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Last August, Credit Suisse Asset Management (Switzerland) Ltd. launched the first index fund tracking the EURO STOXX® Multi Premia Index, a multi-factor strategy based on cutting-edge research.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Minimum-variance strategies – which aim to reduce swings in portfolio prices and typically consider both share-price volatility and intra-stock correlation – have gained much traction since the global financial crisis.
Minimum variance strategies have gained significant traction especially since the global financial crisis. They aim at reducing or minimizing variance, i.e. the square of volatility as measured by standard deviation, or, in this case, price fluctuations of portfolio prices around their mean.
A recent report by State Street Global Advisors examined this behavior, which refers to low-volatility stocks’ long-run outperformance even if they take on less risk — i.e. have lower beta — than the broader market.
Global stocks wrapped up their best calendar quarter in over eight years in March, as the Federal Reserve halted its interest-rate increases, and expectations strengthened for a trade truce between the US and China.
European investors increased their use of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) further last year, according to an annual survey from Greenwich Associates, with more of them resorting to the funds to pursue environmental, social and governance (ESG) and smart-beta strategies.
The growing popularity of smart-beta products has fueled the debate around whether their advantages and potential performance can prevail across different market environments.