Scientific Beta

Private Wealth Canada: "Investors are struggling to get important information about smart beta strategies, says a survey by the EDHEC-Risk Institute. It found there was an “important” gap between the information investors required to assess smart beta products and the ease of access to this information."

Private Wealth Canada 26/06/2017

"(...) Investors are struggling to get important information about smart beta strategies, says a survey by the EDHEC-Risk Institute. It found there was an “important” gap between the information investors required to assess smart beta products and the ease of access to this information. The survey of European investment professionals found that a lack of transparency was the second most important hurdle to increasing smart beta investments for respondents, after “methodological issues” with smart beta strategies. However, the vast majority of respondents (94 per cent) plan to increase their investment in smart beta products over the next three years. (...)"