Marshall Wace

Marshall Wace is an international alternative investment manager. It runs quantitative, systematic and fundamental strategies, most of them long/short equity, and looks after assets for clients who entrust it with their money.

What Marshall Wace offers

• Long/short equity — the main area of specialisation.
• Quantitative and systematic strategies — investing driven by data and models.
• Fundamental strategies — research-led stock selection.
• Proprietary technology — in-house systems that use open source components, with risk management central to the approach.

Who it works with

Clients who hand over assets for management. The firm also describes community partnerships, volunteering and sponsorship as part of its social responsibility work.

Key facts

• Type: alternative investment manager
• Sustainability: signatory to several industry standards, including the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment
• Technology: more than two decades of reliance on data and technology
• Warning: the firm notes fraudulent sites impersonate it