Dallán Ryan

Herman is Head of Fundamental Equities at APG Asset Management. APG Asset Management NV is a privately owned investment manager. The firm manages pension funds for its clients and invests in the public equity, fixed income, and alternative investments markets across the globe.

It’s important to understand that usage of alternative data by fundamental hedge fund managers and by quants are two very different processes. Fundamental hedge fund managers normally use alternative data to reinforce their investment thesis that they derived from their regular research process.

Michael Beal is the CEO of Data Capital Management. He began his investing career with Morgan Stanley and TPG Capital.