About Us
Our Investment Philosophy
Central to our culture is a rigorous, research-based investment philosophy that seeks to both understand and challenge the economic underpinnings of investment strategies, and to separate durable profit opportunities from historical happenstance.
Our History
We are a leading provider of alternative investment benchmarks and systematic and process-driven investment solutions. Our team launched the HedgeIndex Main Index1 in 1999, pioneering rules-based, multi-factor investing with the LAB Liquid Index program2.
2. formerly known as the Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta
Our Leadership
Mr. Kung is an industry pioneer in the development and management of liquid alternative investment strategies. In 2024, he founded Mast Investments to absorb UBS Asset Management’s Quantitative Investment Strategies department. At UBS and, before that, at Credit Suisse, he was a Managing Director and Head & CIO of the Quantitative Investment Strategies department. He joined Credit Suisse from Merrill Lynch, where he was a Director in the Financial Products Group from 2006-2009.
Prior to his time at Merrill Lynch, Mr. Kung spent eight years at Credit Suisse First Boston in several areas including structured debt capital markets, technology investment banking, and alternative investments. Mr. Kung began his career at Credit Suisse First Boston in 1997. He served on the Advisory Board of the Rutgers Big Data in San Francisco Certificate Program and is a member of the University of Chicago’s Leaders in Philanthropy. Mr. Kung holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago, where he was elected Phi Beta Kappa, and fulfilled the college’s requirements for a B.A. in Statistics.
Our Culture
Among us are published PhDs, CFA charter holders, and MBAs hailing from the world’s leading institutions and investment management firms. We focus on recruiting diverse, collaborative, and academically exceptional talent. If you are interested in joining us, please send us a resume and any additional material you would like to highlight in your application.