Scientific Beta

Adviser Voice: "“This underscores the importance of robust risk-controlled strategies for retirement savings, which aligns with Scientific Beta’s Market+ framework."

Adviser Voice 10/10/2024

"(...) Following the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s (APRA) recent announcement regarding significant improvements in performance test outcomes for superannuation funds and introducing new product performance metrics, Scientific Beta has emphasised its commitment to providing cost-effective investment solutions with a strong focus on risk management. (...) “While the performance of superannuation products has improved following the introduction of the performance test, there are still underperforming products that need improvement, particularly in terms of risk management,” said Daniel Aguet, Deputy CEO and Index Director of Scientific Beta. “This underscores the importance of robust risk-controlled strategies for retirement savings, which aligns with Scientific Beta’s Market+ framework. This framework allows investors to pursue outperformance and sustainability goals while maintaining tight control over benchmark-relative risk,” he said. “Scientific Beta’s Market+ framework offers tailored solutions for investors aiming to achieve financial outperformance and sustainability objectives, all while maintaining close alignment with standard market benchmarks,” he said. For investors with limited risk budgets, the Market+ framework offers a reliable and transparent approach. By focusing on portfolio-level risk management and avoiding potentially unreliable stock-level optimisations, it allows for the efficient integration of financial and sustainability objectives, according to Mr Aguet. (...)"