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The term “megatrend” was coined by US political scientist and author John Naisbitt at the start of the 1980s. It refers to powerful macroeconomic transformative forces that have a major impact on countries, businesses and societies around the world, disrupting the way products and services are produced, delivered and consumed.

Thematic investing continues to attract strong capital flows as investors target disruptive megatrends with above-average growth outlooks.

February 20, 2019 – STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, has launched seven new thematic indices.

The collaborative ecosystem known as the sharing economy has revolutionized the way we access goods and services and indeed has become a deep socio-economic trend changing modern lives.

A new STOXX index combines a thematic approach with responsible criteria and low-volatility/high-dividend screens, highlighting the versatility of passive investing. 

Doxing, hacking, bugging, phishing. The world of digital communications has opened up a long list of modern threats, and companies are reacting to fend them off.

Last October, STOXX Ltd. licensed the STOXX® Global Fintech Index to Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management as an underlying for an investment fund.

15 November 2018 – STOXX Ltd. has licensed the iSTOXX® FactSet Automation & Robotics Index to BlackRock.

Inderpal Gujral, Head of Product at STOXX, discussed ideas on thematic investing at the Inside ETFs event that was held in London on Oct. 1–2, 2018.

STOXX has licensed the STOXX® AI Global Artificial Intelligence ADTV5 Index to Amundi as an underlying for an ETF.

Global revenue from the sale of artificial intelligence (AI) software may grow to $106 billion by 2025, from $5.4 billion in 2017, according to a new report from Tractica, a research firm focusing on human interaction with technology.

The STOXX® Thematic Indices family is expanding to incorporate another technology-based megatrend with a compelling growth profile.