'Future alpha is in the interplay of models and managers'

Model-driven vs human-led portfolios? I don’t see this as a tug-of-war between algorithms and humans. The real opportunity lies in breaking that binary altogether. Models are brilliant at pattern recognition and bias removal but they’re also prisoners of the past. Fund managers can read emotion, leadership intent and market mood, which no dataset captures. We’re building a system where models train the managers, and managers train the models. In stable markets, data will lead; in volatile cycles, human judgment will override. That fluid interplay is where future alpha lives. Our edge won&rsq

This article was originally published on October 20, 2025.