Press Releases

ZUG, August 12, 2020 – Qontigo’s global index provider STOXX Ltd. has announced rule changes for the DAX family. STOXX decided to adopt the definition of Insolvency Event as proposed in the recent market consultation. According to the new rules, insolvent companies shall be removed from the DAX Selection Indices with two trading days’ notice. […]

NEW YORK, August 4, 2020 – Qontigo announced today the appointment of Courtney Scharff as Global Head of Strategic Partnerships. In this role, she will oversee Qontigo’s strategic partnerships across index and analytics. Most recently, Scharff has been at Bloomberg since 2016 where she served as Global Head of Index Data Management Solutions and, subsequently, […]

ZUG, July 29, 2020 – Qontigo has licensed the STOXX Europe 600 Paris-Aligned Benchmark Index to Franklin Templeton as an underlying for an ETF. The index is part of the recently launched family of STOXX Paris-Aligned Benchmark (PAB) Indices. These indices help reduce exposure to climate-related financial risks and include companies that are well-positioned to provide […]

NEW YORK, July 27, 2020 – Qontigo, an investment intelligence leader and provider of best-of-breed analytics and world-class indices, has announced the integration of the Axioma Factor-based Fixed Income Risk Model in their enterprise portfolio risk management system, Axioma Risk. The cross-sectional style-based model, which is also available in a flat file format, is powered by […]

Former FTSE Russell and MSCI executive brings extensive experience in index and analytics sales to Qontigo.

Frankfurt (Jul. 09, 2020) – On Thursday, Qontigo’s global index provider STOXX Ltd. announced an unscheduled change to the SDAX index. Due to the takeover of Rhön-Klinikum AG (DE0007042301) by Asklepios Kliniken GmbH & Co. KGaA the free float of Rhön-Klinikum AG falls below 10 percent. According to the Guide to the DAX Equity Indices, section 5.1.5. Adjustments in […]

Qontigo has licensed the iSTOXX Global NexGen Communication Innovative Technology Index to Yuanta Securities Investment Trust Co. Ltd. (Yuanta SITC) in Taiwan.

STOXX PAB and STOXX CTB Index families align with EU Regulatory objectives to reduce global warming and decarbonize.

Qontigo has received the 2020 ESG Index Provider of the Year award by Environmental Finance for its growing STOXX ESG index portfolio and the recently launched DAX 50 ESG index.

Amundi will use the Euro iSTOXX Ambition Climat PAB Index as the benchmark for a passively managed portion of the First PAB Mandate in Europe.

Qontigo has licensed the iSTOXX® MUTB Global ex Australia Quality Leaders Index AUD Hedged to Australian ETF manager BetaShares, for use in their newly launched ETF.

Frankfurt (Jun. 04, 2020) – On Thursday, Qontigo’s global index provider STOXX Ltd. announced changes to the DAX index family, which will become effective on 22 June 2020. The shares of Deutsche Wohnen SE will be included in the DAX index and will replace the shares of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, based on the fast-exit rule. German version Lufthansa […]