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![IIA’s Rick Redding: ‘Indices continue to evolve; their core benefits remain’](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/PO515-Rick-Redding-intro-900x350.jpg)
The Index Industry Association (IIA) provides education and advocacy on behalf of independent index providers worldwide, CEO Rick Redding explains to Qontigo’s blog. With the transformation of the role and shape of indices in full swing, he sees huge possibilities for the industry and for investors ahead – as well as key challenges.
![Monthly Index News: April 2022](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/theyearofinvestingdefensively_intro-900x350.png)
Stocks tumbled in April by the most since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as investors’ expectations grew that the Federal Reserve and other central banks will need to raise interest rates faster and higher to fight inflation.
![Monthly Index News: March 2022](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/bondvalueblogpost_intro-900x350.png)
Stocks rebounded in March from two months of losses, helped by expectations of a resolution to the war in Ukraine. Basic-resources and energy companies paced gains for a second consecutive month.
![Unlocking the return potential in factor investing](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/introducing-factor-indices-intro-900x350.jpg)
For years, factor investing has demonstrated its potential to outperform the general market.
![The diversification benefits of a multi-factor approach: the STOXX Europe 600 Industry Neutral Ax Multi-Factor Index](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/listing_multi-factor.jpg)
Index | Factor Investing
The diversification benefits of a multi-factor approach: the STOXX Europe 600 Industry Neutral Ax Multi-Factor Index
For the past 20 years, a multi-factor strategy as targeted by the STOXX Europe 600 Industry Neutral Ax Multi-Factor Index has fared extremely well, and much of that consistent performance can be traced to the benefit of diversifying across different sources of return premia.
![Monthly Index News: February 2022](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/risktakingpaidoffin2020_intro_small-900x350.jpg)
Stocks fell in February as the military conflict in Ukraine and sanctions imposed on Russia prompted investors to sell shares in all industries except basic-resources and energy companies.
![Monthly Index News: January 2022](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/abstract-lines-intro-900x350.jpg)
Stocks tumbled last month, posting their weakest showing since March 2020 and the worst January since 2016, as investors assessed the potential impact of higher US interest rates.
![Monthly Index News: December 2021](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/blue-chart-volatility-intro-900x350.jpg)
Stocks rose in December and wrapped their third consecutive year of double-digit gains, as fears of economic disruption stemming from the Omicron coronavirus variant abated.
![Monthly Index News: November 2021](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/mac_06042021_intro-900x350.png)
Stocks fell in November, with indices reverting gains in the month’s last three sessions, as the emergence of the Omicron variant raised concerns the COVID-19 pandemic may continue to undermine the global economy.
![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.
![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.
![Q&A with FlexShares: Quality and ESG as risk-control tools for EM Low-Vol, High-Dividend strategies](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Quality-and-ESG-as-Risk-Control-Tools-for-EM-Low-Vol-High-Dividend-Strategies-900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Q&A with FlexShares: Quality and ESG as risk-control tools for EM Low-Vol, High-Dividend strategies
We talk to Abhishek Gupta, FlexShares’ Senior Quantitative Strategist, about the company’s new ETFs covering low volatility and high dividend strategies in emerging markets. The funds, which track STOXX indices, include Northern Trust Asset Management’s proprietary quality and ESG screens, as well as climate filters, aimed at helping improve risk-adjusted returns.