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Best, worst equities performers in COVID-19 sell-off revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... Vanguard Emerging Markets Shares Index (-14.7%). Not all emerging market strategies are created equal, with Vanguard's FTSE Emerging Market Shares ETF (-18.38%), Lazard Emerging Markets Equity I (-18.81%) and Capital Group New World (AU) (-19.10) ...

Global index creates new ESG role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
FTSE Russell has announced a new head of sustainable investment, Asia Pacific, in a newly-created role. Helena Fung will take on the role, being responsible for FTSE Russell's sustainable investment indexes and data services across the Asia Pacific ...

Beyond the China A shares hype

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... large cap stocks from 5% to 10%, and will further increase its exposure in 5% increments over August and November. FTSE Russell completed the first phase of its inclusion in June in which 5.5% of its emerging market index comprised China A shares. J.P. ...

New climate risk government bond index launches

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... investors to incorporate climate change risk considerations into portfolios for the first time. Global index provider FTSE Russell launched the FTSE Climate Risk-Adjusted World Government Bond Index (Climate WGBI) yesterday, allowing investors to consider ...

Sovereign investors go back to fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... momentum fell below sovereign expectations, driving a move towards multi-factor approaches. This is similar to a FTSE Russell study from last month which found multi-factor smart beta approaches were proving to be the most popular with asset managers. ...

Smart beta now mainstream for instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
... asset owners are now using smart beta strategies in their portfolios, according to a new survey of 178 instos by FTSE Russell. Adoption has doubled what it was five years ago when roughly three in 10 used smart beta. Last year saw a rise of 10% and 78% ...

Vanguard launches ETF, appoints new lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... VGMF) aims to outperform the international equities market using a multi-factor approach. It will take its picks from the FTSE Developed All-Cap Index which includes large, small and mid-caps in developed markers and Russell 3000 Index which includes ...

Fund managers embrace China exposure: Zenith

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
... indices, a move that was well-received by global investors seeking improved access to Chinese stocks. In the same year FTSE Russell announced it promoted China A-Shares to emerging market status. From June 2019, they will be included in FTSE Russell's ...

FTSE Russell expands ESG research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
FTSE Russell formed a global ESG research partnership with Sustainalytics, as investors demand ESG integration within their strategies. The partnership will allow the firm to develop a new set of ESG indexes, with Sustainalytics' ESG risk ratings research ...

Why indexing is big business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... companies benchmarked against the Index Industry Association (IIA) estimate of 3.3 million indices - about 70 times more. FTSE Russell managing director of global markets research Philip Lawlor says the role of the index provider is changing shape rapidly ...