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Index | ESG & Sustainability
Green efficient frontiers. Part 2: Practical considerations in constructing sustainability portfolios
On the surface, constructing a sustainable portfolio or index may seem relatively straightforward. After all, it’s just about excluding and reweighting – or is it?
As the sustainability landscape continues to grow and change, there is a pressing need for evolving data that helps investors to better understand the sustainability outcomes associated with their investments. The SDI AOP has set out to address this, with continuously growing datasets updated quarterly, to assess companies’ contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. James Leaton, Research Director of the SDI AOP, discusses the latest platform developments led by its asset-owner led community.
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Video: The evolution of climate-focused investing in the indexing space
In this video, Saumya Mehrotra, Associate Principal of Index Product Management, shares her thoughts on the following: The evolution of climate-focused investing in the indexing space; How STOXX works with stakeholders including regulators to achieve robust climate solutions; STOXX’s industry-first corporate stewardship initiative
Index | Benchmarks
Stocks advance in July on inflation, economic outlook; European indices reach record high
The STOXX Global 1800 index advanced 3.3% last month and the STOXX World AC rose 3.7% amid reports that showed US inflation continues to drop while the economy may avoid a recession. Value and banks’ shares were among the best performers.
Index | Thematic Investing
Unveiling the biodiversity paradigm: an emerging risk frontier for portfolios
At a recent IPE webinar, experts from STOXX, ISS ESG and DWS discussed how biodiversity impact is becoming a new risk consideration for portfolio managers amid tightening regulation and client demand. Participants also examined the new ISS STOXX Biodiversity indices as a framework to tackle nature-related risks and opportunities.
Hamish Seegopaul, Global Head for Index Product Innovation, and Brian Zimmer, Chief Technology Officer, share their thoughts on the potential impact of artificial intelligence on the index industry in the latest issue of The Financial Technologist from Harrington Starr.
Index | Thematic Investing
The AI revolution is taking place now – a look inside the STOXX Global Artificial Intelligence index
Looking at business lines’ revenues allows the index to tap those companies benefitting from growing demand for the AI ecosystem — from computing applications to chips, and from data to cloud computing. As AI has its “iPhone moment,” we explore what’s in an AI index portfolio.
Index | Thought leadership
Q&A with STOXX’s Loeb: Improved datasets are helping design new investment themes
SRP recently held an interview with Armelle Loeb, Head of Index Sales for EMEA at STOXX, to discuss indexing trends in the structured-products industry. Here we republish the exchange.
The STOXX Global 1800 index jumped 6.1% last month and the STOXX World AC rose 5.7%. US, Value and automakers’ shares were among the best performers.
Index | ESG & Sustainability
IIA’s Third Annual ESG Survey of Global Asset Managers Reveals That Widening Factors, Expanding Asset Classes, and Emerging Tech Are Driving a Maturing ESG Landscape
The IIA published their third annual ESG Global Survey of Asset Managers, revealing that widening factors, expanding asset classes, and emerging tech are driving a maturing ESG landscape.
Recent market developments and investing trends have prompted investors to reconsider their investment allocations. Factors assist investors in understanding the present market and informing their investment decisions. Melissa Brown, Managing Director of Applied Research, joins two experts to discuss factor investing in this video.
Index | Index reviews
Telefonica Deutschland, Qiagen, Hugo Boss among companies joining DAX ESG indices
Changes were announced as part of the June regular review of the DAX 50 ESG, DAX 50 ESG+, DAX ESG Target, DAX ESG Screened and DAX indices.