Exploring quantitative investing through science and systems.

The Q Team takes an evidence-driven, research-based approach to understanding how markets behave and how portfolios should be constructed. We create robust forecasts, translate them into portfolios and implement those decisions efficiently and consistently.

Q Team’s  philosophies

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We believe long-term equity prices are driven by company fundamentals but do not always reflect them efficiently. Behavioural, informational and structural inefficiencies can create mispricings, providing opportunities to add value.

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We focus on evaluating both fundamental drivers and these inefficiencies through a rigorous, systematic approach, allowing us to identify differentiated sources of return and translate them into investment strategies.

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Our investment process relies on strong investment research and advanced technologies for analysis and computation. Technology and investment professionals work side-by-side to design and maintain the systems that support our research and portfolio management.

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Markets continue to evolve, making ongoing research essential to maintaining and improving our investment process. Our research combines empirical analysis with sound investment principles to develop differentiated insights over time.

Our approach

Our work combines first principles investment insights with quantitative research and systematic portfolio construction. Rather than analyzing a small number of companies individually, we use quantitative models to evaluate the underlying drivers of return for large groups of stocks simultaneously.

This differs from short-term trading strategies driven by price movements, and from traditional fundamental investing, which focuses on individual company analysis. The result is a sustainable, long-term approach delivered through a disciplined, systematic process.

A connected investment lifecycle

Our teams combine their expertise to power an integrated system that moves investment research from concept to portfolio implementation.

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How we work with clients

We focus on delivering long-term value through research, disciplined investing and exceptional client service.

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2025 Coalition Greenwich Award

CC&L Investment Management has been named Best Asset Manager for Institutional Investors in Canada.

20 years with CPP Investments

Explore how our partnership has evolved into a global, innovation-driven quantitative investing collaboration.

Growing UCITS platform for quantitative equity strategies

Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group announced the recent expansion of the Connor, Clark & Lunn UCITS ICAV.

Built on a strong foundation

The Q Team is part of Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management, a global investment manager based in Vancouver with 40+ years of experience managing a range of investment solutions. Our ownership structure, now in its third generation of partners, supports continuity and sustained long-term investment in our firm.

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