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CAIA Iberia Educational Event in Barcelona - Big Data and Hedge Funds

Date(s):
May 25, 2017
Note:
All times listed are in local time
Venue:
Institut d'Estudis Financers (IEF)
Av. Josep Tarradellas, 123
Barcelona  
Fee(s):
Free Event
Description:
CAIA Iberia Educational Event
Big Data and Hedge Funds
 
In financial markets and investing processing information is the name of the game. Most advanced quantitative and fundamental hedge funds are using big data to generate better risk adjusted returns. We'll examine specifically how the hedge funds use and can use big data to build predictive models using advance machine learning and mathematical models to analyze and better model structured and unstructured data. We will also discuss other big data applications like data platforms, integration and governance.  
 
Agenda:
 
7:00 PM Presentation followed by Q&A
8:15 PM Drinks & Canapés will be served at IEF
*Please note: the event will be in Spanish
 

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Institut d'Estudis Financers (IEF)
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Miquel Noguer i Alonso
Job Title: Executive Director
Organization: UBS Switzerland AG


Miquel Noguer i Alonso is a financial markets practitioner with more than 20 years of experience in asset management, he is currently working for UBS AG (Switzerland). He worked as a CFO and CIO for a European bank from 2000 to 2006. He is Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University teaching Asset Allocation, Big Data in Finance, Fintech and Hedge Fund Professor at ESADE. He received an MBA and a Degree in business administration and economics in ESADE in 1993. In 2010 he earned a PhD in quantitative finance with a Summa Cum Laude distinction (UNED – Madrid Spain). In addition he is a Certified European Financial Analyst ( 2000 ). His research interests range from asset allocation, big data to algorithmic trading and fintech. His academic collaborations include a visiting scholarship in Columbia University in 2013 in the Finance and Economics Department, in Fribourg University in 2010 in the mathematics department, and giving presentations in Indiana University, ESADE and several industry seminars.