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Institutional investors should incorporate smart beta in portfolio construction

Institutional investors should revisit their approach to constructing equity portfolios to take advantage of innovations in the industry, according to a report by Towers Watson.

By Paula Aven Gladych | Updated on February 14, 2014

Institutional investors should revisit their approach to constructing equity portfolios to take advantage of innovations in the industry, according to a report by Towers Watson.

While investors have been diversifying away from equities in recent years, equity risk premiums remain an important driver of returns. Towers Watson stresses that the essential building blocks of an equity portfolio remain market capitalization-weighted passive equity and active management.

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