Press Releases

Qontigo has licensed the first STOXX Europe 600 Low Carbon Index to the Israel based More Mutual Funds Management to underlie an ETF, launched today on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

New ESG futures and options on DAX 50 ESG and EURO STOXX 50 ESG Indexes A step forward from ESG screening to an integration methodology FRANKFURT, October 7, 2020 – The international derivatives exchange Eurex is supporting the strong global trend towards responsible investing by expanding its ESG segment. With futures and options on the […]

ZUG, October 5, 2020 – Today, Qontigo’s global index provider STOXX Ltd. launched a market consultation as part of a reform of the DAX Selection Indices. The objective is to introduce extended qualification criteria for index membership in the DAX Selection Indices (DAX, MDAX, SDAX and TecDAX), and to align them with international index standards. […]

NEW YORK, October 1, 2020 – Qontigo, an investment intelligence leader and provider of best-of-breed analytics and world-class indices, has announced the release of the Axioma Developed Markets ex-US Equity Factor Risk Model (AXDMxUS4) as part of its Equity Factor Risk Model Suite. This newly launched model allows investors to capture factor exposures and risks […]

ZUG, 22 September – On Tuesday, Qontigo’s global index provider STOXX Ltd. announced an unscheduled change to the DAX index.Following the spin-off of Siemens Energy AG (DE000ENER6Y0) from Siemens AG (DE0007236101), an adjustment of the DAX index is required. On 28 September, Siemens Energy AG will therefore be included in the DAX index for one […]

ZUG, September 15, 2020 – Qontigo today announced the appointment of Rodolphe Bocquet as Global Head of ESG, effective as of September 22, 2020. In this newly created position, Bocquet will lead Qontigo’s expansion of indexing and analytics in the ESG space. A pioneer and innovator in ESG investing, Bocquet most recently served as an […]

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 […]

ZUG, September 10, 2020 – Deutsche Börse’s index provider Qontigo and its derivatives exchange Eurex are adapting their offering to the upcoming new classification of industrial sectors. To reflect the new Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) framework, they have announced an expansion of their sector indices and derivatives offering coming into force on September 21. As […]

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 […]

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 […]

Qontigo today announced the results of the regular annual review of the STOXX Blue-Chip Indices, among them the STOXX Europe 50, EURO STOXX 50 and STOXX Nordic 30 Indices.

ZUG, August 27, 2020 – Qontigo has licensed the DAX® 50 ESG Index to the Austrian Raiffeisen Centrobank as an underlying for a certificate. The DAX 50 ESG index employs two complementary approaches to incorporate ESG principles into the selection criteria: standardized negative screens for companies that are involved in controversial or unsustainable activities; and positive […]