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![Monthly Index News: October 2021](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/erm_09232021_intro-900x350.jpg)
Stocks rebounded strongly from their September losses during October, as companies reported broadly better-than-expected third-quarter earnings.
![Q&A with the IIA and Qontigo: ESG indices need to balance regulatory needs, investment objectives through customized solutions](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IIA-ESG-survey-Arun-and-Rick-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Q&A with the IIA and Qontigo: ESG indices need to balance regulatory needs, investment objectives through customized solutions
Rick Redding of the Index Industry Association (IIA) and Qontigo’s Arun Singhal discuss what role indices will play in an asset-management industry increasingly veering towards sustainability considerations in the portfolio-construction process.
![Extraordinary free float adjustment in MDAX – Oct. 28, 2021](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/PO437-intro-900x350.jpg)
Qontigo’s global index provider STOXX Ltd. has announced an unscheduled adjustment to the MDAX index. The free float of Hella GmbH & Co KGaA changed by more than 10 percentage points.
![The role of indices and data analytics in sustainable investing](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/The-role-of-indices-and-data-analytics-in-sustainable-investing_intro_esg-900x350.jpg)
Sustainability indices and analytics are crucial catalysts for investors to transition from ‘brown’ to ‘green’ portfolios. However, the shift is being hindered, among other things, by inconsistent national legislations and lack of proper ESG disclosures from companies. Regulators have a key role to play to overcome these obstacles.
![Unscheduled component changes in DAX, MDAX and SDAX – Oct. 26, 2021](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/DAXreform2020-intro-900x350.jpg)
Effective 29 October 2021, Deutsche Wohnen SE will be deleted from the DAX due to the takeover by Vonovia SE. The minimum free float of ten percent is no longer met (section 4.1.1.1 in the Guide to the DAX Equity Indices).
![Extraordinary Free Float Adjustment in DAX – Oct. 7, 2021](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/whogivesafaangfinal_intro-900x350.png)
Qontigo’s global index provider STOXX Ltd. has announced an unscheduled change to the DAX index.
![Stocks fall for first month in eight in September amid inflation fears](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Federal-Reserve-intro-900x350.jpg)
The STOXX Global 1800 Index falls 4% in month when measured in dollars and including dividends. The US Federal Reserve indicates it may raise interest rates as early as next year amid signs that a spike in inflation could last longer than previously thought. US and European stocks drop in the month, led by Momentum, basic-resources and high-dividend shares.
![Monthly Index News: September 2021](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/mac_05212021_intro-900x350.jpg)
Stocks posted their first monthly decline since January during September as rising prices from food to energy stoked concerns that central banks may have to raise interest rates just as an economic recovery is losing steam.
![Four Vietnam-focused STOXX Indices Licensed to Korea Investment & Securities](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/charts-led-linghts-intro-900x350.jpg)
Qontigo has licensed four Vietnam-focused indices to Korea Investment & Securities as underlyings for Exchange Traded Notes.
![When 40 is the New 30 – What DAX Gains Following Enlargement](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/when40isthenew30whatdaxgainsfollowingenlargement_intro-900x350.jpg)
A Qontigo analysis shows that the DAX enlargement contributed to the German benchmark’s diversification, decrease in concentration, stability and market representation, and resulted in relatively limited changes to style exposures. In most cases, those changes were not of significant nature.
![New STOXX Global ESG Leaders Announced](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Global-ESG-Leaders-2021-intro-900x350.jpg)
The results of the STOXX Global ESG Leaders Index’s annual review are out. Qontigo’s broadest benchmark tracking the highest ESG-scoring companies now comprises 410 constituents: 270 from Europe, 79 from North America and 61 from Asia/Pacific.
![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.