Cost pressures driving investors to smart beta
Fee levels take on a much greater significance in periods of low returns, which is a key reason for Asia-Pacific investors' growing interest in smart beta, factor-based strategies.
Pension funds and other institutions are increasingly considering smart beta and factor strategies as alternatives to active and purely passive management, amid falling returns and pressure to cut costs – despite questions about how truly smart such investments are.
AsianInvestor understands that some superannuation funds in Australia are looking more closely at smart beta. Melbourne-based Cbus Super, the A$34 billion ( $25.76 billion ) pension scheme for construction and related …
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