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![Why have emerging markets become less risky than developed markets?](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WP_EMDM-900x350.jpg)
Throughout 2022 and into 2023, the EM gauge has shown lower forecast and realized volatility than the global DM benchmark. A new whitepaper investigates the drivers of this anomaly.
![Want to incorporate SDG exposures into your portfolios? There’s no such thing as a (risk) free lunch, but here’s a way to do it…](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WTW-STOXX-indices-first-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Want to incorporate SDG exposures into your portfolios? There’s no such thing as a (risk) free lunch, but here’s a way to do it…
This paper focuses on creating SDG portfolios that maximize exposure to one, two or all SDGs. The study shows that it is quite possible to create a portfolio that significantly improves the exposure to SDGs without taking on too much active risk. An optimizer can help manage that active risk.
![Thematic investing in the current climate – A more focused approach to sustainable and future-proof investing](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/esg-green-building-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | Thematic Investing
Thematic investing in the current climate – A more focused approach to sustainable and future-proof investing
The Russian invasion of Ukraine spooked equity investors around the world, but losses were not distributed equally across all sectors, with some industries even exhibiting positive returns. This opens up opportunities for more focused strategies such as thematic investing.
![Tech-oriented Thematic Indices through a Factor Lens](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/tech-thematic-indices-intro-900x350.jpg)
In this paper we analyzed four tech-oriented thematic indices’ performance and risk through a factor lens leveraging Axioma’s Worldwide Fundamental Factor Model, and also compared their characteristics to the broad market indices.
![Risk, Return and Sustainability: Qontigo ESG Target Indices Provide an Optimal Solution](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/rice-fields-abstract-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Risk, Return and Sustainability: Qontigo ESG Target Indices Provide an Optimal Solution
While sustainable investing is not a new concept, its growing popularity means a sharper focus is needed on how to achieve sustainability goals without sacrificing returns or taking on too much unintended risk.