Biography
Bart van Vliet, CFA, serves as a quantitative strategist within the quantitative equities team at Northern Trust Asset Management. In this role, he is instrumental in developing customized investment strategies aimed at achieving client goals. As a key participant in the quantitative research initiatives, he significantly contributes to shaping the strategic direction of the firm's quantitative platform. Van Vliet holds a Master of Science degree in Financial Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam, graduating cum laude. Currently, he is actively pursuing a PhD in Financial Economics with a specialization in factor investing at Erasmus University Rotterdam. He has published in the Journal of Empirical Finance and the Financial Analysts Journal. He is a committed CFA® charterholder.
These research results should give investors greater confidence in the robustness of factor premiums, reinforcing their utility in crafting effective investment strategies.