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We caught up with Jennifer, the Vice President of ESG at the Canadian investment manager.

Results of the annual review of STOXX’s broadest benchmark tracking the highest ESG-scoring companies are out.

On Sep. 21 Qontigo will implement announced changes to the sectorial classification structure of STOXX indices following the first major overhaul of the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) in years.

Low Volatility strategies have a deservedly good reputation for offering investors equity-like returns with less risk.

A new Qontigo paper on global Low Volatility strategies compares 2020 returns with those over the longer term.

The COVID-19 crisis has accentuated long-term trends in the European equity market, with Health Care solidifying its dominance in the STOXX® Europe 600 Index, and Banks shedding further ground.

ZUG, September 14, 2020 – Qontigo has licensed the EURO iSTOXX Megatrend Select 30 Decrement 3% Index to Intesa Sanpaolo. The index will be used as underlying for an equity protection certificate that will be distributed by Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking. The index selects companies with exposure to a combination of trending sectors, taking […]

Qontigo will implement announced changes to the sectorial classification structure of STOXX indices following the first major overhaul of the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) in years.

ZUG, September 5, 2020 – On Thursday, 3 September 2020, Qontigo’s global index provider STOXX Ltd. announced that Aareal Bank AG will be excluded from the MDAX index on 21 September 2020 on the basis of the regular exit rule. This information is not correct; Aareal Bank AG remains in MDAX. Instead, Rocket Internet SE […]

The cost of implementing factor strategies appears at only a fraction of the premia they generate, suggesting they can take significant inflows before reaching full capacity.

FRANKFURT, September 3, 2020 – On Thursday, Qontigo’s global index provider STOXX Ltd. announced changes to the DAX index family, which will become effective on 21 September 2020. The shares of Shop Apotheke Europe N.V will be included in the MDAX index and will replace the shares of RTL Group. The shares of Wacker Chemie AG will […]

The STOXX® Global 1800 Index posted its best August on record, climbing to an all-time high, as investors raised their expectations that an economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is gaining momentum.