Smart Beta 2018

EDITORIAL: The hunt for return

In the week that this report went to press, Aberdeen Standard Investments launched a fund that will be run by artificial intelligence. It is...

INNOVATION: New directions

Reverse index ETFs, small-cap ETFs, high beta ETFs: providers of smart beta ETFs are nothing if not inventive. Fiona Rintoul examines the latest trends. At...

FIXED INCOME: Unlocking the potential

As equity-based smart beta strategies become increasingly mainstream, Nicholas Pratt investigates the development of the fixed income smart beta market and asks how its...

ESG: Virtue and reality

Calls for environmental, social and governance criteria to be injected into smart beta portfolios have prompted a growing number of ESG factor-based indices. Lynn...

SPONSORED FEATURE: Time for a safety net?

The S&P500 has enjoyed the longest bull run in its history, but turbulence could lie ahead. Is it time to add some protection to...

SMART BETA ROUNDTABLE: What’s in a name?

The use of smart beta strategies continues to grow, says our expert panel, but do investors understand what they are and when they should...

MULTI-FACTOR INVESTING: An overcrowding problem?

With multi-factor investing on the rise, Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at the drivers and learns how factors are being combined. Although multi-factor investing can involve sophisticated...

ALT BETA: With a pinch of alt

Nicholas Pratt investigates the growing interest in alt beta funds – vehicles that look to automate many of the active processes carried out by...

VOX POP: Smarter than the average bull or bear?

Asset management experts discuss the chief characteristics of smart beta and tell us what we can next expect from the Sector. ADAM LAIRD, HEAD OF...

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

The tension between urgency and inaction will continue to influence sustainability discussions in 2024, as reflected in the trends report from S&P Global.
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CLOUD DATA PLATFORMS

Luxembourg is one of the world’s premiere centres for cross-border distribution of investment funds. Read our special regional coverage, coinciding with the annual ALFI European Asset Management Conference.
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