Lyxor mulls launch of Asian quant fund

Lyxor Asset Management may consider the launch of a pure Asian quantitative fund targeted at institutional investors in the region, says Nicolas Gaussel, the firm's global head of quantitative asset management.   “In Asia, we’re seeing some demand for a pure Asian product,” said Gaussel during a trip to Hong Kong last week. “We are working on a product which ... would use the same investment techniques as our absolute-return products, where we try to diversify [the portfolio] as m…