EDHEC-Risk proposes new approach to smart beta investing Opalesque Opalesque Industry Update- In research published today entitled, “Smart Beta 2.0,” EDHEC-Risk Institute is seeking to draw the attention of investors to the risks of traditional...
Edhec to lift lid on smart beta indices Financial News Edhec-Risk Institute plans to take a significant step in its campaign for greater transparency in the index industry by offering for free the methodology and composition of a variety of...
1) Smart Beta - The research over the years has revealed that though the market index is necessary as the benchmark against which to compare results, it is not the best investing strategy. There are better strategies, and ETFs ...
Paul Cleworth, director of Wealth Matters, has shifted entirely into passive-only portfolios, with Vanguard and Dimensional dominating his institutional fund picks.
Smart beta ETF take-up to double in 2013 Financial Standard UBS Global Asset Management expects the popularity of 'smart beta' exchange traded funds (ETFs) to double by the end of the year.
Institutional investors continue to diversify their investment portfolios into alternative assets, increasingly via direct funds rather than funds of funds, according to global data from Towers Watson.
Top1000funds.com Smart beta: where is the value? Top1000funds.com I've been contemplating the “smart beta” wave the industry seems to be riding at the moment.
Pensions & Investments Investors get active over commodities Pensions & Investments Smart beta as applied to commodities is gaining traction, as well as active strategies that move along the futures curve or shift exposures among different...
Appetite for smart indices increases Financial Times In recent research published in the Journal of Portfolio Management, we have been able to show that the distinction between the selection and weighting phases, which can be made for most “smart...
Financial News Pension funds struggle with asset allocation Financial News Exchange-traded funds, smart beta products and traditional passive investments have also attracted investors keen to reduce their active exposure in search of low-risk,...
ETF Strategy First Trust to launch smart beta AlphaDEX ETFs in Europe ETF Strategy The AlphaDEX range is part of a movement or concept known as “smart beta” or “alternative beta”.
ETF Strategy Impressive first year for Ossiam's low volatility FTSE 100 ETF ETF Strategy Managed by smart beta specialist Ossiam, an affiliate of Paris-based Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM), the fund has posted markedly superior...
Towers Watson: Institutional clients boost alts strategies 70% since 2010 Pensions & Investments Another area of strong interest in 2012 was smart beta strategies, which attracted another $5 billion in assets.
Simple diversification better than 'smart beta' Financial Standard "A lot of people are out there talking about 'smart beta' and sexy hedge fund strategies.
Smart or alternative beta strategies are seen as a low-cost, easy-to-implement methodology to improve passive index investing, providing the ...youtube.com
ETF Strategy FTSE launches smart beta cyclical and defensive indices ETF Strategy FTSE Group, a leading global index provider, has announced the launch of the FTSE Cyclical and Defensive Index Series.
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