Scientific Beta

Eric Shirbini, Global Research and Investment Solutions Director at ERI Scientific Beta, will be sharing his views and experience of "Evaluating Alternative Beta Strategies" at the 6th Annual Tri-State Institutional Forum on Wednesday 7 March, 2018 in New York which will examine what investors should look for when evaluating the new generation of smart beta strategies.

Eric Shirbini, Global Research and Investment Solutions Director at ERI Scientific Beta, has been invited to participate as a panelist in the session on "Evaluating Alternative Beta Strategies" at the 6th Annual Tri-State Institutional Forum on Wednesday 7 March, 2018. The session will examine what investors should look for when evaluating the new generation of beta strategies, the importance of the flexibility of having alternative weighting methods, and the strategies’ correlation with established benchmarks.

The Tri-State Institutional Forum is an annual meeting of the Tri-State region's institutional investor community, including executive directors, chief investment officers, senior finance and investment staff, general counsels and trustees representing institutional asset owners across public and corporate pension plans, endowments, foundations, insurance portfolios, healthcare plans, and investment consultants, and provides a platform for peer to peer knowledge exchange.

Prior to joining EDHEC-Risk Institute, Eric Shirbini was a quantitative analyst at UBS, BNP Paribas and Nomura International. During this time he worked on a diverse range of topics including multi-factor models, fundamental stock valuation, equity market indices, portfolio construction and portfolio trading. At BNP Paribas Eric managed a team of analysts who were responsible for the Global Equity Research Database. Mr. Shirbini holds a BSc and PhD from University College London and an MBA from CASS Business School.

ERI Scientific Beta is pleased to be a sponsor of the event.