RE: Short1 May 2018 13:58
- This isn't Sainsburys
- The main shorter is AQR Capital Management is the second-largest hedge fund by assets under management ($63.0 billions of USD)
As of 2016, approximately half of the AQR�s employees have earned advanced degrees, with 52 holding PhDs.[9] The firm is known to maintain strong, positive ties to leading universities and supports financial research through annual academic awards.
AQR�s Insight Award (see below for winners), which �recognizes the most significant and innovative academic research that offers practical applications for investors,� awarded its fifth annual slate of winners in 2016.[10]
In 2014, AQR partnered with the London Business School to establish The AQR Asset Management Institute, which focuses on asset management research and thought leadership. The Institute rewards scholars in the field with annual grants and prizes.[11]
The firm is also a sponsor of the AQR Top Finance Graduate Award at Copenhagen Business School, which honors the PhD graduates whose research carries the greatest potential impact