Scientific Beta

Marianne Piquerel, Head of North America & Continental Europe at Scientific Beta, will be discussing concentration risk and its impact on the two pillars of diversified factor strategies, namely rewarded factors and diversification.

Scientific Beta will be participating in the 12^th Annual Texas Institutional Forum organised by Markets Group on 15-16 October, 2025 in Austin, Texas which aims to provide insight into selected areas of interest for the regional institutional investor community, including pensions, endowments, foundations, hospital plans, insurance companies and investment consultants. 

At the event, Marianne Piquerel, Head of North America & Continental Europe at Scientific Beta, will be interviewed on the Impact of Concentration on Factor Strategies. This fireside chat will focus on concentration risk and its impact on the two pillars of diversified factor strategies, namely rewarded factors and diversification.
The concentration of performance in the largest cap affects both the performance of diversified strategies and the performance of rewarded factors. Investors should be aware of these impacts in order to address this risk if needed. In this session, Marianne will explore potential solutions tailored to investors' investment objectives for addressing concentration risk in the design of factor strategies.

Marianne had spent most of her career working in London and Paris for various investment banks as an Equity Derivatives Sales Manager for European clients. She began at BNP PARIBAS Arbitrage, working with structured products for clients in Southern Europe (ex-Spain), before joining Société Générale, Barclays Bank and Icap PLC in London. Marianne has a Master’s in Finance from ESCP Business School and a MSG from Dauphine.

Scientific Beta is pleased to be a gold sponsor of the event.