SMART BETA

Funds management

Financial advisers are demonstrating interest in smart beta ETFs, according to VanEck, who are using it as an alternative to active management. ...

People & Products

Active strategies are expected to thrive in volatile times but research by VanEck has found more advisers are opting to use smart beta ones....

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Funds management

Scientific Beta has unveiled plans to expand into Australia and New Zealand with new offices and local hires....

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Tools & guides

There are ways for smart beta multi-factor strategies to help improve portfolio diversification and offer benefits for investors, explains Mike Aked....

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Funds management

Advisers are increasing their use of exchange traded funds to reduce overall portfolio costs, and 75% of advisers think smart beta strategies are going to become more pre...

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People & Products

The two funds would give investors exposure to value stocks or international developed market small-cap quality growth companies....

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Financial planning

Advisers are keen to increase their usage of smart-beta exchange traded funds as awareness grows of the sector and advisers consider cheaper investment options ...

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Funds management

Education around smart beta remains the biggest challenge to their uptake, according to VanEck, with over half of investors saying they do not know enough about them. ...

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Expert Analysis

Arian Neiron writes that a combination of high fees and underperformance means that Australian equity managers are due to be disrupted, and that smart beta could be how t...

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Funds management

Adoption of smart-beta strategies has reached a record high with 58 per cent of institutional investors using this type of strategy, as concerns about the long-term track...

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Funds management

The majority of Australian active managers may be charging fees that are too high, according to VanEck’s analysis....

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Funds management

The Australian exchange traded product industry has experienced record net inflows of $574.4 million in January, the highest January intake on record, according to VanEck...

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Funds management

Investors are increasing their allocation to smart beta exchange traded fund products, according to the VanEck ETF IQ Scorecard....

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Funds management

VanEck is set to launch its Vectors China New Economy ETF on the Australian Securities Exchange in November....

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Funds management

Even for asset managers skilled enough to produce alpha, chances are their clients won’t be able to fully capture it in their own portfolios because of the clients’ inves...

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