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Laura Ryan
HEAD OF RESEARCH
ARDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PTY LIMITED
ARDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PTY LIMITED
Ardea Investment Management head of research Laura Ryan has spent the past two decades using quantitative research to investors' advantage. Now, she's also using it to the advantage of the planet. Cassandra Baldini writes.
