Following the launch of the MSCI series of Diversified Multi-Factor Indexes that track the performance of four factors including value, momentum, quality and low size, SRP spoke to Altaf Kassam ( pictured ), managing director and head of equity applied research, Europe, Middle East, Africa and India at the index provider, about the increasing demand for smart beta strategies in passive investments, the role of active asset managers, and how factor investing can be replicated via indices and depl