{"product_id":"9780470610022","title":"ActiveBeta Indexes Capturing Systematic Sources of Active Equity Returns","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Finance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eActiveBeta Indexes\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCapturing Systematic Sources of Active Equity Returns\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKhalid Ghayur | Ronan G. Heaney | Stephen A. Komon | Stephen C. Platt | Andrew W. Lo\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Investments \u0026amp; Securities \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn informative guide offering new and innovative ways to think about active management and investing\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eActiveBeta Indexes\u003c\/i\u003e presents exciting new research that shows how above-market returns can be achieved in a low-cost, transparent, and efficient fashion. Active Betas reflect fundamental investment principles that have long been the foundation of active equity returns, but are commonly masqueraded as investment skill, or alpha. This groundbreaking book lifts the veil to uncover the common sources of active returns and reveals their beta-like properties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloped by leading investment practitioners at Westpeak Global Advisors, \u003ci\u003eActiveBeta Indexes\u003c\/i\u003e introduces Active Beta sources and explains how the behavior of short- and long-term earnings growth gives rise to systematic sources of active equity returns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetails a new index framework and research findings that could change the face of active portfolio management\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents patent-pending innovations for constructing style indexes and informationally-efficient active portfolios\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the historical performance of ActiveBeta Indexes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWealth advisers, consultants, pensions and endowments, and other institutional investors will find the intellectual honesty of \u003ci\u003eActiveBeta Indexes\u003c\/i\u003e a refreshing perspective on the active management industry. They will also find it a useful guide to a more strategic allocation of their risk and management fee budgets – a growing necessity in these challenging times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKhalid Ghayur\u003c\/b\u003e is the CEO and CIO of Westpeak Global Advisors, LP. He was director of research policy, a member of the Global Executive Committee, and chairman of the Index Policy Committee at Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Barra. Prior to this, he was global head of quantitative research and strategy for HSBC Global Asset Management. He is a CFA charterholder, has served on the Board of Governors of the CFA Institute, and is a former trustee of the CFA Institute Research Foundation. He received an MBA in finance and international business from the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees and an MA and BA in economics from the University of Karachi.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonan G. Heaney\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of Research at Westpeak. Before joining Westpeak, he was a software architect with Multum Information Services and a senior software developer at Swiss Bank Corp. He holds an MS in computer science from Purdue University and a BS in applied physics from Dublin City University, Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen A. Komon\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Westpeak. Prior to this, he was vice president of foreign exchange and commodities at J.P. Morgan \u0026amp; Co., and he also held positions with UBS AG\/Swiss Bank and Dean Witter Reynolds. He holds an MBA in finance and accounting from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BS in commerce from the University of Virginia. He is also a CFA charterholder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen C. Platt\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of Portfolio Management at Westpeak. Before joining Westpeak, he cofounded and was a senior vice president of Cordillera Asset Management. 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