Huw Roberts is the Head of Research at Quant insight, a London-based firm specializing in macro-driven investment analytics. By combining global economic data with proprietary quantitative models, Quant insight helps investors understand how macro factors drive asset prices. Huw describes Macrobond as the essential platform that allows his team to connect trusted, real-time data with fast, visually powerful analysis.

Q: How central is data quality and depth to your daily work?

Vital. Trust is the foundation of investing. If you can’t trust your data, you can’t make reliable decisions. Working with a partner like Macrobond, which has already done the cleaning, validation, and quality testing, is absolutely critical.

Depth also matters enormously. One of the biggest trends in data right now is consolidation — having everything under one roof instead of across multiple portals and passwords. That’s what Macrobond brings: all the macro data you need, ready to use.

Q: How has Macrobond impacted your workflow and efficiency?

The difference is night and day. Before, so much time was spent hunting for data or re-formatting charts. Now, all of that effort has been eliminated.
Ease of navigation, clean interfaces, and instant chart creation mean I can focus on thinking — not formatting. If you’re still worrying about the look of your output, you’re not spending enough time doing the actual analysis.

We’re all time-poor, and Macrobond gives us the framework to move faster. It allows us to strategize, validate ideas, and generate insights without wasting hours collecting data from different places.

Q: How does Macrobond help you react to fast-moving markets?

Markets move quickly — especially in today’s environment. When headlines break or data shifts, you need to respond almost instantly.
Macrobond lets us visualize new information in seconds. I can pull up a specific equity index, FX cross, or macro series, align it with our own Quant insight data, and have it presented in a clean, consistent format immediately.

The ability to refresh those visuals in real time is essential. It’s not just convenience — it’s process. A robust process is what allows you to adapt when the news cycle or market structure changes.

Q: Can you share how Macrobond provides a competitive advantage for Quant insight?

Our data has a unique macro perspective, but no one looks at any dataset in isolation. Investing is a jigsaw puzzle — you’re constantly fitting different pieces together.
Macrobond gives us the environment to integrate those pieces. It allows us to bring our proprietary factors alongside other global datasets, validate ideas, and present them cohesively.

That integration is the real edge. It gives investors confidence because they can see how our models align with broader market data.

Q: How has Macrobond’s “living data” changed how your team works?

We use that feature all the time. Calling it convenient almost undersells it — it’s essential. When you walk into a meeting, you can hit refresh, and every chart updates with the latest data.

In markets that move as fast as ours, that ability to react in real time is huge. It keeps the entire team synchronized, from analysts to content creators, and ensures everyone’s looking at the same, most-current information.

Q: Beyond the platform, how has your experience been with the Macrobond team?

Honestly, the people have been as valuable as the product. From the start, the product specialists have been proactive, creative, and genuinely invested in our success.
They’ve provided tutorials, templates, and inspiration — and they understand how to tailor the platform to fit the way we work.

It’s rare to find that level of engagement in a data vendor relationship, and it’s been a big part of why we’ve ramped up so quickly.

Q: What makes Macrobond unique?

It’s a mix of beauty, convenience, and credibility. The visuals are truly best-in-class — in a crowded market, they stand out immediately.
But beneath that, it’s the reliability and integration that matter most. Macrobond has become synonymous with trusted, global macro data.
For us, it’s the single platform that connects our models, data, and visuals in one place — helping us tell better stories and make smarter decisions.

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