Scientific Beta

The latest issue of ERI Scientific Beta's quarterly newsletter focuses on the following topics: "Misconceptions and Misselling of Smart Beta: Improving the Risk Conversation in the Smart Beta Space", "How to Assess the Investability of Smart Beta Indices?", "Avoiding Market Volatility with a Robust Long/Short Multi-Factor Strategy" and "Major EDHEC Survey on Equity Factor Investing Calls Risk Techniques into Question". It also features an interview with Lawrence Katsafanas, Managing Director of Public Equity at Maryland State Retirement Agency, who explains the System's decision to adopt Scientific Beta indices and the objectives of the corresponding allocations, together with the latest quarterly performance report and other regular features such as recent research publications, webinar recordings, forthcoming events and other news.

The latest issue of ERI Scientific Beta's quarterly newsletter focuses on the following topics: 

• Misconceptions and Misselling of Smart Beta: Improving the Risk Conversation in the Smart Beta Space
• How to Assess the Investability of Smart Beta Indices?
• Avoiding Market Volatility with a Robust Long/Short Multi-Factor Strategy
• Major EDHEC Survey on Equity Factor Investing Calls Risk Techniques into Question

The newsletter also features an interview with Lawrence Katsafanas, Managing Director of Public Equity at Maryland State Retirement Agency, who explains the System's decision to adopt Scientific Beta indices and the objectives of the corresponding allocations, and provides performance data for ERI Scientific Beta smart factor and multi smart factor indices over different time periods to 31 December 2017, together with links to ERI Scientific Beta's latest research publications, webinar recordings, information about forthcoming events, news, and a press review.

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