Leading global asset manager abrdn has announced the launch of the abrdn Eclipse fund platform, which the firm describes as “an industry-first offering for institutional investors” that provides passive exposure to hedge fund strategies underpinned by indices from hedge fund index provider Hedge Fund Research (HFR).

The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index gained 1.48 per cent in March 2022, supported by the robust performance of the S&P 500 which returned 3.58 per cent over the same period. 

Data provider With Intelligence has announced the launch of the Eurekahedge Institutional 200 Index (Bloomberg Ticker: EHFI687). 

Wilshire, a global investment technology and advisory company, and Rayliant, an Asia-focused fund manager and provider of quantitative investment solutions, are partnering develop a new generation of quantitative strategy indexes to give institutional investors access to new passive investment opportunities. 

Qontigo, a provider of risk, analytics and index solutions, has appointed Axel Lomholt as Chief Product Officer, Indices & Benchmarks. In this role he will have overall responsibility for the STOXX and DAX index portfolio.

MV Index Solutions has launched the MVIS Global Clean-Tech Metals Index MVGMET).

According to new research (1) from quant technologies provider SigTech, 70 per cent of pension funds and other institutional investors believe demand for custom portfolio solutions will increase strongly. 

Cboe Global Markets, a leading provider of global market infrastructure and tradable products, and MSCI Inc, a provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, have signed a licensing agreement that extends and broadens their strategic relationship.

Euronext has launched a new MIB ESG Index, the first Italian blue-chip Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) index designed to identify major listed Italian issuers that demonstrate best ESG practices. 

The Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) has completed the development of the Index Calculator, a module of any trading system necessary to calculate and publish capital market indices in real time.