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Northern Trust partnered with index provider STOXX to develop proprietary benchmarks for the ETFs.

Deutsche Börse has announced similar requirements for new entrants to the Dax index.

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Data from Qontigo showed that value and earnings yield have underperformed since the start of crisis, aside from a few days in May.

The Lyxor DAX 50 ESG UCITS ETF (E909) is listed on Xetra with a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.23%. E909 tracks the DAX ESG index, designed by Deutsche Börse-owned Qontigo, which offers investors exposure to 50 companies with the strongest ESG rating.

Qontigo, the index and analytics unit of Deutsche Boerse AG, said Wednesday that it has launched a new market benchmark targeting companies “addressing the rising obesity levels in the global population” that are also set to benefits from health trends among millennials.

The German stock-market company said the Eurex STOXX USA 500 ESG-X Futures contract screens out thermal-coal mining, coal-fired power plants, controversial weapons.

Matteo Andreetto, chief executive officer at STOXX, discusses the movement from active to passive investing and outlook for the markets overall. 

A buoyant structured products market and a preference for passive investment strategies is driving demand for custom index products.

Would you let a robot pick your investment portfolio? Deutsche Boerse AG’s STOXX Ltd. indexing business is set to find out with its two latest market gauges.