This talk reflects on the gap between calculated risk and experienced uncertainty – and on the uneasy task of investing when probability offers comfort, but not protection.

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LQG 2026/01/15 – 18:30 – Limits to (Machine) Learning – Semyon Malamud – IP *OLO* Hybrid
Machine learning (ML) models are highly flexible but face fundamental limits when learning from finite data. We show that a universal lower bound—the Limits-to-Learning Gap (LLG)—captures the unavoidable gap between the true (population) benchmark and linear ML models.
LQG 2025/12/16 – 18:30 – The LQG Annual Debate – Henry Neville & Ed Fishwick – IP *OLO* Hybrid
Henry Neville, a portfolio manager at MAN proposes the motion for the LQG annual debate : “Valuation is a paradigm that guarantees failure – this time it really is different…”
LQG 2025/07/08 – 18:30 – Diversifying with purpose: relative vs. absolute risk – William Morris – IP *OLO* Hybrid
Optimizing portfolios using normalised returns delivers a factor-like awareness of underlying exposures while addressing the problem of sensitivity to model inputs with relative risk tolerance.
LQG 2023/12/19 – 18:30 – The 2023 Annual Debate – Ed Fishwick & David Buckle – at BlackRock – Hybrid
The LQG annual debate is the climax of the London Quant Group 2023 seminar series. Fun, informative and educational – Not to be missed
LQG 2023/09/06 to 2023/09/09 In-Person – Autumn Seminar at Robinson College, Cambridge
The legendary LQG autumn seminar – 11 awesome speakers will deliver seminars on quantitative investment to inform, inspire and discuss.
LQG 31/08/22 to 02/09/22 In-Person Autumn Seminar at Girton College, Cambridge
LQG 31/08/22 to 02/09/22 In-Person Autumn Seminar at Girton College, Cambridge with 11 speakers of international renown – after two years of lockdown it is great to be back!






