Quantactix Lab develops statistical, operation research, and machine learning methods to conduct empirical and theoretical research, and provide practical solutions in Fintech, quantitative investment, and financial risk management.
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Latest News
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Seminar by Prof. Markus Pelger
2025.8.29
On August 29, we were delighted to welcome Prof. Markus Pelger from Stanford University for a seminar titled “Shrinking the Term Structure.” During his talk, Prof. Pelger introduced a new framework to better understand the factor structure of U.S. Treasury bond returns and the role of smoothness in shaping the term structure. The seminar stimulated lively discussions and offered fresh perspectives for researchers in asset pricing and fixed-income markets.
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4th Hong Kong Conference for Fintech, AI, and Big Data in Business Successfully Held at CityU
2025.6.2
Jointly organized by FinTech and Business Analytics Centre (FBAC), Department of Decision Analytics and Operations, Department of Economics and Finance, and Hong Kong Institute for Data Science, the 4th Hong Kong Conference for Fintech, AI, and Big Data in Business took place on May 31 and June 1, 2025, at City University of Hong Kong.
This year’s conference brought together nearly 100 participants from top institutions around the world. The program featured two keynote speeches and 12 presentations selected from over 150 submissions, covering a diverse set of cutting-edge topics, ranging from AI-powered finance and text analytics to portfolio optimization and behavioral modeling, among others.
We were honored to host keynote speakers Professor Yacine Aït-Sahalia and Professor Wei Xiong from Princeton University, whose talks were a major highlight of the event. A poster session was also introduced this year, sparked lively exchanges and broadened the academic conversation beyond the main program.
We warmly congratulate Barry Ke (Yale University) for winning the Best Paper Award for his work “Analysts' Belief Formation in Their Own Words,” and Shuhua Xiao (City University of Hong Kong) for receiving the Best Poster Award for her co-authored paper “Factors or Fake? A New Look at Anomalies and the Replication Crisis,” in recognition of their insightful contribution.
We thank all speakers, discussants, and participants for making this year's conference a vibrant and rewarding experience. We look forward to continuing this academic tradition in the years to come.
Research Expertise with Publication Track Records
Quantitative Investment, Portfolio Optimization, and Risk Management
- Asset pricing factors and characteristics in equities and corporate bonds.
- Macroeconomics-driven research in treasury bonds and currencies.
- Robust optimization developments in financial risk management.
Business Analytics and Fintech
- Empirical research and consultation in business analytics.
- Economic-guided AI developments in Fintech research.