News & Research

A new Qontigo paper on global Low Volatility strategies compares 2020 returns with those over the longer term.

The COVID-19 crisis has accentuated long-term trends in the European equity market, with Health Care solidifying its dominance in the STOXX® Europe 600 Index, and Banks shedding further ground.

Qontigo today announced the appointment of Rodolphe Bocquet as Global Head of ESG, effective as of September 22, 2020. In this newly created position, Bocquet will lead Qontigo’s expansion of indexing and analytics in the ESG space.

ZUG, September 14, 2020 – Qontigo has licensed the EURO iSTOXX Megatrend Select 30 Decrement 3% Index to Intesa Sanpaolo. The index will be used as underlying for an equity protection certificate that will be distributed by Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking. The index selects companies with exposure to a combination of trending sectors, taking […]

Qontigo will implement announced changes to the sectorial classification structure of STOXX indices following the first major overhaul of the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) in years.

Deutsche Börse’s index provider Qontigo and its derivatives exchange Eurex are adapting their offering to the upcoming new classification of industrial sectors.

ZUG, September 5, 2020 – On Thursday, 3 September 2020, Qontigo’s global index provider STOXX Ltd. announced that Aareal Bank AG will be excluded from the MDAX index on 21 September 2020 on the basis of the regular exit rule. This information is not correct; Aareal Bank AG remains in MDAX. Instead, Rocket Internet SE […]

The cost of implementing factor strategies appears at only a fraction of the premia they generate, suggesting they can take significant inflows before reaching full capacity.

FRANKFURT, September 3, 2020 – On Thursday, Qontigo’s global index provider STOXX Ltd. announced changes to the DAX index family, which will become effective on 21 September 2020. The shares of Shop Apotheke Europe N.V will be included in the MDAX index and will replace the shares of RTL Group. The shares of Wacker Chemie AG will […]

The STOXX® Global 1800 Index posted its best August on record, climbing to an all-time high, as investors raised their expectations that an economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is gaining momentum. 

The STOXX® Global 1800 Index rose for a fifth straight month in August, climbing to an all-time high and posting its best month of August on record, as investors raised their expectations that an economic recovery will follow the COVID-19 outbreak.

Qontigo today announced the results of the regular annual review of the STOXX Blue-Chip Indices, among them the STOXX Europe 50, EURO STOXX 50 and STOXX Nordic 30 Indices.