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Global stocks recovered in June from their May slump, as investors looked for a favorable resolution to trade disputes and leading central banks indicated their readiness to ease monetary policy should the economic situation demand it.

Institutional and retail client demand is making environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies a common feature and requirement in the structured-products business, according to a panel of industry professionals at the Innovate2Invest conference. 

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. 

After rising in tandem with other investment styles for most of 2019, value stocks — those trading at below-average valuations — have since May slipped back to the bottom, adding to their multi-year lagging record.   

n February, the first European futures contracts on three environmental, social and governance (ESG) indices – 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 – were listed on Eurex.

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.

The asset-management industry will face increasing regulatory pressure in coming years to invest along sustainable principles, according to a panel of experts at the Innovate2Invest conference last week.  

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.

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