Index roundup: Barclays adds hedge fund beta series to QIS range

Barclays has launched the Novus Barclays Public Ownership HF Conviction Index Family, a new series designed jointly by Novus and Barclays, which add to the Barclays range of Quantitative Investment Strategies. The new indices aim to provide an alternative to market capitalisation weighted indices 'with a distinctive way to identify' the key investment ideas of hedge funds. The indices also leverage some of the academic work done in this area of investing coupled with insights generated during t