BlackRock adds fuel to smart beta debate in push for exotic bond strategies
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Money manager set to launch new strategy as “smart” way to dodge investment risks as rates rise.
A new BlackRock Inc. fund being promoted as the money manager's first foray into bond-based “smart” beta is further blurring the hotly debated definition of a term that's driving advisers into exotic investment strategies.
The world's largest asset manager, which sells exchange-traded fu
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