Smart Beta and Factor Investing Briefing

Risk.net is proud to announce the 2018 Smart Beta and Factor Investing Briefing taking place on 11 October at the Four Seasons Hotel, Milan. The exclusive briefing will dive deep into the rapidly growing smart beta landscape – assessing the benefits and challenges for the investment community in Europe.<br /> <br /> Engage with and learn from Europe’s leading factor investors, ETF issuers and index providers on how smart beta implementation within a portfolio will reduce risk, enhance return and provide diversification. Through a combination of panel discussions and presentations industry leaders from Europe’s largest financial institutions will examine emerging opportunities and share best practices in the new environment. <br />

The exclusive briefing delved deep into the rapidly growing smart beta landscape – assessing the benefits and challenges for the investment community in Europe.

Attendees engaged with and learnt from Europe’s leading factor investors, ETF issuers and index providers on how smart beta implementation within a portfolio will reduce risk, enhance return and provide diversification.

Through a combination of panel discussions and presentations industry leaders from Europe’s largest financial institutions examined emerging opportunities and shared best practices in the new environment.  


Key topics discussed:

  • Examining the smart beta landscape and implementation challenges in factor investing
  • Navigating a changing risk landscape and exploring macroeconomic sensitivitiess 
  • Integrating environment, social and governance (ESG) factors into a smart beta portfolio
  • Factor investing – is it overcrowded?
  • A factor based approach in fixed income markets