Scientific Beta

Scientific Beta is an original initiative which aims to favour the adoption of the latest advances in smart beta design and implementation by the whole investment industry. Its academic origin provides the foundation for its strategy: offer, in the best economic conditions possible, the smart beta solutions that are most proven scientifically with full transparency of both the methods and the associated risks. This special webinar in German presents Scientific Beta's multi smart factor index offering and the benefits that investors can gain with Multi Smart Beta Investing. 

Overview

Scientific Beta is an original initiative which aims to favour the adoption of the latest advances in smart beta design and implementation by the whole investment industry. Its academic origin provides the foundation for its strategy: offer, in the best economic conditions possible, the smart beta solutions that are most proven scientifically with full transparency of both the methods and the associated risks. 

At a special webinar, Felix Goltz, Research Director at Scientific Beta, presents Scientific Beta's multi smart factor index offering and the benefits that investors can gain with Multi Smart Beta Investing. 

Topics covered include:

• Which index construction can create added value?
  - Selection of relevant factors and diversification of specific risks
  - How to prevent a dilution of factor exposure?
  
  
• How to achieve a high level of investability of factor strategies?
  - Taking into account transaction costs and investment capacity
  
  
• What roles do controlling market and industry risk play for investors in factor-based strategies?

The webinar was held in German.

Slides

To receive the slides from the webinar, please click here.

Host

The webinar was hosted by Felix Goltz, Research Director at Scientific Beta. Dr. Goltz carries out research in empirical finance and asset allocation, with a focus on alternative investments and indexing strategies. His work has appeared in various international academic and practitioner journals and handbooks. He obtained a PhD in finance from the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis after studying economics and business administration at the University of Bayreuth and EDHEC Business School.

Date/Time

24 September, 2019 from 3.00pm to 3.45pm CET.