In the Margins

'Smart beta' transparency gives strategies a leg up

October 29, 2015

By InvestmentNews

"Smart beta" strategies have taken the fund industry by storm because they've made factor investing transparent, according to the asset managers with such strategies. The heightened transparency results from announcing rule changes to investors ahead of time, according to a panel of executives at the fifth annual InvestmentNews Alternative Investments Conference in Miami. Read the original story from InvestmentNews.

 

 

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