Quant hedge fund draws rave reviews

Quantitative systems have been in the news lately, which makes the New York Times' recent profile of AHL a timely read. AHL was created by three people who graduated from the physics departments at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Its annualized return of 17.9 percent since December 1990 isn't bad at all. Black-box trades continue to carve out an ever larger niche and account for a growing share of all trades. AHL specifically has become the backbone of the Man Group's hedge fund empire. AHL seems to have hit a bit of a speed bump as of late however.

- Check out the profile at the New York Times.