Thematic Investing

Qontigo has announced the expansion of the STOXX Factor Index suite to include a family of ESG-screened indices.

Three new indices tracking the modern trends of pet care, video gaming and the fight against obesity are the latest addition to a thematics family that seeks to capture long-term growth.

Qontigo has expanded its suite of innovative thematic indices by two new concepts: online gaming and the fight against obesity.

Stocks plunged by the most in over eight years during February, as a fast and widely spreading Coronavirus stoked concerns the global economy will suffer a slowdown. 

They are among the strongest engines of the world’s economy, but in equity markets, developing nations have trailed rather than led this decade.

Preceded by great expectation, the new-generation telecommunications technology known as 5G has finally arrived. 

The planet’s water bodies are the destination for an important share of human waste and pollution. Rubbish, factory refuse, septic tanks, car fumes, pesticides – they all eventually flow into rivers, seas and oceans. 

On Sept. 17, the rate on overnight Treasury-funded US repurchase agreements, or repos, jumped to an average of 5.25% from 2.43% the day before, with some trades settling as high as 9%.

STOXX hopes to see derivatives of its thematic ESG “Global Cities of Tomorrow Select 30″ index” listed on sister company Eurex’s exchange.

Qontigo’s global index provider STOXX Ltd. has licensed the iSTOXX® Global Cities of Tomorrow Select 30 Index to Citi to serve as an underlying for structured products.

With a growing, wealthier and more urbanized world population, waste is becoming an increasingly dangerous problem with environmental, social and economic consequences. 

The countdown to Britain’s yet-unmanaged departure from the European Union is causing anxiety across the country – with the stock market appearing as one noticeable exception.