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For many prospective signals, sound economic priors continue to be a must. But with rapid advances in computing power, increasing volumes of data, and methodological advances in data science, this balance can now often shift towards more data-driven approaches. Navigating this shift requires the right team culture.</p> </blockquote> <img class="testimonial__photo" src="/-/media/images/content/testimonials/vlad-z-cropped-v2-01.png?h=200&w=200&hash=476641344D0EE49A0F4548DD06632F65" alt="Vlad Z" loading="lazy" role="presentation" /> <figcaption class="testimonial__info"> <strong class="testimonial__name"> Vladimir Zdorovtsov </strong> <span class="testimonial__title"> Director of Global Equity Research </span> </figcaption> </div> </figure> <section class="s-content-cards" aria-label="Content cards"> <article class="s-content-card" aria-label="Our Culture"> <picture class="s-content-card__image-wrapper"> <source media="(max-width: 768px)" srcset="/-/media/images/content/s-curve-cards/our-edge/s-curve-our-culture-01.png?as=0&w=360&hash=5ED7000096409823EA8C25B1644C7954" /> <img class="s-content-card__image" alt="Our Edge S CUrve Our Culture" width="1014" height="860" loading="lazy" role="presentation" src="/-/media/images/content/s-curve-cards/our-edge/s-curve-our-culture-01.png?as=0&w=1014&hash=8325F1277B370241DE512983455E6157" /> </picture> <div class="s-content-card__content"> <h2 class="s-content-card__title">Our Culture</h2> <div class="s-content-card__copy rtf"> <p>Culture defines how our people collaborate: embracing continual innovation, analytical rigor, and cognitive diversity. It is a set of shared beliefs, anchored by objectivity and research-driven, where intellectual curiosity meets empirical standards and competence meets humility in the empowerment to question each other as well as the data.</p> </div> <div class="s-content-card__cta"> <a href="/about-us/news/acadian-interview-with-vlad-zdorovtsov" target="" title="" class="btn btn--outline"> Read More </a> </div> </div> </article> </section> <section class="section-introduction" aria-labelledby="AF0B1A52548040A3AE587B5C0DF40034" data-color="teal" id="data"> <div class="section-introduction__top-content"> <div class="section-introduction__heading-wrapper"> <span class="section-introduction__subheading"> Our edge </span> <h2 id="heading-AF0B1A52548040A3AE587B5C0DF40034" class="section-introduction__heading"> Data </h2> </div> <p class="section-introduction__copy"> Our extensive data repository, continually supplemented by an active alternative data scouting effort, provides an unparalleled resource for examining new investment ideas. </p> </div> </section><section class="stat-row-container" data-module="stat-row" aria-label="35+ Years of data"> <div class="stat-row__background"></div> <div class="stat-row__top-content"> <div class="stat-row__heading-wrapper"> <h2 class="stat-row__heading">35+ Years of data</h2> </div> </div> <div class="stat-row"> <div class="stat__content stat__content--row"> <h3 class="stat__title stat__title--row">518M+</h3> <p class="stat__subtitle stat-row__subtitle">DAILY OBSERVATIONS</p> </div><div class="stat__content stat__content--row"> <h3 class="stat__title stat__title--row">58TB+</h3> <p class="stat__subtitle stat-row__subtitle">DATA</p> </div><div class="stat__content stat__content--row"> <h3 class="stat__title stat__title--row">150+</h3> <p class="stat__subtitle stat-row__subtitle">GLOBAL MARKETS</p> </div><div class="stat__content stat__content--row"> <h3 class="stat__title stat__title--row">65K+</h3> <p class="stat__subtitle stat-row__subtitle">TRADED ASSETS</p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="s-content-cards" aria-label="Content cards"> <article class="s-content-card" aria-label="Data Science"> <picture class="s-content-card__image-wrapper"> <source media="(max-width: 768px)" srcset="/-/media/images/content/s-curve-cards/our-edge/data-science-flipped-01-01.png?as=0&w=360&hash=CE2925DFBCC4E776B588E374BA3B8E2D" /> <img class="s-content-card__image" alt="Our Edge Data Science" width="1014" height="860" loading="lazy" role="presentation" src="/-/media/images/content/s-curve-cards/our-edge/data-science-flipped-01-01.png?as=0&w=1014&hash=1675315019F2D2B10EDC69F824444C0B" /> </picture> <div class="s-content-card__content"> <h2 class="s-content-card__title">Data Science</h2> <div class="s-content-card__copy rtf"> <p>Our scientific approach to innovation is driven by research across signal generation, portfolio construction, implementation, and risk management. 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