Searching for the right kind of beta

By Geoff Candy Diversification is much easier to achieve in a growth portfolio than in an income portfolio, says Chris Jackson, head of UK retail at Natixis Global Asset Management. This is one of the findings made by the group’s Portfolio Research and Consulting Group, which sits between its sales force and intermediaries and aims…

TOBAM boards over US$2 bn in new assets

Company increases AUM by over 50% since start of 2014, reflecting the growing popularity of its smart beta strategy Paris, 2nd March, 2015 – TOBAM, the Paris-based asset manager, has been awarded US$2.1 billion in net new inflows across its Anti-Benchmark® strategies, since December 1, 2014. In all, the company has recorded total net inflows…

Appetite for smart beta strategies grows

Appetite for smart beta strategies grows By Andrew Pierce Investor momentum for smart-beta exposure continues to gather pace, with TOBAM, the Paris-based asset manager spun out of Lehman Brothers Asset Management, pulling in more than $2 billion of assets in just three months. The company, which has been running its smart-beta Anti-Benchmark strategy since 2006,…