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![LGIM switches to iSTOXX World Min Vol ESG index for pension fund mandate](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PO551-intro-900x350.jpg)
The customized index is an optimized solution that balances multiple investment objectives and uses various inputs, including LGIM’s proprietary ESG data.
![Qontigo licenses iSTOXX World Min Vol ESG Index to LGIM for pension fund mandate](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/abscract-zig-zag-building-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | Index / ETFs
Qontigo licenses iSTOXX World Min Vol ESG Index to LGIM for pension fund mandate
Qontigo has licensed the newly launched iSTOXX World Min Vol ESG Index to Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM). The index will be used for a large pension fund mandate. This index is based on STOXX’s broadest equity universe, the STOXX World AC (All Countries), including both Developed and Emerging Markets and incorporates both proprietary ESG data provided by LGIM and data from ISS ESG.
![Monthly Index News: October 2022](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/mac_07092021_iintro-1_small-900x350.jpg)
The STOXX® Global 1800 index rebounded from a two-year low last month on investors’ expectations that the Federal Reserve may soon slow down the pace of interest-rate hikes.
![iSTOXX APG World Responsible Investment indices recognized at Dutch pension awards](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/PO563-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
iSTOXX APG World Responsible Investment indices recognized at Dutch pension awards
Dutch pension fund manager APG, which co-designed the responsible-investment indices with Qontigo, has received an award from Pensioen Pro for its pioneering work following the introduction of the indices.
![Qontigo whitepaper examines the sustainability accomplishments of ESG funds](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/PO560-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Qontigo whitepaper examines the sustainability accomplishments of ESG funds
ESG funds can target very different objectives and their names mean very different things. So, what, in reality, are their overall achievements when it comes to broad sustainability metrics? What active risk are investors taking on to accomplish them? And can optimization help balance sustainability and risk? A new whitepaper from Qontigo examines these matters.
![What’s in a name: The ESG edition](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Buildings_Solar_900x350.png)
In this paper, our goal is to show how sustainability ETF exposures to a number of sustainability-related factors may vary. It is eminently clear to us that investors with a view about key sustainability features cannot rely on the fund name, but instead need to do more digging into whether their fund meets the required criteria.
![iSTOXX APG World Responsible Indices: significant sustainability with low active risk](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/PO561-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
iSTOXX APG World Responsible Indices: significant sustainability with low active risk
This article aims to provide an update on the responsible-investing characteristics of the iSTOXX APG World Responsible Indices, and reaffirm that the process continues to create indices with substantial improvement in sustainability criteria without straying too much from the parent benchmark.
![Qontigo data shows extent of climate strategies’ dominance in ESG passive ETFs space](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/PO556-ESG-flows_intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Qontigo data shows extent of climate strategies’ dominance in ESG passive ETFs space
While ETF strategies focusing on the environment and general ESG have captured 39 billion euros this year, little to no money has gone to funds targeting principally social and governance issues, according to data from Qontigo’s Market Intelligence Team.
![Monthly Index News: September 2022](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/blog_generating-alpha-with-active-tax-management_vfinal_intro-900x350.png)
In September, stocks suffered the worst monthly selloff since March 2020, with the STOXX® Global 1800 index erasing all of its gains from the northern hemisphere’s summer, as central banks around the world pushed ahead with more interest-rate hikes.
![Stephane Degroote appointed Global Head of Investable Products Sales for Qontigo](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/PO516-April-2022-market-wrap-intro-900x350.jpg)
Corporate | Index / ETFs
Stephane Degroote appointed Global Head of Investable Products Sales for Qontigo
Qontigo appointed Stephane Degroote as Global Head of Investable Products Sales. In this newly created role, Degroote will be responsible for building Qontigo’s relationships with ETF issuers and positioning the firm’s STOXX and DAX indices as underlyings for new investable products.
![Siemens Energy to be included in DAX](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/B3-intro-900x350.jpg)
Qontigo’s global index provider STOXX Ltd. has announced changes to the DAX index family, which will become effective on 19 September 2022.
![Monthly Index News: August 2022](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IIA-ESG-survey-Arun-and-Rick-intro-900x350.jpg)
Stocks resumed losses in August after central bankers said they are not done raising interest rates as they combat record-high inflation.