contrast to these passive investments, appear to have generated positive performance both in the long-run and particularly so during historical crises.

Edward Hoyle, Matthew Sargaison, et al.

Back to normal?

Value investing may be a hedge to a rising interest rate environment.

Daniel Taylor, CFA

Hedge funds in a low return world

In a low return world, what's the role of market neutral hedge fund strategies? While often used to reduce volatility, we believe they can potentially raise expected returns.

Daniel Taylor, CFA

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