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A rebound in global stocks this year faltered in May as negotiations for a trade truce between the US and China appeared to break down and concerns emerged that the global economic expansion may hit a snag.

(June 3, 2019) – STOXX Ltd. announced the new composition of STOXX Benchmarks and their sub and sector indices, among them the STOXX Europe 600 Index, STOXX North America 600 Index and STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 Index.

May 29, 2019 – STOXX Ltd. has launched a series of new benchmark ESG-X indices, such as an ESG-X version of the flagship EURO STOXX 50® Index.

As asset owners steadily step up their fiduciary role and implement environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies, they require benchmarking solutions beyond the traditional market-capitalization-weighted index for their responsible portfolios.

A boom in environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is set to accelerate in line with advancements that bring new ways of approaching the strategies, according to Dr. Steffen Hörter, Global Head of ESG at Allianz Global Investors.

DB1’s index arm STOXX sees an opportunity to drive and harness Chinese interest in its thematic and ESG index products.

Stora Enso, Fortum and KPN are among companies helping to put Europe at the forefront of efforts to close the gender pay gap, according to Equileap, a leading organization providing data and insights on gender equality.

May 13, 2019 – STOXX Ltd. has licensed three STOXX European ESG benchmark indices to Goldman Sachs for the launch of listed products in Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden.

Goldman Sachs is the first issuer to launch ESG warrants and so-called turbos on the STOXX® Europe 600 ESG-X Index, EURO STOXX® 50 Low Carbon Index and STOXX® Europe Climate Impact Ex Global Compact Controversial Weapons & Tobacco Index.

Stoxx Ltd, a subsidiary of Deutsche Boerse, has licensed three of its European indexes with an environmental, social and governance (ESG) focus to Goldman Sachs, which will use them to create a series of leveraged financial products.

The past decade has seen an important jump in assets invested under responsible strategies, among which environment-focused principles rank high. 

Global stocks extended their positive streak in April, adding a fourth month, with some regional benchmarks reaching record highs, as the outlook for the world’s economy improved and a majority of companies’ earnings beat estimates.