Indexes
FTSE indexes track firms' carbon exposure risk
Two new carbon indexes will enable investors to make investment decisions based on how carbon reduction schemes affect company earnings
RBC offers exposure to BP through structured products
Royal Bank of Canada has issued a new reverse convertible based on BP. The oil company's shares have risen in the US market in recent trading despite hitting a 13-year low on the London Stock Exchange
US wrap: Eurostoxx 50 proves popular
The European benchmark index continues to feature in this month's issuance
Nasdaq launches two sharia indexes
Nasdaq has released its first sharia-compliant indexes, based on the Nasdaq 100 and OMX Stockholm Benchmark indexes
Wiener Börse launches two fundamental indexes
The Vienna Stock Exchange has launched the CECE Fundamental and the CEETX Fundamental indexes
S&P creates taxable municipal bond index; talks structured products and ETFs
Standard and Poor's Taxable Municipal Bond Index offers exposure to a market that has grown substantially since the beginning of 2009.
UBS creates reverse convertible index to beat deposit returns
UBS index meets demand from German retail investors for regular income that beats the European Central Bank's base rate.
S&P 500 benchmarked assets reach $4.83 trillion
Standard & Poor's survey shows large gains in assets benchmarked against its indexes
FVC Custom Indexes
In Europe, the income index is the best performer over the past six years when compared with the accelerated and protected variants. Not so in Japan, where the accelerated index tops the trio of indexes as best performing. In both regions, the protected…
S&P 500 index licensed to European ETF providers
Standard & Poor’s has opened its benchmark US index, the S&P 500, to seven exchange-traded fund (ETF) providers in Europe, meeting demand from a range of investors to be able to invest in US equities as the market recovers from recession.
FTSE targets UK pensions industry with defined contribution index
FTSE has created an index to help asset managers and retail investors navigate the pensions market. The index provider has partnered with London-based data services firm Pension DCisions to create the first benchmark for the UK’s defined contributions…
