Industry Voice: The Seeyond approach to investing is to treat volatility as an asset class

As head of smart beta at Seeyond, Nicolas Just says the most important point to recognise about the Seeyond approach to investing is that it sees volatility as an asset class and that with its factor-plus products it is hoping to build portfolios that will outperform an index over one year. He says the rate of success in beating the markets is between 70-75%, though the aim is simply to beat the markets as frequently as they can.