Smart-beta strategies are mechanical ways of assembling bundles of companies other than by their total stock-market value, as conventional index funds do. Compared to the Indian fund industry, where AUM of all smart-beta strategies is less than $1 billion put together as of August 2022, the popularity of Smart-beta funds is way higher with AUM of $1.3 trillion-plus in the global investing world.
US dollar makes weekly gains on renewed trade deal optimism
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