Arup Datta heads the Global Quantitative Equity Team at Mackenzie Investments. The team provides quantitative investment capabilities in global and emerging markets equities. Datta has over 25 years of experience in quantitative equity investing. Between 1992 and 2012 he was a quantitative analyst, portfolio manager, director of U.S., and director of portfolio management with Man Numeric, where he managed capacity-constrained equity strategies (traditional long only, active extension and hedge funds) in all capitalization strata and regions of the world. In 2012, he founded Agriya Investors, a firm focused on global equities, which eventually became the global/international arm of AJO. As chief investment officer, international, he launched capacity-constrained equity strategies in emerging and developed markets. Datta joined Mackenzie in September 2017 to head the Global Quantitative Equity Team. He has a Bachelor of Technology degree from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur, India, and earned an MBA with distinction from the Johnson School of Management at Cornell University. He is a CFA charterholder.
Arup Datta of Mackenzie Investments says China is looking good, with its huge consumer base, growing economy and “growth stories everywhere”