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![Qontigo Summit Addresses Ascent of Sustainability in Investments, Need to Optimize Impact](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Summit-Background_1400X350-with-legend_listing.jpg)
Corporate | Index | ESG & Sustainability
Qontigo Summit Addresses Ascent of Sustainability in Investments, Need to Optimize Impact
Sustainability has moved from a tangential consideration to a crucial criterion in portfolio construction. A line-up of experts told this year’s Qontigo Investment Intelligence Summit how this evolution is re-shaping the entire investment landscape.
![Climate Impact Investing Is Coming On Fast… What Portfolio Managers Need to Know — and Do — to Successfully Adapt](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/climateimpactinvesting_intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Climate Impact Investing Is Coming On Fast… What Portfolio Managers Need to Know — and Do — to Successfully Adapt
There is no denying the impact of climate change — and associated regulatory realities — on the business of investment management. For portfolio managers, it is essential to understand how to successfully adapt and prepare for what some call the “mother of all correlated risks”. Here we expose — in three parts — what portfolio managers need to know when switching to a fully Paris Aligned Benchmark (PAB) portfolio from a current market-cap weighted (CWB) portfolio.
![Climate Impact Investing Is Coming On Fast…What Portfolio Managers Need to Know to Make the Transition](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ESGtechnologyandsurvivalofthefittest_intro-e1600865476396-900x350.png)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Climate Impact Investing Is Coming On Fast…What Portfolio Managers Need to Know to Make the Transition
There is no denying the impact of climate change — and associated regulatory realities — on the business of investment management.
![ESG Futures — How Is the Industry Tracking in the ESG Transition?](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Test-2-Optiver-2nd-article-Dec-2020-original-2-900x350.jpg)
Liquidity provider Optiver conducts an environmental, social and governance (ESG) ‘pulse check’ of derivatives markets, by examining the performance of the most traded ESG future in Europe on multiple liquidity and commercial metrics.
![What’s Behind the DAX 50 ESG’s Outperformance During COVID-19?](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/green-building-abstract-intro-900x350.jpg)
A new Qontigo whitepaper examines this year’s outperformance of the ESG benchmark for German equities relative to the DAX and HDAX indices.
![DAX<sup>®</sup> 50 ESG Index Outperforms as Markets Recover](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/green-building-abstract-intro-900x350.jpg)
In this paper, we have narrowed our focus and analyzed the performance of the DAX® 50 ESG Index over the period from March 20, 2020 (the end date of our analysis last time and which was around the beginning of the recovery from the market distress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic) until November 13, 2020. Our findings show that the DAX® 50 ESG Index has outperformed during this period, with the sustainability criteria applied as part of the index methodology contributing favorably to returns.
![Eco Money: Outlook for upcoming launches around ESG, SDI, and SDG-driven indices in Asia](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/money-fm-89.3.png)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Eco Money: Outlook for upcoming launches around ESG, SDI, and SDG-driven indices in Asia
Prime Time’s Rachel Kelly speaks to Rick Chau, Head of Asia Pacific for Index and Analytics at Qontigo, an index, financial intelligence and risk analytics firm, about his firm’s role in the recently launched Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform.
![Join Us at the Qontigo Investment Intelligence Summit on Dec. 9](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Qontigo-Investment-Intelligence-Conf-2020-intro-900x350.jpg)
Corporate | Index | ESG & Sustainability
Join Us at the Qontigo Investment Intelligence Summit on Dec. 9
Our annual event will be held virtually this year and focus on the ever-growing topic of sustainable investment. A line-up of experts will discuss the regulatory drivers and practical applications of integrating ESG considerations in portfolios.
![Sustainable Investing: A new dawn (Savvy Investor Special Report, 2020)](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Special-Report-Social-Banner-ESG-Qontigo-002-1.png)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Sustainable Investing: A new dawn (Savvy Investor Special Report, 2020)
This Special Report explores some of the threats our planet is currently facing and discusses ways in which sustainability can help to save it. It also outlines how economies and companies can shift to more sustainable models.
![Monthly Index News: November 2020](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bankcreditspreads_intro-e1600865177911-900x350.jpg)
The STOXX® Global 1800 Index surged 12.9% in dollars in November, its largest monthly increase since data begins in 2004, as three drugs manufacturers announced their experimental vaccines are widely effective in preventing the COVID-19 virus.
![New Whitepaper Looks at Trading Characteristics of EURO STOXX 50 ESG Index](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/EUROSTOXX50-ESG-WHITEPAPER-Nov2020-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
New Whitepaper Looks at Trading Characteristics of EURO STOXX 50 ESG Index
Study explores the liquidity and tradability differences between the ESG index and the flagship EURO STOXX 50 benchmark, and their impact on returns.
![EURO STOXX 50<sup>®</sup> ESG: Liquidity and Tradability Characteristics](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/liquidityriskmanagementandnportwhattoexpectaheadoftheapril2019deadline_intro-e1600866048591-900x350.jpg)
In this paper, we evaluate the EURO STOXX 50® ESG Index’s liquidity and tradability characteristics compared to its benchmark, and make an estimation of execution cost of switching from the benchmark to the index. We believe this analysis would be of interest to market participants given the recent launch of derivatives on the EURO STOXX 50® ESG Index, and to those with exposure to the EURO STOXX 50® that may be seeking a more sustainable flagship alternative.