Summary
PremiaLab is the independent digital platform on systematic strategies providing data, research and risk analytics for institutional investors globally. Delivering a new perspective on risk and performance with unique insights derived from a quantitative framework to complement traditional qualitative analysis for both asset owners and portfolio managers.
Description of fintech solution
PremiaLab offers a comprehensive platform on systematic strategies, partnering with leading investment banks to provide consolidated data and analytics on over 3,500 quantitative investment strategies with institutional clients’ AUM over USD 5 trillion. Leveraging on this extensive database, PremiaLab developed a unique factor model capturing the key market risk factors across asset classes. PremiaLab Pure Factors® are used to decompose any given portfolio, fund, or strategy into independent risk factors thereby allowing an investor to calibrate a portfolio to the desired level of factor exposures in order to achieve diversification and control downside risk.
Describe your key innovations
1. Unique data source
We streamline access to data in an industry characterised by highly fragmented data sources from over 17 investment banks and strategy providers, synthesizing information across providers to produce actionable insights for market monitoring, portfolio optimisation and risk control.
2. Enhanced transparency
We introduce transparency into the factors market with our proprietary PremiaLab Pure Factors® model, a representation of general market consensus for factor risk premia. This model allows institutional investors to benchmark performance against the broader market by taking into account not just one implementation, but multiple implementations and approaches across providers.
For more colour around our construction methodology, please refer to our website www.premialab.com
3. Quant transformation
By leveraging on intelligent technology and modern architecture to deliver unique insights, we drive the transformation towards systematic investments with a new perspective on risk and performance for the asset management community. This will complement the traditional qualitative analysis with a rigorous quantitative framework that is fully integrated into the investment workflow.
Founder's Background
Pierre Trecourt and Adrien Geliot are the co-founders of PremiaLab. Together, they have over 40 years of combined experience in investment banking and asset management working with sophisticated institutional investors. They remain actively involved in the day-to-day operations of PremiaLab and strategic direction of the company and product(s).
Pierre’s expertise lies in financial engineering and structured solutions across multiple asset classes. He was the former Head of Structured Products at Societe Generale Hong Kong, and Credit Agricole prior to that. Pierre holds a diploma of Engineering from Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in France and a Master’s degree in Probability and Finance from University Paris VI.
Adrien’s expertise lies in sales and marketing for alternative investment products. He has extensive coverage of institutional investors, and access to asset allocators in Europe, the US, Asia and the Middle East, stemming from his experience as Head of Distribution for Alternative Investments at Lyxor AM, Societe Generale and Julius Baer prior to that. Adrien Holds a Master’s in Finance from University Paris X Dauphine and a Master’s in Banking and Finance from Paris II.
Founded (Years of Incorporation)
2016
How are you funded today?
Others
Money Raised
(Confidential)
Number of employees
30-50
Presence In Region
Global
Technology
Cloud solutions
Data automation
Machine Learning
HQ Country
Hong Kong SAR
What are the top 3 key benefits your solution will bring to the Asset Management Industry?
1. Unique data source
We streamline access to data in an industry characterised by highly fragmented data sources from over 17 investment banks and strategy providers, synthesizing information across providers to produce actionable insights for market monitoring, portfolio optimisation and risk control.
2. Enhanced transparency
We introduce transparency into the factors market with our proprietary PremiaLab Pure Factors® model, a representation of general market consensus for factor risk premia. This model allows institutional investors to benchmark performance against the broader market by taking into account not just one implementation, but multiple implementations and approaches across providers.
For more colour around our construction methodology, please refer to our website www.premialab.com
3. Quant transformation
By leveraging on intelligent technology and modern architecture to deliver unique insights, we drive the transformation towards systematic investments with a new perspective on risk and performance for the asset management community. This will complement the traditional qualitative analysis with a rigorous quantitative framework that is fully integrated into the investment workflow.
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