BlackRock, S&P Mull Smart Beta Bond ETFs, Indices
May 22, 2014 at 12:06 PM EDT
BlackRock (NYSEA: BLK), the world’s largest asset manager, and S&P Dow Jones Indices, the largest index provider, are considering extending the concept of enhanced or intelligent indexing, also known as smart beta, to bond indices and funds. “Bond funds are the next frontier for index designers...