Mark Schlarbaum Joins Rayliant as Head of Trading and Capital Markets
Rayliant Global Advisors, which recently launched the world's first active China ETF, has added to its ETF capabilities by hiring Mark Schlarbaum as Head of Trading and Capital Markets. Schlarbaum is a critical part of Rayliant's long-term strategy to deliver what it refers to as "China ETF 2.0" exposure to U.S. investors.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- January 4, 2021—Rayliant Global Advisors, which recently launched the world's first active China ETF, has added to its ETF capabilities by hiring Mark Schlarbaum as Head of Trading and Capital Markets. Schlarbaum is a China ETF specialist and joins Rayliant from KraneShares, where he was previously a Managing Partner and oversaw that firm's ETF growth to over USD 5 billion in 20+ ETF products. Schlarbaum is a critical part of Rayliant's long-term strategy to deliver what it refers to as "China ETF 2.0" exposure to U.S. investors.
"Mark has a passion for China and experience in the region", said Jason Hsu, PhD, Rayliant's Founder and Chairman. "He knows how to work across borders and navigate complexity. Mark is one of the world's foremost experts in running China ETFs and his know-how is helping Rayliant deliver active China strategies wrapped in the multitude of benefits offered by ETFs."
"I am thrilled to be part of the Rayliant family," said Schlarbaum. "Not only are we delivering the next generation of China exposure, but we are also doing it in a way that is consistent with the direction our industry must continue moving toward: evidence-based, institutional-quality, and low-cost. It is truly exciting to be on the forefront of so many aspects of our industry, from China to ETFs to firm culture."
Schlarbaum brings 28+ years of investment experience to Rayliant, where he will lead the capital markets team, build the firm's operational capabilities, monitor its trading health, and build strategic systems across the capital markets' ecosystem, including with market makers and authorized participants. Schlarbaum will have direct responsibility for Rayliant's global trading, as well as the design and implementation of its proprietary electronic trading algorithms to ensure the best possible portfolio execution for Rayliant's investment strategies. Schlarbaum reports to Hsu, Rayliant's Chief Investment Officer.
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Rayliant Asset Management ("Rayliant") is an SEC-registered investment adviser focused on generating alpha from investments in China and other inefficient emerging markets. It is an affiliate of Rayliant Global Advisors and its family of companies (collectively, "Rayliant").
Rayliant develops innovative quant strategies that bring together elements of behavioral finance, data science and local market insights. There were more than USD 22 billion managed using Rayliant's equity, fixed income and alternatives strategies as of 30 Dec 2020. Its clientele includes institutional and high net worth investors globally, and the firm has offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, London, Los Angeles and Taipei.
Rayliant was founded in 2016 by Jason Hsu, Ph.D. He also co-founded Research Affiliates, a smart beta and asset allocation leader with USD 145 billion in assets managed using its strategies (as of 30 Sept 2020). He is an adjunct professor in finance at UCLA Anderson School of Management and has won numerous awards for his research.
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