Ed Fang

Head of Equity Research, Systematic, Man Group

Ed Fang is Head of Equity Research at Systematic, Man Group (Man Numeric) and serves on the firm’s Micro Investment Committee. 

Prior to his current role, Ed has been overseeing day-to-day firm-wide research at Man Numeric in his capacity as the Deputy Director of Research since 2016. Ed joined Man Numeric in 2005 and has been actively engaged in a broad spectrum of research, ranging from bottom-up alpha models to top-down dynamic asset allocation. He has also been responsible for developing multiple innovation portfolios within Man Numeric’s absolute return and alternative risk premium strategies.

Ed received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Economics and Management Information Science from Fudan University in China. He also received a doctorate degree in financial economics from Duke University. Ed is a CFA charterholder.

Man Insights content contributed by Ed

Regimes, Systematic Models and the Power of Prediction

Academic Research read 12 min
March 24, 2025

Regimes, Systematic Models and the Power of Prediction

Discovering we’re in an economic regime after the fact risks missing vital information for adapting investment processes. How can we employ systematic methods to identify economic regimes and use them to predict returns?

Passively Active: An Alternative to Cap-Weighted Passive Investing

Systematic read 11 min

Passively Active: An Alternative to Cap-Weighted Passive Investing

Active and passive investment strategies are regularly pitted against each other. But is there a third path which can incorporate the best of both?

The Climate News Anomaly: Is the Stock Market Efficient in Pricing Climate Change Risks?

Responsible Investment read 10 min

The Climate News Anomaly: Is the Stock Market Efficient in Pricing Climate Change Risks?

Our new research demonstrates a potential alpha-harvesting strategy based on the market’s apparent inefficiency at pricing climate risks.
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