FTSE Group (“FTSE”), the award winning global index provider and EDHEC-Risk Institute, the leading centre for applied asset and risk management research, have today launched the FTSE EDHEC-Risk Efficient Indices, an index series which uses a risk-adjusted strategy to that of traditional market capitalisation-weighted indices, to deliver investors with an optimal risk:return ratio. The FTSE EDHEC-Risk Efficient Index Series, a global offering, can be used by asset owners and investment consultants to capture equity market returns with improved risk/reward efficiency. This efficiency is achieved by maximising what is known as the Sharpe ratio, by weighting the constituents of the indices accordingly. This enhanced methodology, combined with a constituent base deriving from the renowned FTSE...
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