Index / ETFs

STOXX announced the results of the annual Emerging and Developed Markets Country Classification review.

STOXX Ltd. announced today the launch of the new iSTOXX RiskFirst LDI index family. This new offering has been jointly developed with RiskFirst, the UK’s leading provider of risk analytics and reporting solutions to the defined benefit pensions market.

We have entered an era of machines with imagination and perception. Those of us in financial services are witnessing first-hand how artificial intelligence, new technologies and digital solutions are transforming our industry.

Our annual Innovate2Invest flagship conference, under this year’s title “The Future of Investing and Investing in the Future,” will be held on Apr. 25 in London.

Assets invested in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) worldwide may rise by about two thirds to 7.6 trillion dollars through 2020, as more investors favor their low cost and liquidity, according to a new report1 by EY that includes a survey of industry participants.

Global stocks fell for a second consecutive month in March, as concern about a disruption in trade and weakness in technology shares dampened investor sentiment.

If February marked the return of market volatility, March cemented it. Investors were confronted with a string of political and corporate developments over the month that hurt confidence in the economic expansion.

Alternative data is loosely defined as information that is collected outside of the traditional sources of companies, public agencies and associations, when it pertains to investing.

A buoyant structured products market and a preference for passive investment strategies is driving demand for custom index products.

A recent report by Research Affiliates1 states that while momentum is one of the most compelling risk premia factors, there is a significant performance gap between theoretical and live results, with the latter proving considerably weaker.

A newly published study shows that funds constrained to an index can beat the returns of the broader market, and do so more efficiently than stock-picking funds.

Congratulations! Amundi has won the European ETF Awards from L’Agefi in the category Equities Innovation Award. The iSTOXX Europe Multi-Factor Market Neutral Index.