China back on investors' map, says quant manager Cougar

Shanghai-based Cougar Asset Management says China is back on the map for investors, with its $150 million quant fund expected to grow to $200 million in AUM by the year's end. Its Cougar Fund, which claims to be China’s first programmatic trading strategy, uses a software-driven trading platform to invest in mainland-related stocks and multinational large-cap companies listed in the US, Hong Kong and other Asian markets.  It holds positions in about 100 companies, most of which …