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![Qontigo’s Flaegel: ‘DAX Reform Puts Index Family in Best Possible Position for the Future’](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/deutsche-boerse-intro-image-900x350.png)
Index | Benchmarks
Qontigo’s Flaegel: ‘DAX Reform Puts Index Family in Best Possible Position for the Future’
As the DAX indices complete the biggest reform in their three-decade history, we talk to Stephan Flaegel, Chief Product Officer, Indices and Benchmarks, at Qontigo, to hear what the new rules mean for the flagship DAX and how quality, simplicity and alignment with international standards were key drivers in the overhaul.
![APG’s Van Dijk: iSTOXX APG World RI Indices Bring Rules-Based Index Solution to Active Investment Framework](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/apg-intro-900x350.jpg)
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APG’s Van Dijk: iSTOXX APG World RI Indices Bring Rules-Based Index Solution to Active Investment Framework
Ronald van Dijk, Deputy CIO at APG Asset Management, discusses how the recently launched iSTOXX APG World Responsible Investment Indices help pension funds and other investors incorporate different layers of sustainability ambitions on portfolios in an innovative, flexible and transparent way.
![Northern Trust Asset Management’s Huemmer on Quality Factor ESG Strategies and Finding the Perfect Index Partnership](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Interview-Northern-Trust-Huemmer-on-Quality-Factor-ESG-Strategies-900x350.png)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Northern Trust Asset Management’s Huemmer on Quality Factor ESG Strategies and Finding the Perfect Index Partnership
Chris Huemmer, Northern Trust Asset Management’s Senior Investment Strategist, discusses his firm’s innovative ETFs tracking multi-factor, ESG and climate strategies, and the role of an index provider in wrapping up a holistic investment approach.
![BlackRock, BMW, Deutsche Börse and Qontigo Discuss ESG Dynamics in Germany](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Germany-ESG-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
BlackRock, BMW, Deutsche Börse and Qontigo Discuss ESG Dynamics in Germany
BlackRock’s ‘Germany at the Sustainability Turning Point’ webinar provided a stage for a discussion around how companies and investors in Europe’s biggest market are adapting in the face of increasing ESG regulation.
![Q&A: Leverage Shares’ Kavrak on Single-Stock Short and Leveraged ETPs](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Leverage-Shares-2-intro-900x350.jpg)
As a new batch of ETPs tracking STOXX single-stock short and leveraged indices is listed on the London Stock Exchange and Euronext, we talk to Oktay Kavrak from issuer Leverage Shares to find out how the products work and how investors are using them.
![The Best Bang for Your Climate-Aware Buck (or Pound, Euro, Yen – You Name It)](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/buck-intro-900x350.jpg)
The race to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 is on, and many investors are adopting indices with a decarbonization path to achieve their climate objectives. Our latest whitepaper looks at Paris-aligned indices covering the US and Europe and seeks to answer the following questions: in which region can investors make the most impact, and how much risk are they taking in the process?
![Beyond ESG: From ‘How Does Sustainability Affect My Portfolio’ to ‘How Does My Portfolio Affect the World?’](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Beyond-ESG-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Beyond ESG: From ‘How Does Sustainability Affect My Portfolio’ to ‘How Does My Portfolio Affect the World?’
ESG integration, sustainability, and impact investing…While there may be overlap in the meanings of these terms, they each represent a distinct approach to “doing well while doing good” in investor portfolios.
![Dispersion Trading in Focus: Q&A with Optiver and Ellipsis AM](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Dispersion-Trading-intro-900x350.jpg)
Dispersion trading caught the attention of many in 2020 amid a marked divergence between different types of stocks (‘work-from-home’ vs. ‘reopening’ businesses) and factors (growth vs. value). We caught up with experienced market participants at Optiver and Ellipsis AM to find out more about how best to trade and exploit such market backdrops.
![BlackRock’s Sperandeo: How We Engage with Qontigo to Help Investors Prepare their Portfolios for a Net-Zero World](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Net-Zero-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | Index / ETFs
BlackRock’s Sperandeo: How We Engage with Qontigo to Help Investors Prepare their Portfolios for a Net-Zero World
Manuela Sperandeo, BlackRock’s Head of Sustainable Indexing for EMEA, explains why the world’s largest asset manager has placed sustainability as its new standard for investing, and how working with an index provider helps it best serve its clients’ responsible-investing goals.
![Science-Based Targets – A Key Piece in the Climate-Alignment Puzzle](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/SBT-intro-900x350.jpg)
Science-based emissions-reduction targets (SBTs) help verify that a company has embarked on a pathway to reduce its carbon footprint and get aligned with climate action efforts. The inclusion of SBTs in indices provides an efficient solution to investors wishing to adopt a responsible approach in the face of the global warming crisis.
![Sustainability Impact of Investments Calls for Redefined View of Asset Management, Says Qontigo’s Bocquet](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Rodolphe-Sustainable-Forum-2021-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Sustainability Impact of Investments Calls for Redefined View of Asset Management, Says Qontigo’s Bocquet
The growth of ESG impact as a fundamental variable in investing means investors need to reconsider where their portfolios’ new efficient frontier lies, Qontigo’s Global Head of Sustainable Investment says during a panel at the Sustainable Investment Forum Europe 2021.
![Q&A: What do Eurex’s new futures on STOXX Factor Indices offer?](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Industry-Neutral-Factor-QA-intro-900x350.jpg)
The new futures track 12 STOXX® Industry Neutral Ax Factor Indices covering the European and US markets, which employ an optimized methodology to control factor exposures, diversification and tradability. Zubin Ramdarshan from Eurex and Qontigo’s Hamish Seegopaul explain why the futures offer a unique vehicle for market participants seeking factor-based strategies.