The Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect is likely to extend to the ETF market relatively soon, which could lift demand and assets under management.
The Mechanics Behind Risk Premia Strategies
Risk premia strategies can take various forms, including long-only stances – known as smart beta – as well as long-short…
Equal Risk Contribution Indices
Equal risk contribution indices weight stocks in such a way that they contribute equally to the risk of a portfolio….
The Smart Beta Fund: An Alpha Investment?
Perhaps a reason for the wide array of names for ‘smart beta’ investing is the difficulty of labeling this relatively…
The Factor-Driven Alpha Fund Strategy: Growing in the US, UK & Europe
Factor-based alpha strategies including smart beta and risk premia are most prevalent in the US, but are also quickly growing…
Using Alpha in the Management of Investment Fund Risk
Alpha is the excess return which can be made on an investment by singling out and targeting a specific risk…
Alpha Building Blocks
Alpha can be generated through a number of different investment approaches, including active portfolio management, smart beta strategies and portable…
Using Alpha to Control Volatility
Some portfolio managers see alpha investment strategies – which are usually synonymous with seeking market-beating returns – as important volatility…
Alpha & Beta: Smart Investment Tools Showing Reward vs Volatility
Investors can use alpha and beta to analyse the return and volatility of an investment, based on past performance. These…
What the new Fiduciary Rule in the US means for passive investing
The US Department of Labor’s Fiduciary Rule is expected to further promote the shift towards passive investing strategies.
The low volatility factor explained
The low volatility factor provides a mechanism for investors to control risk while generating similar returns to the market.
Innovation Award from the French Tech Côte d’Azur
Côte d’Azur Innovation Awards 2017 Quantilia was granted an Innovation Award for its R&D to facilitate quantitative strategy investments for…