Guillaume Detrait
President & Chief Risk Officer
Guillaume oversees Welton’s operations and enterprise risk management, ensuring that all systems, resources, and people are in place to achieve the firm’s goals. He is also a member of the firm’s Investment and Risk committees.
He gained his general management experience over 25 years working at large and small financial services companies in various countries, including France, the U.S., and the U.K. Before joining Welton in 2008, he was a Vice President at HSBC and a Senior Business Manager at Capital One. He began his career as an audit manager for KPMG’s Paris and Los Angeles offices. Guillaume holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and earned an MSc in Management from ESC Reims which is today part of NEOMA Business School (France).
News and Insights from Guillaume Detrait
Finding Value in Drawdowns
Investors' natural aversion to drawdowns can lead some to harmful action or inaction well-described in the field of behavioral finance. The best strategic and tactical investors harness a disciplined pursuit of value to capture the available excess return.
Performance Drivers Return for Quant Macro and Trend Following
Many investors are rediscovering Quant Macro and Trend Following after a bruising 2022 for equities, bonds, and other asset classes. The S&P 500 lost -18%, but worse, bonds lost -13% when they were supposed to provide much relied-upon diversification. By comparison, indices like the SG Trend Index returned +27% in 2022, recapturing investors’ interest in Quant Macro and Trend Following.
Welton Investment Partners Announces the Opening of Welton France, a Paris-Based Investment Research Center
Welton Investment Partners today announced the opening of its Paris-based investment research center, Welton France. Welton France is a subsidiary of Welton Investment Partners and an extension of the firm’s US-based research team.