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Index | Thematic Investing
New STOXX thematic index tracking Europe’s booming luxury-goods industry licensed to Samsung Asset Management for first-of-kind ETF
The index’s targeted focus allows investors to accurately capture one of the strongest-growing themes of late, as Gen Z and Asian consumers increase spending on luxury products.
Citigroup has expanded its suite of thematic structured products linked to STOXX indices that are adapted for participation products.
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Paris-aligned STOXX indices licensed to four German states for multi-billion ‘dark green’ pension mandate
Baden-Württemberg, Brandenburg, Hesse, and North Rhine-Westphalia are heightening the responsible profile of state pension funds by adopting customized versions of STOXX Paris-aligned benchmark indices for their investments.
Index | Benchmarks
Q&A: Building customized, sustainable portfolios based on the STOXX World indices
The modular STOXX World indices allow investors to flexibly build portfolios covering a broad and liquid universe of stocks, slicing and dicing the world’s equity markets along regions, countries, market capitalization and sectors.
Four new indices have been added to the STOXX Equity Factor suite, which offers diversified multifactor exposure to five equity style risk premia sources. Powered by STOXX’s indexing capabilities and Axioma’s risk models and portfolio optimizer, the indices deliver balanced and well-researched factor exposures, seeking long-term outperformance.
In the current environment of rising inflation, interest rates, and geopolitical uncertainty iShares relaunched two ETFs in its factor suite (LRGF and INTF), using a multifactor strategy from index provider Qontigo.
The recently launched STOXX Global Metaverse Index uses a sophisticated methodology to screen those companies with the most relevant patents in technologies associated with the Metaverse. This allows investors to target innovators whose products and services are likely to be leading the transition to the virtual world in the coming years. A new Qontigo whitepaper explores the index in detail.
Index | Benchmarks
Qontigo’s Axel Lomholt: STOXX World indices bring flexible portfolio building blocks to growing client base
Qontigo has introduced the STOXX® World indices, a modular suite that allows investors to flexibly build portfolios covering a broad and liquid universe of markets.
Index | ESG & Sustainability
The time is ripe for investors in China to embrace a green financial system
Following a push from local authorities and significant evolution in ESG data disclosure, investors can now access reliable corporate information and invest in Chinese companies leading in sustainability.
Index | Thematic Investing
New STOXX Global Metaverse Index licensed to BlackRock’s iShares for ETF targeting digital-frontier pioneers
The index follows a unique patents-based stock selection methodology targeting innovators and specialists that are helping create and deploy the Metaverse. With it, Qontigo expands its wide suite of thematic indices harnessing the upside of companies at the vanguard of new technologies.
Index | New product launches
China’s PSBC launches first ESG wealth product with STOXX index-linked investment vehicle
The first collaboration between Postal Savings Bank of China and Qontigo will allow the lender’s clients to access a portfolio of large Chinese equities chosen for their sustainability scores and optimized to limit deviations from the benchmark in terms of risk and industry allocation.
The customized index is an optimized solution that balances multiple investment objectives and uses various inputs, including LGIM’s proprietary ESG data.