How Paris quant giant CFM is keeping its local edge as rivals flock to Paris

Source: Business Insider

The board of CFM, from left to right: Jacques Saulière, Marc Potters, Jean-Philippe Bouchaud, Philippe Jordan, and Laurent LalouxCapital Fund ManagementCapital Fund Management is a long-running, Paris-based quant investment firm. The manager has maintained long-standing ties to top French schools even as it has expanded globally. The $18 billion firm recently added NYU mathematician Eric Vanden-Eijden to lead an AI effort.