Smart beta

Quants come with their own performance risks

Applying the firm's Anti-Benchmark strategy

Focus on quality stocks

Already has large institutional offering

Teamed up with index provider Solactive

FTSE4GOOD RAFI index range

Three ETF providers at this year's Smart Beta Breakfast Briefing discuss how the evolution of factor-based strategies are allowing them to improve investors' risk-adjusted returns in uncertain times

US market 'never been as concentrated as it is today'

Is the FTSE 100 a classic cyclical play or a quality stock lover's nirvana? The index is seen by many as an overly cyclical index, which is dependent on interest rates and oil prices, but the contrarian investor might take a different view.

Cause and effect not so clear