Index

The growing popularity of smart-beta products has fueled the debate around whether their advantages and potential performance can prevail across different market environments. 

Stocks rose for a second consecutive month in February, with the STOXX® Global 1800 Index delivering its best two-month period since October 2010, as political and trade concerns eased. 

On Tuesday, Deutsche Börse announced changes to its selection indices, which will become effective on 18 March 2019.

January’s rally extended through February, with global stocks delivering their strongest two-month performance since 2010.

March 1, 2019 – STOXX Ltd. announced the new composition of STOXX Benchmarks and their sub and sector indices, among them the STOXX Europe 600 Index, STOXX North America 600 Index and STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 Index.

Equal-weight index strategies have gained in popularity and capital flows in recent years as a way for investors to diversify risk at the stock level.

BlackRock has launched an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks companies involved in the production of electric cars. 

CDP’s Europe report for 2018 provides an invaluable window into the state of climate-related risks and considerations among Europe’s largest companies, and signals that environmental issues have taken precedence within corporate boards.

Thematic investing continues to attract strong capital flows as investors target disruptive megatrends with above-average growth outlooks.

February 20, 2019 – STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, has launched seven new thematic indices.

Eurex on Feb. 18 listed the first three futures on European benchmarks for responsible-investment criteria, climate impact and low-carbon focus.

Eurex, one of the world’s largest derivatives exchanges, and STOXX, one of the world’s leading index providers, teamed up to innovate in the market for ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) investments.