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WisdomTree Asset Management Canada has launched two smart-beta fixed income ETFs: Read: Institutional investors use ETFs for fixed income, smart beta CAGG seeks to enhance income potential by sourcing and re-weighting sub-components within the Bloomberg Barclays Canadian Aggregate Index (Canadian Agg). The fund seeks to track, to the extent possible, the price and yield performance […]
By Staff |June 26, 2017
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Market Insights
What investors can learn from Leafs fans
By Mark Yamada |February 24, 2017
4 min read
Bridgehouse Asset Managers has teamed up with Morningstar Associates to open the Morningstar Strategic Canadian Equity Fund.
By Staff |September 28, 2016
Low volatility continues to be the most popular smart beta strategies of institutional investors, FTSE Russell says. The company surveyed 253 asset owners in January and February. It polled the largest institutional investors in North America, Europe and Asia on their use of smart beta indexes, which are not traditionally market-cap weighted. Investors are turning […]
By Staff |July 22, 2016
Despite overwhelming evidence that active managers underperform their benchmarks, Yale professors Martijn Cremers and Antti Petajisto offer evidence that not only can active management outperform (we knew that), but that predicting successful active manager performance in advance is also possible. We examine these claims pursuant to smart/alternative beta ETFs in Canada, and study recent down-cycle […]
By Mark Yamada |May 13, 2016
The ins and outs of ETF market making and the next generation of smart beta were up for debate on Day One of the ETF Forum in Toronto April 19.
By Staff |April 20, 2016
2 min read
Lessons from Scotty Bowman’s winning strategy
By Mark Yamada |January 22, 2016
Institutional money are increasingly turning to ETFs, citing liquidity, transparency and ease of implementation.
By Staff |June 3, 2015
Evaluating alternative indexes with an active lens
By Atul Tiwari |October 17, 2014
3 min read
Institutional investors use smart beta indexes to reduce risk and enhance returns, finds a Russell Investments survey.
By Staff |May 2, 2014
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