18 Apr 2024
SRP Europe 2024 awards: MSCI – structuring desks want new ways to offer market exposure
The data and index provider took the Best Smart Beta Index provider award at this year's SRP Europe 2024 conference.
03 Nov 2023
3AI: smart beta to smart alpha
In the second part of an interview with the founders of machine learning company 3AI, Jacob Ayres-Thomson and Hassan Salamony (pictured) discuss how moving beyond academic research and leveraging the team’s hedge fund and proprietary trading backgrounds help the firm develop new index strategies with a different approach.
02 Nov 2023
3AI: artificial intelligence can solve the problem of back-testing, improve sub optimal investment strategies
The company is leveraging ‘deep factor’ AI to help institutional investors in their search for alpha.
22 Sep 2023
Barclays: QIS have become a critical part in the longer dated space
Over the last two years, Barclays has focused on the development of its in-house quantitative investment strategy (QIS) index business as well as the Barclays strategy indices, which include the Shiller Barclays CAPE indices.
20 Sep 2023
Zebra Capital: standardisation to make custom underlyings more attractive
Custom indices including quantitative investment strategies (QIS) and multi-asset indices can offer a more diversified exposure for investors and minimise risks.
19 Sep 2023
Zebra index anniversary - exploiting behavioural bias v backtesting
The index is the first to be founded on Pr. Roger Ibbotson's behavioural finance research, which found that investors could achieve higher returns with less risk by removing overly popular and overly volatile stocks.
15 May 2023
SRP Europe Awards: SGI – QIS played a diversifying, defensive role in 2022
The French bank was recognised as the Best House in Europe for the 10th consecutive year at this year’s SRP Awards Ceremony.
08 Nov 2022
Amundi sees structured products outflows slowdown, AuM reaches €28 bn
The asset manager has reported a solid Q3 performance in difficult market conditions with robust inflows from structured products in the international networks.
21 Sep 2022
UBS’ QIS commodity alpha portfolio delivers
The UBS Balanced Commodity Risk Premia VT5 Portfolio has delivered the largest AuM among UBS Global Markets’ QIS offerings.
11 Jul 2022
Morningstar: structured products are a fundamental part of our global growth strategy
The US index provider is expanding its footprint in the retail structured products market as part of its global growth strategy to build and expand its channels of distribution.
24 May 2022
SRP Europe 2022 Awards: Solactive opts for smart beta, sector-based approach
Solactive has won the award for ‘Best Smart Beta Index Provider’ at this year’s SRP Europe Awards.
25 Apr 2022
MSCI: risk control revisited
Market volatility continues to be at the top of the agenda of institutional and retail investors alike.