first quadrant

(mathematics) The range of angles from 0 to 90°. In a plane with a system of cartesian coordinates, the region in which the x and y coordinates are both positive.

Type: Subsidiary
On the web: http://www.firstquadrant.com
Employees: 80

Buy low and sell high? Not necessarily. Never one to follow the crowd, money manager First Quadrant wants to help institutional investors around the globe to perk up their portfolios by utilizing using both long-term and market-neutral investment strategies to manage global equities. A member of Affiliated Managers Group, the company seeks to exploit market inefficiencies by identifying stocks that exhibit shared characteristics. Its Global Macro strategy focuses on asset allocation, asset control, currency management, and risk-adjusted returns. Founded in 1988, First Quadrant has more than $17 billion in assets under management.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $12.1M

Officers:
CFO, COO, Partner, and Director: Curt J. Ketterer
Chief Investment Strategist: Jia Ye
Partner and Director Client Services: Timothy S. (Tim) Meckel

Competitors:
Coast Asset Management
Oaktree Capital
Westwood Holdings