The State Sreet Global Investor Confidence Index decreased to 83.9 in September, down 2.2 points from August’s revised reading of 86.1. 

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) and BNP Paribas have established a Global Risk Mitigation (GRM) Index to provide a route for institutional investors, such as pension funds and discretionary portfolio managers, to mitigate their equity risk and reduce portfolio volatility. 

LCH CDSClear has become the first clearing house to go live with clearing for the iTraxx MSCI ESG Screened Europe Index and its constituent single names for members and their clients.

Frankfurt-based index engineering firm Solactive AG and AI-driven ESG data specialist, Truvalue Labs, have joined forces to create a ground-breaking series of ESG Indices designed to provide investors with diversified exposure to global large- and mid-cap equities with strong ESG characteristics. 

Index company Moorgate Benchmarks has been selected by Skytra, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus, to lead the Skytra Index Oversight Committee (SIOC).  

The State Street Global Investor Confidence Index increased to 86.1 in August, up 1.5 points from July’s revised reading of 84.6. 

Value investing could see a revival as economic activity picks up in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, as asset managers predict that lowly-rated stocks could outperform in the upturn.

CF Benchmarks, a cryptocurrency index provider, has launched an index that aims to accurately reflect the circulating supply of each comprising crypto (or index constituent). 

The US equity market is reporting positive returns, but new data from Qontigo shows that this was largely driven by the stellar performances of FAANGs (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google.

Brave New Coin and BTSE are teaming up to deliver five new institutional-grade indices tracking the real-time market performance of crypto assets  by the end of the year.