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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…
Read MoreSixth 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…
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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…
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CFA Institute
Read MoreFifth 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…
Read MoreNew Benchmarks Put an End to ‘Anything Goes’ for ESG Indexes
Bloomberg
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How Are Asset Managers Approaching ESG and Their Portfolios?
ESG managers want better data, metrics – survey
Pensions & Investments
Read MoreIndex 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…
Read MoreDas Indexgeschäft ist lukrativ wie nie – doch es formiert sich Widerstand gegen die Marktmacht
Handelsblatt
Read MoreIndex providers’ revenues jump to a record $4.1bn in 2020
Financial Times
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreETF 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…
Read MoreIIA 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 […]
Read MoreIIA 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…
Read MoreNumber of indexes drops 20% globally to 2.96M: News Scan
Financial Planning
Read MoreNearly 770,000 Indexes Scrapped In 2019, Most from Equities
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