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![Nomura AM lists currency-hedged EURO STOXX 50, DAX ETFs in Tokyo](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Nomura-AM-lists-currency-hedged-EURO-STOXX-50-DAX-ETFs-in-Tokyo_intro.png)
The funds track yen-hedged versions of the two European flagship benchmarks and come amid increasing Japanese demand for foreign assets.
![Investors’ integration of ESG grows despite volatility, market pullback: IIA survey](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PO547-IIA-ESG-survey-2022-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Investors’ integration of ESG grows despite volatility, market pullback: IIA survey
About 85% of respondents in the Index Industry Association (IIA)’s second annual ESG survey indicated ESG has become more of a priority for their firms in the past year, even as equity prices fell and energy markets were roiled by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
![New DAX review timeline to reduce trading risk for index trackers](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PO546-intro-900x350.jpg)
In modifying how DAX composition changes are fixed and publicized every quarter, Qontigo is providing index trackers more visibility and a more stable base upon which to trade the changes and replicate the index.
![Q&A with WTW’s David Nelson: Managing a portfolio’s climate transition risk with a forward-looking focus](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PO540-WTW-QA-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Q&A with WTW’s David Nelson: Managing a portfolio’s climate transition risk with a forward-looking focus
“Counting molecules of carbon is the essential first step to tackling climate change, but it’s only the start,” says the director at WTW’s Climate and Resilience Hub. He explains why investors should focus on a company’s current climate-transition risk by understanding what the impact will be on its future cash flows.
![BlackRock’s iShares launches tech-focused thematic ETF of ETFs powered by STOXX indices](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PO539-3rd-option-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | Thematic Investing
BlackRock’s iShares launches tech-focused thematic ETF of ETFs powered by STOXX indices
The Australia-listed iShares Future Tech Innovators ETF seeks exposure to companies driving the technological innovation that’s disrupting our modern world, by investing in six thematic ETFs. Target investments include the themes of automation & robotics, breakthrough healthcare and digitalization.
![ESG fund flows show resilience amid 2022 market sell-off](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PO543-intro-900x350.jpg)
This year has seen a steep slowdown in net purchases of global ESG funds, but inflows remain positive. Broader funds, meanwhile, registered USD 139 billion in net outflows in the first six months of 2022, according to Morningstar data.
![Three different DAX benchmarks to build distinct German ESG portfolios](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PO490_intro-900x350.jpg)
Investors can access three different German benchmarks that follow an ESG strategy designed to meet specific needs and responsible objectives, and that have the same rules and transparency characteristics as the blue-chip DAX index.
![Stocks jump by most since 2020 in July on interest-rate outlook, earnings beats](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PO542-original-2-900x350.jpg)
The STOXX Global 1800 index gained 7.9% in dollars last month, its best monthly showing since November 2020. The index is still down 14.4% in 2022.
![Trading in STOXX, DAX listed derivatives jumps in H1 2022 amid market volatility](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PO541-intro-900x350.jpg)
Futures and options enable investors to take directional views and hedge portfolios as markets pull back and price swings increase this year.
![Thematic investing offers alternative approach amid market volatility](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PO533-intro-900x350.jpg)
This year’s market volatility and macro shocks have raised a challenge to the thematic investing boom, but also offer a chance to reappraise the benefits of the investment approach. Overall, the funds continue to attract net inflows as investors seek alternatives to traditional sector-based portfolios in their search for long-term outperformance.
![Not so fast. Factor investing is alive and doing well!](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PO538-original-2-900x350.jpg)
A new white paper from Qontigo analyzes the components of a multi-factor alpha forecast in a universe of US stocks. The alpha has enhanced market returns over the last 20 years, with 2021 showing the best annual results.
![Measuring the implied risk tolerance of SDG-optimized portfolios](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/SDG-July-2022-intro-900x350.jpg)
The ROOF methodology can capture the ‘sentiment’ of a portfolio relative to its benchmark. We run ROOF scores to determine the risk appetite of investors holding four portfolios aligned with respective Sustainable Development Goals.