Quant and quals brave the bearBY RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008 12:30PMQuantitative versus qualitative managers - who's been battered worse amid the global financial crisis? According to two industry experts, both have had their share of joy and pain surviving the second half of 2008. |
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