Scientific Beta

ERI Scientific Beta is pleased to announce that is has been nominated in two categories in the forthcoming 2015 ETF.com Awards: Best ETF Research Paper 2015 for its paper "Robustness of Smart Beta Strategies" and Best Index Provider Website 2015 for the information, tools and research capabilities provided by its platform. The winners will be announced on March 16, 2016 in New York.

ERI Scientific Beta is pleased to announce that is has been nominated in two categories in the forthcoming 2015 ETF.com Awards: 

• Best ETF Research Paper – 2015
  Awarded to the published paper from 2015 that most increased our understanding of how ETFs and/or index-based investments affect investor outcomes, whether in portfolios, markets or broader economic context.

  Robustness of Smart Beta Strategies – Amenc, Goltz, Sivasubramanian, and Lodh
  "The abstract says it all: "There has been significant evidence that systematic equity investment strategies (so-called smart beta strategies) outperform the cap-weighted benchmarks in the long run. However, it is important to recognize that performance analysis is typically conducted on backtests … How robust is the outperformance?""

• Best Index Provider Website – 2015
  Awarded to the most informative and user-friendly website by an index provider.
  

  "ERI Scientific Beta’s website is a treasure trove of information, tools and research capabilities that has advanced academic finance in countless ways."

ERI Scientific Beta was the proud winner of the 2014 ETF.com award for Best Index Provider Website.

The winners in each category will be announced at the ETF.com Awards Dinner on March 16, 2016 at Chelsea Piers in New York.

ETF.com annually recognises the people, companies and products that are moving the industry forward and helping to create better outcomes for investors. ETF.com Award winners are selected in a three-part process designed to leverage the insights and opinions of leaders throughout the ETF industry.