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S&P launches new ESG tilted NZ index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021
S&P Dow Jones Indices has introduced a new NZX 50 portfolio ESG tilted index. The rules-based index uses relevant ESG principles to select and weight constituents from the S&P/NZX 50 Portfolio Index, which is designed to measure the performance of the ...

Active manager winning streak short lived

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
Persistence isn't key for many active fund managers, as a new report finds their ability to consistently beat benchmarks and stay in the top quartile is fleeting. The S&P Dow Jones Indices' biannual report found only a small number of outperforming ...

S&P DJI ventures into crypto indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
S&P Dow Jones Indices is launching blockchain and cryptocurrency index capabilities in collaboration with Lukka, which was previously known as Libra. The index provider has partnered with New York City-based crypto asset software and data firm Lukka ...

Active manager performance slumps: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... gains of active fund managers against their respective benchmarks, according to the latest SPIVA scorecard. S&P Dow Jones Indices' SPIVA scorecard, touted as the "de facto scorekeeper of the ongoing active versus passive debate", exposed performance ...

S&P launches sustainable versions of flagship indices

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) has launched sustainability screened versions of its core US equity indices. The new series includes the S&P 500 Sustainability Screened Index, the S&P MidCap 400 Sustainability Screened Index, and the S&P SmallCap 600 ...

S&P DJI rebalances S&P/ASX Indices

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
S&P Dow Jones Indices has announced its quarterly rebalance of ASX indices, effective at the open of trade on September 21. The quarterly rebalance will see two new additions to the S&P/ASX 20 Index; those being Coles Group and Fortescue Metals. The ...

Presidents don't move markets much: S&P

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... of the S&P 500 during election years has typically been similar to its performance during other years," S&P Dow Jones Indices Hamish Preston said. However, while presidents don't move markets much, Preston noted that there does seem to be an impact at ...

Momentum, quality outperform in 2020: S&P

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... Australian share market drop 35.9% between February 20 and March 23, according to new research coming out of S&P Dow Jones Indices. During the crash, most factor indices' performance aligned with their long-term characteristics, S&P Dow Jones Indices ...

HUB24, Pinnacle say goodbye to S&P/ASX 200

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
S&P Dow Jones Indices' overdue rebalance of its Australian indices will see HUB24 and Pinnacle Investment Management kicked out of the ASX200 at the start of trading on June 22, amid nearly 200 changes. The index provider deferred its quarterly rebalance ...

Fund managers adapt to market pain

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... crisis and corrections, though Australian bond funds tended to underperform benchmark during these periods," S&P Dow Jones Indices global research and design managing director and head of APAC Priscilla Luk said. About 88% of the Australian bond funds ...