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Market Uncertainty? Four Benefits of Indexes as a Tool for Investors

Traders Magazine

Kirsten Wegner Takes Helm of Index Industry Association

Traders Magazine

Wegner becomes new CEO for IIA

Asset Servicing Times

Kirsten Wegner named Index Industry Association CEO

Global Trading

Kirsten Wegner Takes Helm of Index Industry Association as CEO

Investors Hangout

Index Industry Association appoints Kirsten Wegner as new CEO

ETF Express

Index Industry Association Appoints Kirsten Wegner as New CEO

New York – January 16, 2025 – The Index Industry Association (IIA), serving as the global voice of independent index providers, today announced the appointment of Kirsten Wegner as its new Chief Executive Officer. Wegner succeeds Rick Redding following his retirement after thirteen years as the IIA’s CEO since its founding in 2012. In this…

Indexing the Future: How AI and ESG are Reshaping Asset Management

John Lothian News

How asset managers are using index providers now

Benefits and Pensions Monitor

Index Industry Association Releases 2024 Asset Managers ESG Survey Report

TodayESG

Survey Says: More Asset Managers Are Dropping the ESG Label

FundFire

Three Takeaways From the 2024 Global Asset Manager Survey

VettaFi | ETF Trends

Is Generative AI Overhyped? Asset Mgmt Execs Can’t Agree

FundFire

Better data, fewer indices needed to drive ETF flows, says IIA

Environmental Finance

Increasing Complexity Driving Global Asset Managers to Seek Deeper Partnership with Index Providers

The Wealth Advisor

GenAI: Lots of Use Cases, but We’re Not Using It

Ignites

AI takes priority for asset managers

Opalesque

Asset Managers Downgrade Near-term ESG Expectations

ESG Investor

Asset Managers Seek Deeper Partnership with Index Providers

Markets Media

Survey reveals asset management industry’s challenges

Investment Executive

Gen AI takes priority for asset managers as ESG excitement cools

InvestmentNews

ESG innovation, AI use among top index-related investor demands, finds survey

Investments & Pensions Europe

Increasing complexity driving asset managers to seek new skills with index providers: IIA

ETF Express

Asset managers demand more AI and customisation from index providers

ETF Stream

Increasing Complexity Driving Global Asset Managers to Seek New Skills, Deeper Partnership with Index Providers, Finds IIA Survey

New York – August 20, 2024 – The Index Industry Association (IIA) today announced the results from its fourth annual Survey of Global Asset Managers. The Survey reveals that “forces of change” including the economic environment, the rise of AI, changing views on ESG, and the emergence of private markets are driving complexity for managers.…

The Story of the First ESG Index

Morningstar

ESG funds — how to play a diffuse category

Financial Times

Index Industry Association Introduces Fiona Bassett, FTSE Russell CEO, as Chair, Appoints New Board Members

The Index Industry Association, the leading global organization that advocates and educates investors on behalf of the index industry which was established in 2012, announces changes to its seven member Board of Directors. FTSE Russell CEO Fiona Bassett is the new chair of the IIA Board, elected to a two-year term through January of 2026. Also…

Asset Managers Continue to Prioritize ESG Criteria in Making Investment Decisions

Nasdaq TradeTalks

ESG investing continues to make significant inroads

Global Trading

IIA’s ESG survey of global asset managers reveals widening factors driving a maturing ESG landscape

etfexpress

ESG Factors are Ramping Up Among Global Investment Portfolios

Environment + Energy Leader

Asset Managers Continue to Flock to ESG: Study

Ignites

IIA ESG Global Survey Reports ESG’s Future in Global Investment Portfolios Rises

monitordaily

Lack of Data a Major Stumbling Block for Social Investing

ESG Investor

ESG will reach most portfolios in 10 years

ESG Clarity

ESG is maturing but how does that look to asset managers?

Wealth Professional Canada

Asset Managers Upping ESG Integration in Commodity Exposures

etf.com

Campaign against ESG isn’t dissuading asset managers

InvestmentNews

Political Attacks Fail to Hurt ESG as US Funds Dig In Heels

Bloomberg

ESG investing heating up, survey of asset managers says

Pensions & Investments

IIA’s Third Annual ESG Survey of Global Asset Managers Reveals That Widening Factors, Expanding Asset Classes, and Emerging Tech Are Driving a Maturing ESG Landscape

NEW YORK (June 27, 2023) – The Index Industry Association (IIA) has just released its third annual ESG Global Survey of Asset Managers. In partnership with Opinium Research, the IIA has taken the pulse of 300 CIOs, CFOs and portfolio managers from the UK, US, Germany and France. Assets under management for firms surveyed ranged from…

Pushback On The SEC’s Proposed Climate Risk Disclosure Rules Is A Good Sign

Forbes

ESG Indexes for Fixed Income Now Outnumber Those for Equities

FundFire

ESG Indexes Are Big, Growing Business

VettaFi | ETF Trends

Index Industry Finds Growth in Fixed Income, ESG

ETF.com

ESG dominates indices says sixth annual Index Industry Association Benchmark Survey

ETF Express

Fixed-income ESG indexes now outnumber equities ESG indexes

Wealth Professional Canada

Survey finds number of global indexes increased 4.43% in 2022, led by ESG indexes

Benefits Canada / Canadian Investment Review

Fixed income ESG indices overtake equities for first time

ETF Stream

Sixth Annual Index Industry Association Benchmark Survey Reveals Continuing Record Breaking ESG Growth, Multi-Asset Expansion by Index Providers Globally

The number of ESG indexes grew 55% and surpassed 50,000 worldwide across asset classes for the first time Fixed Income ESG indexes increased at a record 95.8% pace For the first time, fixed income ESG indexes outnumbered equity ESG indexes NEW YORK –(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Index Industry Association (IIA), the industry trade group for the…

IIA Rings Closing Bell At CBOE

Manager’s use of ESG in fixed income surges, survey finds- Reuters

IIA’s Second Annual ESG Report of Asset Managers Sees Strong Growth

Asset managers expect nearly two-thirds of investment portfolios to contain ESG elements within a decade In one year, the number of asset management companies incorporating ESG principles in fixed income increased from 42% to 76% Asset managers found significant improvement in ESG tools, metrics, and services NEW YORK (July 28, 2022) – Despite recent global…

The Latest Trends in Indexing and How Indices Can Help in Times of Increased Volatility

Nasdaq TradeTalks

Index Industry Association Rings The Closing Bell®

Trends In The Index Industry And Where The Areas Of Growth Are

Index Providers That Are Adapting Their Products and Services to Meet Investor Needs

MoneyShow

The devil is in the details with ESG indices

ETF Stream

Growth in Sustainable Indices Proves Sustainable

CFA Institute

Fifth Annual Benchmark Survey Shows Record Growth in Number of ESG Indices, Alongside Broadening of Fixed Income Indices

A 43% increase in the number of indices measuring environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria in the past year, a new record for the survey. Indices covering fixed income markets grew approximately 8% in the past year and nearly 15% in the last two years. Fixed income ESG indices increased by 61%, a new record…

New Benchmarks Put an End to ‘Anything Goes’ for ESG Indexes

Bloomberg

Investing 101

How Are Asset Managers Approaching ESG and Their Portfolios?

ESG managers want better data, metrics – survey

Pensions & Investments

Index Industry Association Survey Finds Better Corporate Data Needed for Asset Managers to Offer Better ESG Investment Products

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As global demand for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment strategies continues to increase, asset managers question their ability to keep up with demand as they grapple with the issue of how to better define and measure sustainable investments. This is among the key findings of a recent survey of 300 U.S. and…

Das Indexgeschäft ist lukrativ wie nie – doch es formiert sich Widerstand gegen die Marktmacht

Handelsblatt

Index providers’ revenues jump to a record $4.1bn in 2020

Financial Times

The State of Indexes Explored on MSCI’s Perspectives Podcast

IIA Chief Executive Rick Redding recently sat down with the ETF Bild Project, an industry leadership group focused specifically on the exchange-traded fund community. Their discussion covers a wide range of topics, from impending new rules governing index providers

ETF Bild Project, IIA’s Rick Redding Discuss Regulation & ESG in a Wide-Ranging Interview

IIA Chief Executive Rick Redding recently sat down with the ETF Bild Project, an industry leadership group focused specifically on the exchange-traded fund community. Their discussion covers a wide range of topics, from impending new rules governing index providers and product name suitability to the growth and direction of ESG products. Read part one, focused on…

IIA Quoted in Citywire’s “Book of Benchmarks” Series, Article on ESG

“I am not sure there is going to be one solution that will meet all the investors’ needs,” IIA CEO Rick Redding told Citywire’s Kathrin Schneider. “Even big market-cap indices vary from each other. Choosing a benchmark really comes […]

IIA CEO Rick Redding Joins ETF TV for a Discussion on Self-Indexing

Following the suspension of index rebalancing by major index providers during March, concern around control of index provision has risen. The question of how control of indexing impacts funds and investors needs addressing. Self-indexing is one option for firms, but this raises questions of its own. In the latest ETF TV episode, Deborah Fuhr, Rick Redding, CEO…

Number of indexes drops 20% globally to 2.96M: News Scan

Financial Planning

Nearly 770,000 Indexes Scrapped In 2019, Most from Equities

DailyAlts

Fixed income and ESG indexes lead growth in 2019

Opalesque

Over 750,000 indices decommissioned in 2019

ETF Stream

IIA sees growth in fixed income and ESG

GlobalCapital

Number of ESG indexes has grown despite fewer equity benchmarks

Advisor’s Edge

Index numbers drop but fixed income and ESG show growth

ETF Express

ESG, fixed-income indexes lead growth in 2019 – survey

Pensions & Investments

Passive Proliferation Slows as 770,000 Indexes Scrapped in 2019

Bloomberg

Key Issues Affecting the Index Industry

Nasdaq Trade Talk

Nasdaq Trade Talk

Index Funds Are King, But Some Indexers Are Passive-Aggressive

Bloomberg

INTERVIEW WITH RICK REDDING OF THE INDEX INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

ETF BILD

Third Country Benchmark Administrators Struggle Ahead of BMR

Waters Technology

Wall Street Needs More Market Indexes. Seriously.

Bloomberg

Number of indexes on the rise, led by fixed income: report

Benefits Canada

Number of Market Indices Surges on Rising Demand for Passive ETFs

ETF Trends

Index Industry Association Survey Reveals 3.7 Million Indexes Globally

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Index Industry Association (IIA), a global organization of index administrators, today announced the results of a revealing new survey of its fourteen member firms that quantifies the total […]

Index Industry Association survey reveals 3.7 million indexes globally

Opalesque

Growth in the $5 trillion passive investment industry has been a boon for market index providers

Business Insider

ESG index tally grows 60% in one year

Global Capital

Warren Buffett is active on US banks, but passive surge rolls on

Financial Review

Today in the press

RTE

Index Industry Association’s Third Annual Survey Finds 2.96 Million Indexes Globally

LONDON & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Index Industry Association (IIA), the first-ever trade association for the index industry, today announced the results of its third annual global index survey. The IIA is the only industry body to quantify the index universe and, according to its latest study, there are 2.96 million indexes globally. According to the IIA’s…

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