
Tej Rai
Senior Vice-President, Asset Allocation
iA Global Asset Management Inc.

Tej joined iA Global Asset Management (iAGAM) in November of
2020 and has almost 20 years of investment management and data science
experience. He has been a portfolio manager at two global asset management
firms, where he honed his expertise in quantitative investment strategies,
factor-based risk budgeting, currency and equity futures trading, and advising
on asset allocation for institutional clients. He was also a senior data
scientist at a New York-based health care company.
Prior to joining iAGAM, Tej was a principal and senior portfolio
manager at SECOR Asset Management in New York, where he was responsible for the
research, development and implementation of quantitative strategies within the
equity indices, currencies, commodities and volatility sectors. In addition,
Tej was instrumental in designing SECOR’s customized client solutions,
launching the firm’s managed account platform, and coding up the firm’s
proprietary Python-based research and trading infrastructure from the ground
up.
Tej started his career at Goldman Sachs Asset Management in New
York, where he was responsible for developing and managing systematic
commodity, currency, asset allocation and risk parity strategies based on
themes such as value, momentum, risk premia, carry, supply/demand,
macroeconomic conditions and economic linkages.
Tej co-leads iAGAM’s Economics, Research and Asset Allocation
team. This group is responsible for developing asset allocation and portfolio
construction capabilities, as well as providing economic analysis and
investment research. He is also a member of the iAGAM Asset Allocation
Committee, which leverages insights from across the organization to help the
portfolio managers make informed asset allocation decisions.
Tej is a summa cum laude graduate of the Jerome Fisher Program
in Management & Technology at the University of Pennsylvania, where he
obtained a B.S. in Economics with a concentration in Finance from the Wharton
School and a B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering from the School of Engineering
and Applied Sciences.
"Our asset allocation decisions are guided by a disciplined and risk-managed combination of fundamental and systematic strategies."
Tej's philosophy
Tej is focused on quantitative, systematic analysis and is committed to developing best-in-class asset allocation and portfolio construction capabilities. His objective is to generate consistent value added, with a focus on downside protection, while maximizing potential for long-term capital growth.
Funds managed
- IA Clarington Balanced Portfolio GIF
- IA Clarington Global Risk-Managed Income Portfolio
- IA Clarington Growth Portfolio GIF
- IA Clarington Inhance Balanced SRI Portfolio
- IA Clarington Inhance Conservative SRI Portfolio
- IA Clarington Inhance Growth SRI Portfolio
- IA Clarington Inhance High Growth SRI Portfolio
- IA Clarington Inhance Moderate SRI Portfolio
- IA Clarington Moderate Portfolio GIF
- IA Clarington Monthly Income Balanced Fund
- IA Clarington Monthly Income Balanced GIF
- IA Wealth Balanced Portfolio
- IA Wealth Conservative Portfolio
- IA Wealth Enhanced Bond Pool
- IA Wealth Growth Portfolio
- IA Wealth High Growth Portfolio
- IA Wealth Moderate Portfolio
Market insights
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Market & Macro Insights from Our Portfolio Managers
CE Credits | Webcasts | Jun. 6, 2023
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Weekly Macro & Market Update
Videos | Jun. 2, 2023
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Driving Wealth-Creation Potential with Quality Dividend Stocks
Videos | Apr. 10, 2023
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Introducing the IA Clarington Global Dividend Fund
Videos | Feb. 6, 2023
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Insights on the Year Ahead
CE Credits | Webcasts | Jan. 12, 2023