Smart beta ‘active while being passive’
Smart beta offers a third option in the debate between active and passive funds, says First Trust’s Gregg Guerin
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Gap between active and passive is blurring: study
Demand is growing for smart beta and actively-managed ETFs, according to survey of 300 firms by BBH
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Demand for factor investing ‘on the rise’
Barriers to entry have fallen and investors are increasingly looking at fixed income factor strategies, says Invesco
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Renewed interest in EM govt bond ETFs
After two quarters of outflows, emerging market government bonds had inflows of €800m during Q3, according to Amundi
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Franklin Templeton launches multi-factor ETF
The smart beta Ucits will track the LibertyQ Europe Equity Index
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Quants – the science behind the numbers
Quant investment strategies have suffered a slump in flows this year but advances in data science suggest they will play a vital role in years to come.
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Smart beta not really for the mainstream, says UBP
Smart-beta strategies are unlikely to overtake traditional fund products and become a mainstream investment tool, argues Nicolas Faller, co-CEO of asset management at Union Bancaire Privée.
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DFMs using sector ETFs doubles
Wealth managers are increasing their use of sector ETFs as they seek a wider dispersion of returns and a more granular approach to asset allocation, according to research from SPDR ETF.
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Robot revolution poised to shake-up fund industry
Asset managers may soon be able to use cutting-edge deep learning technology to gain a defensible competitive advantage, according to AI expert Nick Bostrom.
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Deutsche Bank’s DWS launches new ETFs
German asset manager launches new index-tracking funds as passives price war intensifies.
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Fidelity steps up passives price war
Fidelity International has stepped up the passives price war with the launch of six low cost Irish-domiciled equity index funds and the reduction of pricing on three existing UK-domiciled index funds.
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Active bond fund flows take hit in Feb
Active bonds suffered €7bn in outflows along with active commodities and convertibles, hitting Europe’s asset management industry for the month of February.