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Qontigo, has won Best Risk Management Solution for its portfolio risk management system, Axioma Risk, at the WatersTechnology Asia Awards 2021.

US market falters on Fed’s signals, as risk continues to fall; UK and Australia short-horizon risk at pre-pandemic levels; High volatility stocks stage a comeback in global markets.

As a new batch of ETPs tracking STOXX single-stock short and leveraged indices is listed on the London Stock Exchange and Euronext, we talk to Oktay Kavrak from issuer Leverage Shares to find out how the products work and how investors are using them.

Sentiment continued to improve last week across all markets we track except China, which saw a small decline (albeit from a very high base). US investors recorded the largest increase in sentiment, crossing over into bullish territory.

Qontigo, has won Best Risk Management Solution for its portfolio risk management system, Axioma Risk, at the WatersTechnology Asia Awards 2021.

Over time, market-moving events generate either more need or want for portfolio rebalancing. Using each metric’s contribution to the overall market ROOF scores, we can track the motivational nature of the aggregate market move each day (i.e., are they driven by want or need?).

The contracts are part of an expanding family of sustainability-focused listed derivatives designed to tap increasing demand as investors turn to ESG-compliant instruments to manage portfolios.

Share prices continued to climb to record highs, despite another surge in US consumer prices. This may seem counterintuitive, but a comparison with the aftermath of the global financial crisis reveals that it may not be that unusual after all. At the same time, history also indicates that there could still be choppy times ahead—especially for the Energy, Materials, and Industrials sectors, which are likely to be adversely affected by falling prices for commodities and consumer goods.

Stocks and bonds rise for third straight week, despite inflation surge; Bund yields fall, as ECB reaffirms asset purchases; Lower equity volatility reduces portfolio risk, but correlations remain stable.

Info Tech’s comeback pushes US market to new records; Asset correlations plummet worldwide; Meme stocks drive up Russell 2000 trading volume.

Investor sentiment continues to hoover within the neutral zone, held back by high valuations, and supported by a growing sense that inflation fears may have been just that, a temporary illusion caused by an abnormally low base.

The race to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 is on, and many investors are adopting indices with a decarbonization path to achieve their climate objectives. Our latest whitepaper looks at Paris-aligned indices covering the US and Europe and seeks to answer the following questions: in which region can investors make the most impact, and how much risk are they taking in the process?