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Diapason launches Virtuoso Smart Beta commodity investment platform

Diapason launches Virtuoso Smart Beta commodity investment platform | Smart Beta & Enhanced Indices | Scoop.it
Diapason launches Virtuoso Smart Beta commodity investment platform
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'Smart-Beta' ETFs Beat S&P 500

'Smart-Beta' ETFs Beat S&P 500 | Smart Beta & Enhanced Indices | Scoop.it
Instead of the tracking the S&P 500 through a traditional capitalization-weighted index exchange traded fund, investors can access the broad U.S. markets through “enhanced” or “smart-beta” index funds that try to mimic ...
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Smart beta: Dumb name, interesting trend - MarketWatch

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Smart beta: Dumb name, interesting trend
MarketWatch
The Economist examines the latest bit of jargon from the fund-management industry — "smart beta" describes strategies such as equal weighting and fundamental indexing.
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July 6, 2013 3:46 AM
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2 ETFs that beat the S&P 500 at its own game

2 ETFs that beat the S&P 500 at its own game | Smart Beta & Enhanced Indices | Scoop.it
2 ETFs that beat the S&P 500 at its own game
MarketWatch
Smart-beta funds deviate from conventional index allocations according to standard formulas that reflect theories about the underlying drivers of relative performance within an index.
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July 2, 2013 4:08 PM
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Swedroe: Taking On The Lies About Active

Swedroe: Taking On The Lies About Active | Smart Beta & Enhanced Indices | Scoop.it
Just about every claim in the name of active investing is flimsy and refutable, Larry Swedroe says.
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June 30, 2013 12:39 PM
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Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management - Risk.net

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Sponsored survey: Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management
Risk.net
Investors were also positive about a broad variety of products they wanted to see developed from smart beta ETFs, equally weighted indexes and Asian bonds.
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June 25, 2013 3:30 AM
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Low-volatility strategies are gaining speed in Asia

Low-volatility strategies are gaining speed in Asia | Smart Beta & Enhanced Indices | Scoop.it
Low-volatility strategies are gaining speed in Asia Pensions & Investments In a telephone interview, Tokihiko Shimizu, director-general of the GPIF's research department, while declining to discuss timing, said his team is engaged in an in-depth...
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June 20, 2013 4:27 AM
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How Smart Beta 2.0 can place the investor firmly in control

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How Smart Beta 2.0 can place the investor firmly in control
Citywire.co.uk
The idea is initially a critique and an improvement on the first range of smart beta indices, which were designed and based on a bundle of embedded risks.
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June 17, 2013 8:38 AM
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Large spike in ‘smart beta’ investments - FT.com

Large spike in ‘smart beta’ investments - FT.com | Smart Beta & Enhanced Indices | Scoop.it
Interest in “advanced” or “smart beta” investment strategies is accelerating, with growing numbers of investors adopting alternative weighting schemes in equity and fixed income portfolios.
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Actively Passive and Quality - ITInews

Actively Passive and Quality - ITInews | Smart Beta & Enhanced Indices | Scoop.it
Actively Passive and Quality ITInews As well as the straightforward asset-class indexes, there is a new breed of indexing methods such as "smart beta" which makes the decision more complex.
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Switzerland: Smart on beta benchmarks

Switzerland: Smart on beta benchmarks
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A study conducted by Bfinance in March 2012 predicted pension funds would focus more on 'smart-beta' investment strategies as they look for higher returns in core portfolios.
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From alpha to beta and back? Applying an alpha signal in a smart beta context

From alpha to beta and back? Applying an alpha signal in a smart beta context | Smart Beta & Enhanced Indices | Scoop.it
Can we still apply an existing alpha model on top of a tilted universe without inserting any unwanted biases? http://t.co/u88wL0itk9
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May 31, 2013 1:23 AM
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Why Low Volatility Is Losing Its Alpha

Why Low Volatility Is Losing Its Alpha | Smart Beta & Enhanced Indices | Scoop.it
Recent underperformance of low-volatility funds is tied to their bias toward defensive stocks and lack of financials.
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The rise of smart beta

The rise of smart beta | Smart Beta & Enhanced Indices | Scoop.it
The competition INVESTORS face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks...
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More Lies About Active Indexing

More Lies About Active Indexing | Smart Beta & Enhanced Indices | Scoop.it
The arguments for active management are rich and varied, but they’re still lies, Larry Swedroe says in a follow-on blog.
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Another Sign That The Quants Are Taking Over The Investment Industry

Another Sign That The Quants Are Taking Over The Investment Industry | Smart Beta & Enhanced Indices | Scoop.it
Business Insider Australia
Another Sign That The Quants Are Taking Over The Investment Industry
Business Insider Australia
Smart beta funds, which do not use market cap-weighted approach, seem to be attracting more money.
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July 6, 2013 3:46 AM
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Step forward “smart beta”, the latest bit of jargon from the fund-management industry

Step forward “smart beta”, the latest bit of jargon from the fund-management industry | Smart Beta & Enhanced Indices | Scoop.it

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Step forward “smart beta”, the latest bit of jargon from the fund-management industry.

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July 2, 2013 4:08 PM
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Bill Bernstein: Be Open To New Factor Tilts

Bill Bernstein: Be Open To New Factor Tilts | Smart Beta & Enhanced Indices | Scoop.it
In the hurly-burly of a transition to a post-Fed world, stay focused on timeless asset allocation discipline and on truly new ideas in the realm of factor-based investing, Bill Bernstein says.
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June 25, 2013 3:30 AM
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Hello passive, goodbye active: fund investors make the switch

Hello passive, goodbye active: fund investors make the switch | Smart Beta & Enhanced Indices | Scoop.it
Hello passive, goodbye active: fund investors make the switch
Financial Times
There have also been significant developments in the technology and quantitative analysis that sit behind passive funds, leading to the growth of so-called “smart beta”.
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June 25, 2013 3:29 AM
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Axa Rosenberg branches out into smart beta - Asian Investor (subscription)

Axa Rosenberg branches out into smart beta - Asian Investor (subscription) | Smart Beta & Enhanced Indices | Scoop.it
Axa Rosenberg branches out into smart beta
Asian Investor (subscription)
... smart beta. By Georgina Lee | 25 June 2013 (1 hour ago) Keywords: axa, | axa rosenberg | smart beta | insurance, | kevin chen.
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June 20, 2013 4:26 AM
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FTSE RAFI ETFs surpass $5 bn as investors see appeal of smart beta - ETF Strategy

FTSE RAFI ETFs surpass $5 bn as investors see appeal of smart beta - ETF Strategy | Smart Beta & Enhanced Indices | Scoop.it
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FTSE RAFI ETFs surpass $5 bn as investors see appeal of smart beta
ETF Strategy
As more and more investors lose faith in active managers, they are increasingly turning to a compelling alternative – smart beta.
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June 5, 2013 1:45 AM
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Swedroe: Look At Value, Quality And Momentum

Swedroe: Look At Value, Quality And Momentum | Smart Beta & Enhanced Indices | Scoop.it
Looking beyond the three-factor Fama-French may be just what your portfolio needs.
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Les stratégies d'« indices intelligents », la nouvelle martingale des gérants

Les stratégies d'« indices intelligents », la nouvelle martingale des gérants | Smart Beta & Enhanced Indices | Scoop.it
Des gestions lancées sur le segment du « smart beta » connaissent une croissance spectaculaire.Les investisseurs sont...
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Catch Up on the Smart Beta ETF Landscape

Catch Up on the Smart Beta ETF Landscape | Smart Beta & Enhanced Indices | Scoop.it
Morningstar's Al Kellett explains what smart beta is, the latest developments in this fashionable landscape, and some of the strategies used to invest via smart beta ETFs (#AIM DAILY NEWS Catch Up on the Smart Beta ETF Landscape
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When Low Vol Bites Back

When Low Vol Bites Back | Smart Beta & Enhanced Indices | Scoop.it
Low volatility’s recent rough patch points to one big question: What is really going on here?
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