Scientific Beta
A webinar reviewing ten common claims about smart beta and analysing the underlying misconceptions will be hosted by Felix Goltz, Head of Applied Research at EDHEC-Risk Institute and Research Director at ERI Scientific Beta, on Thursday, 30 June, 2016 at 5.00pm CET / 11.00am EST.
The webinar on the theme "10 Misconceptions in Smart Beta Investing" will be held on Thursday, 30 June, 2016 from 5.00-6.00pm Central European Time / 11.00am-12:00pm Eastern Standard Time.
Smart beta strategies have been one of the strongest growth areas in investment management over the past decade. Such strategies have also drawn fierce criticism from providers of both traditional active management and traditional passive management. Smart beta providers are not only responding to such criticism, but have been vocal about the benefits of their respective approaches, without necessarily agreeing with each other.
Such debates have the potential to clarify the issues at hand by discussing the facts. Unfortunately, however, by often recurring to superficially convincing arguments that may not align well with the facts, such debates have also led to a number of misconceptions. Misconceptions about smart beta have arisen in different areas, such as performance drivers, investability issues and strategy design choices.
The objective of this webinar is to review ten common claims about Smart Beta and analyse the underlying misconceptions.
Topics to be covered include:
- Factor crowding, cheaper alphas, rebalancing effect, domination of value and mid-cap bias, liquidity issues, etc.: What is true and false when it comes to smart beta?
- What are the consequences in terms of smart beta performance and risk as a result of smart beta misconceptions?
- How can they be addressed?
The webinar will be hosted by Felix Goltz, Head of Applied Research at EDHEC-Risk Institute and Research Director at ERI Scientific Beta.
Please note that participation in the webinar is by invitation only. To request an invitation, please contact Séverine Cibelly at severine.cibelly@scientificbeta.com or on +33 493 187 863, or visit the dedicated registration website. There is no charge for participating in the webinar.