Rob Mannix
Investing editor
Rob Mannix is the investing desk editor. Based in the London office, Rob is interested in developments such as the use of new types of data, the application of machine learning in investment, and research into systematic sources of return in markets.
Rob joined Infopro Digital (then Incisive Media) in 2008, having previously worked at Euromoney Institutional Investor, covering legal and regulatory issues affecting capital markets.
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Articles by Rob Mannix
‘This is not a wobble’: Brunello Rosa on the path to de-dollarisation
Digital currencies will play a central role as China challenges US hegemony, says economist
Investors dip a toe back into Tips despite April losses
US inflation-linked bonds back in vogue as stagflation hedge
How Trump’s trade talks may play out
SSGA’s chief geopolitical strategist on which tariffs stay in place and who blinks first in negotiations
The end of the world, or an artificial crisis?
Bimodal tariff threat leaves investors grappling with uncertainty
The case for believing in a Bessent put
Money market funds could prove critical in efforts to control 10-year yields
Can Bessent lower 10-year yields? Investors have their doubts
Unconventional tools won’t sway bond markets, say buy-siders, with yields as likely to go higher as lower
Haidar Capital founder sees global yield curves steepening
‘Gigantic’ funding needs set to pressure long-dated European and US bonds
Quants should take care with synthetic data – Lehalle
Synthetic data creates an illusion of certainty and risks messing up portfolio construction, says quant
How AI agents could become investing’s crash test dummies
Firms mull the use of chatbot simulations to test organisational set-ups
BlackRock tests ‘quantum cognition’ AI for high-yield bond picks
Study uses Qognitive machine learning model to find liquid substitutes for hard-to-trade securities
Quants try investing like Socrates, with help from AI
Researchers are testing whether LLMs can use methods borrowed from ancient philosophy to answer complex questions
Bank of England mustering unit to model system-wide stresses
Permanent team at UK supervisor will work on buy- and sell-side interactions
Why JP Morgan’s Santos wants to make bad news travel fast
Asset management CRO says sharing information early holds the key to avoiding surprises