Scientific Beta

ETF.com: "As 2014 draws to a close we take a look at ETF.com’s top ten most read stories. Themes included smart beta, fee wars and providers coming together to boost the retail market."

ETF.com 11/12/2014

"(...) As 2014 draws to a close we take a look at ETF.com’s top ten most read stories. Themes included smart beta, fee wars and providers coming together to boost the retail market. (...)

2.) Morgan Stanley Launches Smart Beta ETF
The investment bank launched this synthetic ETF in June. It tracks a smart beta, equally weighted index, from EDHEC Risks Institute’s Scientific Beta platform. The fund, called the MS Scientific Beta Global Equity Factors UCITS ETF, will be held on Morgan Stanley’s FundLogic platform and managed by Fundlogic SAS. The ETF is domiciled in Ireland and has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange, with a total expense ratio of 0.40 percent.
3.) Amundi And EDHEC Join For Smart Beta Collaboration
EDHEC-Risk Institute’s smart beta platform teamed up with Amundi in February to bring smart beta ETFs to the market. The coupling followed on from the research house’s replication licence with Morgan Stanley in January. (...)"