Indexes
Iosco offers general and specific principles to deal with equity and benchmark indexes
Iosco has confronted the 'one size fits all' debate in its draft Principles on Financial Benchmarks, the responses for which are due today (May 16)
Index innovation of the year: Barclays
Index innovation of the year: Barclays
Smart beta strategies: too clever by half?
The rise of smart beta
IndexIQ carves out hedge fund replication niche
Replicating success
Catley Lakeman – ‘keeping the banks honest’
Catley Lakeman acts as a go-between for banks and asset management companies looking to buy their structured products. Vita Millers talks to founding partner Russell Catley
Tankard natural gas indexes greeted with scepticism
Traders show little enthusiasm for Tankard indexes of European natural gas, despite ongoing concerns about the reliability of assessments by price reporting agencies. Gillian Carr reports
Trade of the month: Emerging markets underlyings
Trade of the month: Emerging markets underlyings
Index providers look to apply minimum volatility success story to other asset classes
Minimum volatility strategies have been a huge hit in the equity space. Index providers are now planning to apply them to fixed income and commodities
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Retrospective analysis: Natwest's Asian index basket relies on minimum return feature
Thankful for the minimum
How index providers are enhancing exposure to emerging markets
Breaking new ground
Sponsored webinar: BNP Paribas
The evolution of commodity indices
House of the year
House of the year
Equity derivatives house of the year
Equity derivatives house of the year
Index innovation
Index innovation
Foreign exchange house of the year
Foreign exchange house of the year
FVC custom indexes
FVC custom indexes
S&P Smit 40 Index tracks 'Next 11' emerging markets as investors look beyond Brics
S&P Dow Jones Indices index tracks the four largest economies in the Next 11 in a reflection of growing demand for broader emerging markets exposure
Edhec-Risk Institute warns of alternative index drawdowns
Edhec is reminding investors that alternative indexes can have significant drawdowns
Energy Risk Europe: Indexes won’t be included in MAD, say panellists
Energy indexes may not be included in EU market abuse rules, but remain likely to be hit by further scrutiny
FVC custom indexes
FVC custom indexes