Scientific Beta

Financial Standard: "The survey found that 88% of the respondents think that smart beta indices require full transparency on methodology and risk analytics. Investors expressed concern at the transparency of "ETFs that track the most complex indices, and that are sold primarily for their outperformance"."

Financial Standard 29/06/2015

"(...) His view matches the results of the EDHEC-Risk Institute "Investor Interest in and Requirements for Smart Beta ETFs" report, which gathered views from 222 institutional investors and private wealth advisers in Europe. The survey found that 88% of the respondents think that smart beta indices require full transparency on methodology and risk analytics. Investors expressed concern at the transparency of "ETFs that track the most complex indices, and that are sold primarily for their outperformance." (...)"