Machine-learning alpha in Singapore

What is the machine-learning alpha market like in Singapore?

Singapore is a secondary centre for machine-learning alpha, with demand concentrated in a smaller set of desks. Machine-learning driven strategies use modern statistical learning and alternative data to find non-linear structure in markets. It is the fastest-growing research discipline and competes directly with AI labs for talent. Typical holding horizon is intraday to weeks, hiring concentrates on quant researcher, quant developer, and 10 of the firms we track run a Singapore desk. Pay sits at roughly 82% of the New York benchmark for the equivalent role and seniority, quoted in SGD.