Scientific Beta

Wealth Adviser: "Findings from the EDHEC European ETF Survey 2015 reveal investors want more ETFs, particularly smart beta ETFs, but want more transparency on methodology and risk analytics."

Wealth Adviser 16/03/2016

"(...) Findings from the EDHEC European ETF Survey 2015 reveal investors want more ETFs, particularly smart beta ETFs, but want more transparency on methodology and risk analytics. (...) The survey says that investors recognise the high quality of ETFs when compared to competing indexing vehicles and that investors have increased their use of ETFs to invest in smart beta, with the proportion reaching 68 per cent of respondents in 2015 compared to 49 per cent in 2014. ETFs based on smart beta indices represent the top concern of respondents when it comes to future developments, with 38 per cent of them hoping for further developments in this area. (...)"