Qube Research & Technologies

The UK company incorporated on November 11, 2015 as Credit Suisse Quantitative and Systematic Asset Management Limited and adopted its current name on January 3, 2018. QRT’s current company profile dates its business origins to 2016; co-founder Laurent Laizet identifies 2018 as its Credit Suisse spin-off.⁠[1][2][3]

The co-founders are Pierre-Yves Morlat and Laurent Laizet, with Morlat serving as CEO. Laizet said the independent firm inherited a team, trading tools and investors, beginning with approximately $800 million in assets under management.⁠[4][3]

In an alumni-magazine interview, Laizet and Jad Saab reported roughly $33 billion under management, more than 1,800 employees and 13 offices. They described sovereign funds, institutions and large foundations as principal investors. These were company-reported figures at the interview date, not current assets.⁠[3]

Oxford announced Oxford × QRT Labs alongside programmes at Cambridge and Imperial College London. The long-term partnership would directly fund more than 70 doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers and other early-career scientists across mathematics, statistics, computing and engineering, preserving each university’s academic independence.⁠[5]

QRT’s May 2026 ESG report says its workforce grew from 1,400 to more than 2,000 during 2025. It describes a UK board setting strategy, regional boards addressing local requirements, and supporting risk, investment, valuation and best-execution committees.⁠[4]

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QRT’s researchers include engineers, mathematicians, physicists, data scientists and fundamental analysts. Its platform processes structured and unstructured data, spanning tick-level information to multiyear simulations, with tools including C++ and Python for research and systematic execution.⁠[7]

The website identifies separate entities and regulators in the UK, Hong Kong, France, Singapore, Dubai and Switzerland. Authorizations attach to specific legal entities. The multi-strategy management business is also distinct from any individual fund or disclosed equity position.⁠[7][1]

QRT lists support for the Python Software Foundation, NumFOCUS, Rust Foundation and Raspberry Pi Foundation. Academic initiatives also involve IHES, École Polytechnique, ETH and the University of Zurich, alongside scholarships for students facing financial hardship.⁠[8]

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