S&P Dow Jones Indices
Indexer looks to tap quant fund demand for big data
MSCI’s historical real-time data could be used in backtesting strategies, pricing exotic options
Index provider of the year: S&P Dow Jones Indices
New smart beta indexes and partnerships with exchanges a recipe for success
Structured Products Americas Awards 2016: the winners
Credit Suisse wins the top prize, while JP Morgan scoops three awards
Index provider of the year: S&P Dow Jones Indices
Index provider capitalises on smart beta trend
Benchmark providers eye banks’ prop index disposals
The capture of “non-significant benchmarks” by incoming European regulation – such as the proprietary indexes banks offer via subscription to small groups of investors – is prompting some dealers to accelerate the sale of indexing businesses
Index provider of the year: S&P Dow Jones Indices
For continuing to expand its product offerings and partnerships across the region, as well as helping make markets such as China’s bond sector more accessible to investors, S&P Dow Jones Indices is the Structured Products index provider of the year for…
Providers set to spar amid multi-asset index boom
Major index houses set to bet big on new product class
Momentum strategies divide smart beta index developers
Index developers are rushing to design smart beta products that capture momentum but they are split over the best way to smooth losses when markets turn suddenly
Ireland on a high in Russell Developed Europe Index
Ireland is the top performer in the Russell index; Nearly half of S&P 500 benchmark products sold outside US; FTSE launches Frontier Market Index Series; Solactive launches hedge fund replication index
UK sterling-denominated actively managed funds outperform
UK sterling-denominated actively managed funds have overwhelmingly outperformed their benchmarks during the past five years, while those denominated in euros have done the opposite, according to the first Spiva (S&P Indices Versus Active Funds) scorecard…
Index innovation of the year: S&P Dow Jones Indices
Capturing the mood of the markets, especially in Australia, but also with its selection of smart beta indexes, S&P Dow Jones Indices is the winner of this year's Structured Products index innovation of the year award for Asia
ETF providers take on pension and sovereign wealth challenge
Pension and sovereign wealth funds are not traditionally big investors in ETFs because of concerns over cost, flexibility and restrictions on buying listed securities. But that may be about to change as providers look to woo big institutional investors…
Active fund managers underperform in Europe but not UK, S&PDJI
Active versus passive fund manager debate in Europe furnished with data from S&P Dow Jones Indices, which offers European version of Spiva scorecard
S&P Dow Jones goes equal weight on commodity index
S&PDJI moves DJ-UBS commodity index to equal weighting; Nasdaq partners with ETRE Financial for Reit indexes; Six launches new sustainability index; Stoxx licenses minimum variance to Japan's Resona Bank
Structured products attract with risk/reward and protection
US advisers quizzed about what drives interest in structured products; Baml cautions over equity market's 'soft underbelly'; Spain wins S&P Dow Jones Indices' Equity World Cup for best 12-month returns
Asia-specific Vix indexes fail to ignite market interest
The Asian volatility index market is at a nascent stage with a number of Asian exchanges launching volatility-based indexes – and futures products on the back of those indexes. However, uptake has been slow, with liquidity and low volatility hampering…
Six Swiss Exchange launches SPI Select Dividend Index
Six Swiss Exchange index filters constituents according to dividends and profitability; Solactive index tracks investment-grade subordinated corporate bonds; Investors want greater transparency from index providers, says report; S&P Dow Jones Indices…
Index innovation of the year
S&P Dow Jones Indices continues to move on and maintain a fresh selection of indexes that match the trends in the US structured products market. Adopting smart beta has been one of those intiatives that have helped it keep its place at the forefront.
Index roundup: Morgan Stanley taps smart beta indexes
Bank signs global replication licence with ERI Scientific Beta; S&P Down Jones Indices launches South Africa series; Bloomberg launches US Treasury index
S&P Dow Jones Indices launches Total China series
Total China BMI series provides complete picture of China's equity market; MSCI licenses hedged indexes to UBS; FTSE launches UK digital sector benchmark