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Ed-Hec Risk Institute/ Scientific Beta is a global leader in smart beta platforms designed to help investors understand and invest in advanced beta equity strategies expanding on Fama French 3 factor thesis. Established by EDHEC-Risk Institute, an academic  leader in the field of fundamental and applied research, ERI Scientific Beta Analytics are detailed analytics on smart beta indices that allow investors to evaluate advanced beta strategies in terms of risk and performance. As a manager of over $18 billion worldwide, ETF securities manages PALL (Physical Palladium) in United States and is developing enhanced index offerings for European and US large cap stocks.

 Dr. Eric Shirbini is a global product specialist and business development director with ERI Scientific Beta. Prior to joining EDHEC-Risk Institute, Eric was a quantitative analyst at UBS, BNP Paribas and Nomura International. During this time he worked on a diverse range of topics including multi-factor models, fundamental stock valuation, equity market indices, portfolio construction and portfolio trading. At BNP Paribas Eric managed a team of analysts who were responsible for the Global Equity Research Database. Dr. Shirbini holds a BSc and PhD from University College London and an MBA from CASS Business School.

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