Xi Liu

Experience

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  Morgan Stanley

  Jul 2010 - Jan 2011

  Associate

  • Regulated the data pipeline to provided stable and consistent equity trading data and service to other investment management divisions• Developed a robust system to extract large-scale time-series trading data from relational and vector database simultaneously, compared the data consistency on-the-fly, and generated systematic statistical report

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  Research Affiliates

  Jan 2011 - now

  • Led and performed product design for smart beta indices (focusing on factor investing, e.g., value, low volatility, quality, momentum, size, and multi-factor) and active quantitative strategies for global equity market• Guided portfolio implementation process and manage the process of validating portfolio construction in production to assure quality delivery• Provided customized solutions and product analytics to advance the investment decision-making process for current and prospective clients Show less • Investigated different risk premia to develop and implement global investment strategies for different asset classes, focusing on global equity, real estate investment trust and currency markets• Performed empirical research to investigate the global macro-economic environment and drive business decisions in global tactical asset allocation• Mentored junior researchers to perform analytic and product research to advance the investment decision-making process for internal and external clients Show less

  • SVP, Head of Strategy Research, Equities

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Senior Vice President

    Jan 2020 - Aug 2022

  • Vice President

    Jan 2017 - Dec 2019

  • Senior Researcher

    Jan 2014 - Dec 2016

  • Researcher

    Jan 2011 - Dec 2013