Editorial: piecing together the smart beta puzzle

Growth in strategies such as momentum is predicted to slow – but we aren't there yet

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Tom Osborn, Structured Products Editor

The growth in the number of products tied to smart beta indexes in recent years has been little short of phenomenal. Marketed to investors as a comfortable halfway house between active and passive management styles, their appeal has been fuelled by the twin drivers of low yields on passive investments and frustration at high fees – and frequently disappointing returns – on actively managed ones.

But is that growth beginning to top out? Steffen Scheuble, founder and chief executive of index

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