INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Quant Multi-Strategy
Overview
Nymbus Quant Multi-Strategy fund seeks to achieve consistent absolute returns that are non-correlated with various market indices through primarily quantitative and systematic alternative strategies. The fund tactically allocates capital through instruments such as corporate bonds and futures covering equities, government bonds, currencies and commodities. The fund uses relative value, computational statistical arbitrage, momentum and volatility mitigation strategies in order to maximize risk-adjusted returns across a range of market conditions. The investment team and risk committee oversee risk and capital allocation.
Details
Investment Team

Gabriel Cefaloni
Chief Investment OfficerMr. Cefaloni became Chief Investment Officer of Groupe Nymbus Capital Inc. in 2013 where he spearheads quantitative research and investment management operations. His career spans more than 10 years of capital markets experience. He served as partner and portfolio manager specialized in quantitative fixed income derivatives for GC Capital Asset Management. Prior to that, Mr. Cefaloni acted as a fixed income associate portfolio manager for ARB Group, a private investment firm. Mr. Cefaloni holds a B.Comm in Investment Finance with honors from Concordia University in Montreal and is recipient of the Chartered Investment Manager designation.

Mathieu Poulin-Brière
Partner, systematic overlaysMr. Poulin-Brière joined the Nymbus team in 2021 as Associate Vice President, Financial Engineering. Prior to joining Nymbus, Mr. Poulin Brière spent 8 years as Head of Investments at Perseus Capital, a quantitative hedge fund manager for high net worth clients founded in 2005 by Mr. Jean Turmel. For the last 4 years at Perseus, Mr. Poulin Brière held the title of Vice President. During his tenure at Perseus, Mr. Poulin Brière developed several systematic macroeconomic investment strategies using derivatives in several asset classes in addition to assisting Mr. Jean Turmel in various aspects of the company's management. Mr. Poulin-Brière holds a Bachelor of Administration in Finance from the Université du Québec à Montréal and a Master of Science in Market Finance from the University of Sherbrooke.