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Systematic Strategies Group

The Systematic Strategies Group develops and manages systematic investment strategies across global markets, spanning equities, fixed income, currencies, commodities, and volatility. We invest in absolute return strategies as well as long-only strategies, designed to provide a diversifying return stream to the total fund. Our strategies are scalable, liquid and capital-efficient. They seek to capture various patterns of predictability observed in asset return behavior.

The team operates from CPP Investments’ Toronto and London offices.

Our Team

The Systematic Strategies Group is comprised of experienced professionals in Toronto, and London. Here is a listing of our senior team members, categorized by city.

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Vasant Naik

Managing Director, Head of Systematic Strategies Group

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Scott Baxter

Managing Director, Systematic Strategies Group

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Wagner Dada

Managing Director, Systematic Strategies Group

Shafiq Ibrahim Q3f24 387x298 1
Shafiq Ebrahim

Managing Director, Systematic Strategies Group

Tyler Hayes Q3f24 387x298 1
Tyler Hayes

Managing Director, Systematic Strategies Group

Mark Horbal Q3f24 387x298 1
Mark Horbal

Managing Director, Systematic Strategies Group

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Chris Johnstone

Managing Director, Systematic Strategies Group

Joe Yang Q3f24 387x298 1
Joe Yang

Managing Director, Systematic Strategies Group

Phillippe Zaugg Q3f24 387x298 1
Philippe Zaugg

Managing Director, Systematic Strategies Group

Vasant Naik 387x298
Vasant Naik

Managing Director, Head of Systematic Strategies Group

Scott Baxter Q3f24 387x298 1
Scott Baxter

Managing Director, Systematic Strategies Group

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Wagner Dada

Managing Director, Systematic Strategies Group

Shafiq Ibrahim Q3f24 387x298 1
Shafiq Ebrahim

Managing Director, Systematic Strategies Group

Tyler Hayes Q3f24 387x298 1
Tyler Hayes

Managing Director, Systematic Strategies Group

Mark Horbal Q3f24 387x298 1
Mark Horbal

Managing Director, Systematic Strategies Group

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Chris Johnstone

Managing Director, Systematic Strategies Group

Joe Yang Q3f24 387x298 1
Joe Yang

Managing Director, Systematic Strategies Group

Phillippe Zaugg Q3f24 387x298 1
Philippe Zaugg

Managing Director, Systematic Strategies Group

Scott Baxter Q3f24 387x298 1
Scott Baxter

Managing Director, Systematic Strategies Group

wagner Dada Headshot
Wagner Dada

Managing Director, Systematic Strategies Group

Shafiq Ibrahim Q3f24 387x298 1
Shafiq Ebrahim

Managing Director, Systematic Strategies Group

Tyler Hayes Q3f24 387x298 1
Tyler Hayes

Managing Director, Systematic Strategies Group

Mark Horbal Q3f24 387x298 1
Mark Horbal

Managing Director, Systematic Strategies Group

chris Johnstone Headshot
Chris Johnstone

Managing Director, Systematic Strategies Group

Joe Yang Q3f24 387x298 1
Joe Yang

Managing Director, Systematic Strategies Group

Phillippe Zaugg Q3f24 387x298 1
Philippe Zaugg

Managing Director, Systematic Strategies Group

Vasant Naik 387x298
Vasant Naik

Managing Director, Head of Systematic Strategies Group

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