YOUR MULTI-ASSET SOLUTIONS PARTNER

Alpha Strategies

We Think Differently. 

We develop individual solutions for you based on cutting-edge financial engineering, proprietary risk management systems and higher execution.

Regime Identification

Seeking alpha and beta cycles to improve asset allocation.
Machine Learning

Using state-of-the-art technologies to extract information and harness potential alpha from non-linear relationships.
Advanced Optimization


Seeking to solve complex allocation problems with flexible modeling driven by powerful optimization algorithms.

Leading-Edge Fundamentals

Leveraging what Loomis Sayles does best to identify idiosyncratic and relative value opportunities across the capital structure.

We Practice A Process-Oriented Approach
To Solving Client Concerns

 
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We Are Forward-Looking and Solutions-Oriented

REGIME IDENTIFICATION + INPUTS + CONSTRUCTION = SOLUTIONS

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Regime Detection

Fundamental, market-based, systematic, forward-looking, machine learning

We have individual regimes per risk factor. It is a differentiator.

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Factors + Asset Classes

Inputs include individual factors, multi-factors or using factors in conjunction with standard asset classes offering over 100,000+ possible solutions for our clients.

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Construction

Can provide a stable medium with low turnover.

Regime detection, optimization & risk management are key to constructing products & solutions.

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Solutions

Our strategies and capabilities can create customized solutions for you.

Strategies

Index 

Capabilities

  • Managed Futures
  • Multi-Asset Risk Premia
  • Alternative Risk Premia
  • Thematic Investing
  • Target Volatility
  • Custom Multi-Asset Credit
  • Inflation Protected
  • Absolute Return
  • Risk Mitigating Strategies
  • Income
  • Smart Beta
  • Portable Alpha
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Let's talk ALPHA. Let's talk SOLUTIONS.
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Our Latest Insights


Four Signals on Our Radar

Our investors are watching how monetary policy, consumer health, earnings and profits will come together to drive the cycle and asset markets.

Surprises from the First Half of 2024

Several of our fixed income portfolio managers share unexpected developments that have shaped their view of the credit markets.

Just Like That - TIPS Enters the Spotlight

The agility of central banks is currently being put to the test. Charged with managing inflation and supporting full employment, the Federal Reserve and other global central banks are confronting rising inflation expectations and multiple supply shocks that are undermining the outlook for economic growth potential.

Our Systematic Investing Strategies Alpha Thesis: Deploying Data Science Tools in Multi-Asset Investing

In this paper, we discuss the core tenets of our investment philosophy and the three components of our flexible platform for designing portfolios through a quantitative, systematic and highly active approach to capturing positive performance, or alpha.

Chart of the Week: Is the US Dollar Poised to Enter a Bear Market?

We have seen an extension of the US dollar bull market as global central banks move forward with quantitative tightening against a backdrop of weakening global growth and rising late-cycle risks.

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Our Systematic Investing Strategies Alpha Thesis: Deploying Data Science Tools in Multi-Asset Investing (White Paper)

In this paper, we discuss the core tenets of our investment philosophy and the three components of our flexible platform for designing portfolios through a quantitative, systematic and highly active approach to capturing positive performance, or alpha.

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How to Invest with a LASER Focus (Animated Video)

To make the best decisions, investors need a clear view of the road ahead. Watch to see how LASER can help you to stop looking only in the rear-view mirror.

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High-Frequency Data & COVID-19: Using Groceries to Track the COVID Response (Blog Post)

It can be difficult to give a fair representation of each country’s market response to the COVID-19 outbreak. How can one measure a country’s response under these circumstances? We believe high-frequency data can offer some answers.

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When the Unexpected Happens: Negative Oil Prices and Financial Models (Blog Post)

When storage capacity is near its limits, how do oil producers offload their inventory? One way is to incentivize buyers with negative prices.

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Do Stocks Stalk Other Stocks in Their Complex Network? (Literary Journal)

Our research analyzes the stalking pattern observed in the stock market network to identify crisis periods.

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Explore More from Multi-Asset Credit


A Multi-Asset Perspective on Global Opportunities (60 Seconds Video)

Over the long term, we should be mindful of the next phase of the credit cycle.

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Diversify Your Approach with Multi-Asset Credit (Video)

A multi-asset credit strategy is a diversified strategy that seeks attractive global credit risk premia in different credit sectors as well as different credit asset classes.

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Geography of Income: Going Global in Your Search for Quality Issuers (Video)

Income is a key ingredient of long-term total return potential, but not all income is created equal. How can investors harvest the right opportunities?

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Multi-Asset Credit Investing (White Paper)

We believe investors should consider multi-asset credit strategies for diversified income sources and attractive.

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Commodity and Emerging Market Performance – Is This Divergence Sustainable? (Blog Post)

Emerging market (EM) assets were hit hard by the crash in commodity prices in 2014-2015, but so far this year, EM and commodity performance have diverged. 

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Will Global Assets Continue to Outperform? (Blog Post)

Global credit and equity markets have outperformed the US so far this year. Will this growth trend continue for the rest of the year? 

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Explore more from Emerging Markets Debt Blended Total Return


Chart of the Week: Is the US Dollar Poised to Enter a Bear Market?

We have seen an extension of the US dollar bull market as global central banks move forward with quantitative tightening against a backdrop of weakening global growth and rising late-cycle risks.

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Emerging Market Debt: A Top-Down, Innovative, Total Return Approach

We believe top-down regimes drive risk appetite and performance in emerging markets. Watch to learn more from our Alpha Strategies team.

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Are Emerging Market Assets Vulnerable to Another Taper Tantrum?

Real rates in the United States have moved sharply higher since the beginning of 2021. The move has many wondering if emerging market (EM) assets are vulnerable to a repeat of the 2013 “taper tantrum.”

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Meet the Team

The faces behind Alpha Strategies

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Kevin Kearns

Portfolio Manager & Head of Alpha Strategies

Kevin Kearns is a portfolio manager and head of the alpha strategies group at Loomis, Sayles & Company. He co-manages the Loomis Sayles multi-asset credit and income strategies and custom strategies, as well as the Loomis Sayles
Inflation Protected Securities Fund. Kevin has 38 years of investment industry experience and joined Loomis Sayles in 2007.

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ANDREA DICENSO

Portfolio Manager

Andrea DiCenso is a co-portfolio manager at Loomis, Sayles & Company, where she co-manages the multi-asset credit and emerging markets debt blended total return strategies. She is also a senior strategist for the alpha strategies group and oversees all FX and commodity activity for the firm's multi-asset product suite, and is primarily responsible for asset allocation, idea generation, portfolio construction and risk management.

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VIVEK GARG, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Vivek Gargis a portfolio manager at Loomis, Sayles & Company. He is responsible for managing various equity strategies for the alpha strategies group. Vivek is also the lead convertible bonds and equity option strategist for the platform. He has over 16 years of investment industry experience. Vivek is a CFA® charterholder.

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Elaine Kan, CFA

Portfolio Manager, Strategist

Elaine Kan is a portfolio manager and rate & currency strategist for the fixed income group at Loomis, Sayles & Company. In addition to co-managing the Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund, 1290 Loomis Sayles Multi-Asset Income Fund and Natixis Loomis Sayles Global Multi Asset Income Fund, Elaine is responsible for implementing interest rates and currency derivatives strategies for the alpha strategies group, as well as providing support to other products across the fixed income group. She is a CFA® charterholder.

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MARK LAROCHELLE, CFA

Associate Portfolio Manager, Investment Strategist

Mark LaRochelle is an associate portfolio manager for the credit asset strategy at Loomis, Sayles & Company. In addition, he is an investment strategist for the alpha strategies group. Mark joined Loomis Sayles in 2000 and has 27 years of investment industry experience. He is a CFA® charterholder.

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TOM STOLBERG, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Tom Stolberg is a co-portfolio manager at Loomis, Sayles & Company for the Loomis Sayles multi-asset credit strategies. He has 30 years of investment industry experience and joined Loomis Sayles in 2008. Tom is a CFA® charterholder.

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HARISH SUNDARESH

Portfolio Manager, Director of Systematic Investing Strategies

Harish Sundaresh is a portfolio manager at Loomis, Sayles & Company. As director of the firm’s systematic investing strategies team, he leads a team responsible for quantitative investing across all asset classes using advanced mathematical techniques. This includes alpha generation, dynamic portfolio construction and solutions development.

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DIQING WU, CFA

Senior Quantitative Analyst

Diqing Wu is a senior quantitative analyst in the systematic investing strategies team at Loomis,Sayles & Company, where he is responsible for developing and implementing quantitative strategies in the multi-asset space. He is a CFA® charterholder.

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PETER YANULIS

Portfolio Manager, Associate Portfolio Manager, Strategist

Peter Yanulis is a co-portfolio manager for the emerging market debt blended total return strategy and an associate portfolio manager for the world credit asset strategy at Loomis, Sayles & Company. In addition, he is also a multi-asset credit strategist for the alpha strategies group, focusing primarily on global emerging markets, portfolio construction and risk premia. Peter joined Loomis Sayles in 2015 as a research analyst covering emerging market sovereigns, and has 17 years of investment industry experience.

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KAIRUI HUO

Senior Investment Analyst

Kairui Huo is a senior investment analyst for the alpha strategies group at Loomis,
Sayles & Company. He is responsible for conducting quantitative research on fixed
income sectors to explore alpha-added factors and assisting with the construction
of fixed income portfolios that maximize return potential.

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XIAN LI, PHD, CFA

Quantitative Analyst

Xian Li is a quantitative analyst in the systematic investing strategies team at Loomis, Sayles & Company, where he is responsible for researching, developing and maintaining systematic strategies in the multi-asset space. He is a CFA® charterholder.

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DAVID LIU, CFA

Investment Strategist

David Liu is an investment strategist for the alpha strategies group at Loomis, Sayles & Company. He joined Loomis Sayles in 2020 and has 10 years of investment industry experience. David is a CFA® charterholder.

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TIAN QIU, FRM

Investment Analyst

Tian Qiu is an investment analyst for the alpha strategies group at Loomis, Sayles & Company. In this role, he is responsible for developing and implementing multi-asset quantitative strategies and analytics, focusing primarily on global emerging markets, currency strategies, ESG and sustainable investment, portfolio construction, asset allocation and risk management. Tian joined Loomis Sayles in 2019 and has 11 years of investment industry experience.

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