Scientific Beta study highlights the risks of deviating from academically validated factors and the limitations of many popular factor-investing solutions
March 05, 2019 05:57 ET
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Scientific Beta
A new study from Scientific Beta entitled "The Risks of Deviating from Academically Validated Factors" highlights the dangers of not adhering to academic consensus when it comes to factor investing....
Scientific Beta disagrees with MSCI on the exclusion of controversial weapons
February 20, 2019 11:28 ET
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Scientific Beta
In a letter in response to Swiss Sustainable Finance’s open letter of January 31, 2019, Professor Noël Amenc, CEO of Scientific Beta, the smart beta index provider set up by EDHEC Business School,...
Assets replicating Scientific Beta's multi-factor indices reach USD 43bn
February 12, 2019 04:39 ET
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Scientific Beta
Scientific Beta sees its assets under replication grow by 72% in one year Scientific Beta has announced that assets tracking its smart beta indices reached USD 43bn at December 31, 2018. Compared...
Scientific Beta Announces Two Major Flagship Conferences for 2019 in Europe and North America
January 29, 2019 10:50 ET
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Scientific Beta
EDHEC Scientific Beta Days Europe 2019 will be held on October 10 & 11 at The Barbizon Palace in Amsterdam and EDHEC Scientific Beta Days North America 2019 will take place at the Ritz Carlton in...
Scientific Beta December 2018 smart beta index performance report
January 25, 2019 05:46 ET
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Scientific Beta
Among the highlights of the December 2018 quarterly performance report for the Scientific Beta indices: Scientific Beta offers single smart factor indices providing exposure to the six well-known...
Scientific Beta Announces the Appointment of Benjamin Herzog as Director of Partnerships and Strategic Operations
January 15, 2019 10:54 ET
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Scientific Beta
Scientific Beta is pleased to announce the arrival of Benjamin Herzog, who is joining Scientific Beta as Director of Partnerships & Strategic Operations. Benjamin will be in charge of special...
Scientific Beta named "Indexing Firm of the Year 2019" at the annual Risk Awards
November 28, 2018 10:50 ET
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ERI Scientific Beta
Award crowns the business impact of an academic venture Scientific Beta is pleased to announce that it has won the prestigious Risk Award for "Indexing Firm of the Year 2019" at the annual awards...
Scientific Beta ESG filter allowed Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi to be excluded from ESG indices
November 21, 2018 10:43 ET
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ERI Scientific Beta
The strict filter avoided investors being stuck with these stocks in the wake of the Carlos Ghosn scandal A pioneer in the reconciliation of non-financial objectives and financial performance...
Brunel Pension Partnership Makes Major Investment in Fund Backed by Scientific Beta Indices
November 12, 2018 08:24 ET
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ERI Scientific Beta
Brunel Pension Partnership, the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) in the UK managing investment of the pension assets for the funds of Avon, Buckinghamshire, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Environment...
Popular factor analysis tools lead investors to dangerous allocation mistakes
November 02, 2018 07:16 ET
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ERI Scientific Beta
In a new research publication, ERI Scientific Beta, the leading smart beta index provider, and Scientific Analytics, EDHEC Business School's new venture dedicated to factor analysis and allocation,...