Scientific Beta

Citywire Wealth Manager: "The first to be announced is the Amundi ETF Europe Equity Multi Smart Allocation Scientific Beta Ucits ETF, which will track the Scientific Beta Extended Developed Europe Multi-Beta Multi-Strategy ERC Strategy index. Conceived by EDHEC-Risk Institute Scientific Beta, the index offers exposure to large and mid cap European equity opportunities across the developed market spectrum."

Citywire Global 28/01/2016

"(...) Amundi ETF is seeking to eke returns out of the stark global equities picture with a series of European-focused smart beta funds. The first to be announced is the Amundi ETF Europe Equity Multi Smart Allocation Scientific Beta Ucits ETF, which will track the Scientific Beta Extended Developed Europe Multi-Beta Multi-Strategy ERC Strategy index. Conceived by EDHEC-Risk Institute Scientific Beta, the index offers exposure to large and mid cap European equity opportunities across the developed market spectrum. The four-way risk-weighted approach compares the value, size, momentum and volatility of potential stocks before applying an ‘equal risk contribution’ process to select index constituents. (...)"