TechFlow News, January 23: According to the South China Morning Post, legendary quant hedge fund QRT is ramping up its presence in Hong Kong, having signed a lease for six floors at Two International Finance Centre (IFC) in Central. Notably, this expansion coincides with the quiet advancement of its Crypto Desk. Over recent months, QRT’s Hong Kong office has consistently posted job openings related to cryptocurrency assets—including research, quantitative analysis, and trading roles. Although the firm has historically maintained a low profile in crypto trading—without publicly disclosed trading addresses or systematic media coverage—industry insiders widely recognize that QRT is actively recruiting talent specializing in crypto data and quantitative finance.
According to available information, QRT originated from Credit Suisse’s London-based quant hedge fund team and achieved independent operation several years ago via a management buyout (MBO). In 2025, Bloomberg described it as “a mysterious quant fund rewriting the rules of the $4.5 trillion hedge fund industry,” noting that it had risen from the industry’s periphery to rank among the world’s top 1%. Yet, to date, in-depth disclosures about QRT’s operational details remain scarce in the market.
