Transparent Global Signal Library

100% Transparency Allows You to Dig Deeper

QSG’s Factor Analysis is completely transparent, so that you can easily incorporate new ideas into your unique investment process.

Every factor in the QSG library is described in its entirety; formulas, data items, data sources and an interpretation of every factor is provided in easy to print or download PDFs.

In addition, every indicator is cross-referenced to QSG’s internal academic and journal library of over 2,800 articles, allowing you to quickly and efficiently search through the theoretical foundations of the indicator.

Intuitive Web-Based Analytics

QSG’s Factor Analyst provides a variety of tools to help you analyze factors and factor groups. Along with Information Coefficients and Decile Portfolio statistics, clients can look at a factor’s inherent seasonality, correlations with other factors, turnover, etc.

Using a variety of unique visualization techniques, users can view a sector’s exposure to specific factor groups, various technical indicators and what is working in a specific index.

Visualization techniques allow the user to quickly observe themes in the market.

Screening tools provide quick access to the most powerful factors either broadly across the market or within specific groups and universes.

Time series analysis offers the ability to place the performance of a factor in context with the market enivornment.

Measure the sensitivity of a factor to the expected holding period.

Examine the correlation of factors to determine their diversification potential.

Evaluate the turnover characteristics to determine the potential implementation hurdles.

Five Unique Research Reports

QSG takes a pointed approach to providing you with new ideas. QSG publishes five distinct research reports dealing with aspects of investment management ranging from alpha factor discovery to portfolio construction to trading and implementation.

QSG’s dedicated analyst staff constantly reviews current academic literature and journal articles, passing the most insightful ideas on to our clients. These publications tackle the challenging issues facing our clients and provide unique insights to help improve your investment decision-making process. All research reports are automatically archived on our website.

Academic Digest

Investment Insights

Factor Introduction

Research Note

Investment Recipe

Academic Article Library

Cross-references to our 2,800+ Academic Article Library

Academic studies are cross-referenced to each factor, providing additional insights into indicator use and reliability.

Dedicated Analyst Support

As an independent provider of equity research, QSG’s Equity Research Group success is measured by the performance and satisfaction of our clients.

• Perform Confidential Audits of Your Systematic Processes and Suggest Opportunities for Enhancement.
• Serve as an Outsourced Quantitative Research Group Performing Custom Examinations and Analysis Across a Variety of Projects.
• Act as Sounding Board for New Ideas and Strategies.
• Recommend Best Practices in the Areas of Stock Selection, Portfolio Construction and Trading.

Comprised of former investment managers, QSG’s equity research analysts are available to answer questions, consult on best practices and assist in small-scale research projects. The equity research group also benefits from having a large range of experiences — buy-side to sell-side; long-only to long-short; domestic to emerging market; sector-specific to generalist.

The analyst staff is also an essential part of QSG’s Consulting business, which assists traditional asset managers to adopt systematic processes.

Exclusive to Only 50 Clients

Subscriptions are limited to a maximum of 50 institutional clients in order to protect our insights from dilution in the marketplace.

QSG is a fully independent research provider. We do not manage money nor do we intend to, ensuring that our best insights are delivered to our clients.