Head of ETF Strategy at John Hancock Shares Views on Market Trends

The ETFdb.com team had a chance to meet with Steve Deroian, who is the Head of ETF Strategy at John Hancock, at the Inside ETFs Conference in Florida in January 2017. The Director of ETF Capital Markets, Will Creedon, also sat in on the meeting to discuss investor due diligence. In this Q&A session, Mr. Deroian explained the reasons why John Hancock chooses to launch Smart Beta ETFs only. He then explains the Dimensional approach and its diversification benefits. We also talk about the overall market trends and the ETF industry as a whole.