Index / ETFs

Emerging markets have been strong performers in recent years. Their momentum, however, has hit a snag in 2018, first on geopolitics and more recently on macroeconomic concerns.

Matteo Andreetto, chief executive officer at STOXX, discusses the movement from active to passive investing and outlook for the markets overall. 

Stocks rebounded in April, paring more than half of the losses from the previous two months, amid stronger-than-expected economic and earnings data, and an easing of geopolitical tensions.

Stocks rebounded in April, paring more than half of the losses from the previous two months, amid stronger-than-expected economic and earnings data, and an easing of geopolitical tensions.

PULSE ONLINE recently caught up with Rick Redding, chief executive officer of the Index Industry Association. We asked him about the association’s work in representing the industry and the tasks ahead for providers in a market that’s quickly embracing indexing.

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.