The stratospheric rise of smart beta has provoked intense debate in recent years. Edhec Risk Institute feel much of this debate has been driven by misconceptions about smart beta strategies.
This year’s voting season has been one of the “most contentious ever” with shareholders expressing heightened levels of discontent over executive pay.
European investors in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) favoured fixed income and commodities – mainly gold – over recent months, flow data shows.
Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Roman, current chief executive officer of hedge fund Man Group, is to join Pimco as chief executive in November this year.
German investors’ confidence in their domestic economy has plummeted since the UK voted to leave the EU, research suggests.
Legal & General Investment Management’s indexation head Simon Midgen has added weight to the active-versus-passive debate.
