Scientific Beta

Frédéric Ducoulombier, Business Development Director Asia ex-Japan and the Middle-East at ERI Scientific Beta, will be participating as a panellist in the session entitled "The rise of factor-based ETFs", which will look at how investors can realise the full potential of smart beta.

Frédéric Ducoulombier, Business Development Director Asia ex-Japan and the Middle-East at ERI Scientific Beta, has been invited to speak on the theme of factor investing through ETFs at The Asset 2nd ETF Asia Summit in Taiwan on 15 June, 2016.

The summit brings together investors, asset managers and product providers to discuss and debate the factors likely to drive the development of the ETF market in Asia.

Frédéric Ducoulombier will be participating as a panellist in the session entitled "The rise of factor-based ETFs". Factor investing through ETFs is increasingly being adopted by Asian institutional investors to implement their investment strategies. While adoption is on the rise, the need for investor education remains. How can investors realise the full potential of smart beta? The session will examine the following questions:

• What is factor investing and how can it be implemented through smart beta?
• Which factors across asset classes deliver returns?
• How should investors construct and monitor smart beta portfolios?
• Understanding the risks in smart beta products 

Frédéric Ducoulombier is Business Development Director, Asia ex-Japan and the Middle East with ERI Scientific Beta and is a member of the ERI Scientific Beta Executive Committee and Corporate Director of ERI Scientific Beta. He is also directly responsible for compliance, governance and transparency at ERI Scientific Beta. Frédéric Ducoulombier has spent much of his career at EDHEC and more particularly at EDHEC-Risk Institute, where he was in charge of EDHEC-Risk Executive Education and then EDHEC-Risk Institute—Asia.