Morgan Stanley has launched its first ETF in association with ERI Scientific Beta, the MS Scientific Beta Global Equity Factors UCITS ETF on its FundLogic platform.
The ETF is aimed at providing its clients with exposure to the Scientific Beta Developed Multi-Beta Multi-Strategy Equal-Weight Index.
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The ETF was included on the FundLogic platform to affirm the company’s interest in smart beta products that continues to build among institutional investors, reported Hedge Week.
Morgan Stanley head of the quantitative and derivative strategies team Hitendra Varsani was quoted as saying by the news agency that the company is pleased to provide UCITS investors with access to the Scientific Beta Developed Multi-Beta Multi-Strategy Equal-Weight Index.
"The Index was devised by ERI Scientific Beta, which is an innovative smart beta index provider and an affiliate of the EDHEC-Risk Institute. The ETF gives investors exposure to developed market equities and combines smart beta investing and risk factor investing into a single strategy," added Varsani.
EDHEC-Risk Institute director and ERI Scientific Beta CEO Professor Noël Amenc said: "We are excited to partner with Morgan Stanley in providing its institutional clients with transparent smart-beta index replication using a market-leading fund platform. Through Morgan Stanley’s FundLogic platform, UCITS ETF investors can get exposure to our Strategy in a very efficient way."
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By GlobalDataBesides the ETF, Morgan Stanley’s portfolio also includes Scientific Beta indices such as funds, swaps, options, and structured products.
Amundi, meanwhile, has also launched a similar ETF on NYSE Euronext Paris providing its investors with exposure to the Scientific Beta Developed Multi-Beta Multi-Strategy ERC strategy index.
Amundi global head of ETF and Indexing Valérie Baudson said: "This first Multi Smart Beta ETF launch on Euronext again demonstrates our commitment to innovation at the core of our product development strategy. This also marks a major step in our ‘Smart Beta’ ETF and indexing solutions offering."
