News (incl. corporate)

Die Bundesländer Hessen und Baden-Württemberg sowie der Bund beauftragen ein Konsortium unter der Führung der DWS mit der Auflegung und Verwaltung eines Spezialfonds. Als indexbasierter Investmentfonds dient dabei ein sogenannter Alternative Investment Fund (AIF), mit dem Geld aus den Pensionsrücklagen für zukünftige Pensionsverpflichtungen gewinnbringend und zugleich zukunftssicher angelegt werden soll.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies and leading provider of benchmark and custom index solutions for global institutional investors, today announced its acquisition of Nice, France-based Scientific Beta, known for its world-class research capabilities, and its suite of smart beta, climate, and enhanced cap-weight indices. The transaction strengthens STOXX’s position as a leading provider of systematic, research-driven index solutions and advances its strategy to deepen engagement with asset owners, globally.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX Group, announced today that it has entered into a comprehensive service agreement with the German Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) for the development and calculation of sustainable equity indices for key special funds of the Federal Government and social security systems totaling EUR 23 billion.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies, today announced its collaboration with BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) on the launch of the BNP Paribas Easy European Equity Buffer ETF, BNPP AM’s first defined outcome ETF on European equities.

Sparinvest and STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies, today announced Sparinvest’s launch of the first Danish-domiciled Exchange Traded Mutual Fund (the fund) tracking the STOXX® Europe 600 index. The fund launches today amid growing interest from investors in European equities, and leverages the combined strengths of Sparinvest, a leading Nordic asset manager, and STOXX, a leading provider of benchmark and custom index solutions, recognized for its transparent methodological approach.

STOXX has been named “Best Thematic Index Provider” at the MondoETF Awards 2026, one of Italy’s leading industry events for exchange-traded products, organized by MondoInvestor.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies, today announced the expansion of its collaboration with BlackRock following the launch of the iShares Space Technologies UCITS ETF (STAR), which tracks the STOXX® Global Space Satellites and Drones index. The launch comes amid growing demand for global connectivity, navigation, Earth observation, and AI-powered analytics. According to McKinsey , space technologies are becoming essential infrastructure for industries ranging from transportation and agriculture to climate monitoring and digital services.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies and leading provider of benchmark and custom index solutions to global institutional investors, today announced the new composition of the DAX blue-chip indices.

STOXX Ltd. part of the ISS STOXX group of companies and a leading provider of benchmark and custom index solutions to global institutional investors, today announced the new composition of the STOXX Europe 600 Index.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies and a leading provider of benchmark and custom index solutions to global institutional investors, today announced a strategic collaboration with leading factor investing academic and practitioner Dr. Andrew Ang, with the upcoming launch of the iSTOXX® Ang Research Enhanced Index suite.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies and leading provider of benchmark and custom index solutions to global institutional investors, today announced unscheduled adjustment in SDAX.

STOXX received two major industry honors this week, being named Best Index Provider at the SRP Europe Awards and Best European Index Overall Provider by ETF Express. Together, these awards highlight STOXX’s leadership across structured products and ETFs, supported by strong adoption of its flagship benchmarks and growing thematic index suite.