How Indexing Works for Carbon Markets
How are innovative indices tracking compliance and voluntary carbon futures markets bringing greater transparency to the energy transition? S&P DJI’s Jim Wiederhold and KraneShares’ Luke Oliver discuss how first-to-market benchmarks are democratizing access to global carbon markets.
- Categories Commodities, ESG
- Tags alternative investments, carbon futures markets, carbon markets, commodities, compliance carbon markets, energy transition, ESG, global voluntary carbon futures markets, indexing carbon markets, Jim Wiederhold, KraneShares, Luke Oliver, S&P Dow Jones Indices, S&P GSCI Global Voluntary Carbon Liquidity Weighted, voluntary carbon markets
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- Commodities, ESG
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- alternative investments, carbon futures markets, carbon markets, commodities, compliance carbon markets, energy transition, ESG, global voluntary carbon futures markets, indexing carbon markets, Jim Wiederhold, KraneShares, Luke Oliver, S&P Dow Jones Indices, S&P GSCI Global Voluntary Carbon Liquidity Weighted, voluntary carbon markets
Exploring Active vs. Passive in Latin America
How do active managers in Latin America stack up to their benchmarks? Discover the key takeaways from the latest SPIVA Latin America Scorecard with S&P DJI’s Tim Edwards and Ericka Alcántara.
- Categories Equities, Fixed Income
- Tags active management, Active vs. Passive, Brazil, Chile, Ericka Alcántara, indexing, Latin America, Latin American equities, Latin American Fixed Income, Latin American Funds, Mexico, passive investing, passive management, S&P Brazil BMI, S&P Chile BMI, S&P Dow Jones Indices, S&P Indices vs. Active, S&P/BMV IRT, SPIVA, SPIVA Latin America Scorecard, Tim Edwards
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S&P ESG High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index – Adding a Layer of Sustainability via ESG Screening
High-dividend-yielding stocks have been prevalent in 2022, as rising interest rates have put downward pressure on long duration assets. At the same time, market participants are increasingly seeking to align investments with their personal and societal values. The S&P ESG High Yield Dividend Aristocrats® Index may be a strategy that checks both of these boxes….
Diversification Beyond Borders
Academic theorists often assert the decision of where to invest as more important than the decision of what to invest in. Studies suggest that up to 90% of investment returns are attributable to location. Regional equity indices represent different combinations of geographic and sector exposure. These differences can potentially improve the diversification benefits available when…
Commodities Challenged by Slowing Global Growth in November
Commodities, represented by the broad-based S&P GSCI, fell 1.7% in November on the back of weakness in the petroleum and grains complexes. Global commodities markets were particularly hit this month by worries over rare demonstrations in China against COVID-19 curbs, with oil and grains falling to multi-month lows and safe-haven gold rising. After 11 months,…
Introducing the S&P Focused Indices
The growth of index-based passive investing can be attributed to its transparency, efficiency and low cost, along with active management shortcomings. More recently, buoyed by the growth of direct indexing, there has also been increased demand for indices that select a subset of constituents from underlying benchmarks and are designed to meet specified objectives. S&P…
Measuring Megatrends with Indices
How do the S&P Kensho New Economies track long-term transformational trends? S&P DJI’s Anu Ganti and State Street Global Advisors’ Dan Braz take a closer look at how machine learning and a unique methodology may be construed as a fusion of active/passive in a rules-based framework.
- Categories Thematics
- Tags 21st Century sectors, Active vs. Passive, Anu Ganti, Dan Braz, fourth industrial revolution, indexing, long-term trends, S&P DJI, S&P Dow Jones Indices, S&P Kensho, S&P Kensho New Economies, S&P Kensho New Economy Indices, SSgA, State Street Global Advisors, transformational trends
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Transparency, FTX, CeFi and DeFi
By now, the news in early November about the collapse of FTX, one of the largest global cryptocurrency exchanges, is sinking in. At S&P Dow Jones Indices, we often discuss the challenges of the cryptocurrency ecosystem and its risks across multiple dimensions. These include asset-level risks, technology risks, market risks and regulatory risks, as well…
What Is SPIVA? A Closer Look at 20 Years of the Active vs. Passive Debate
Explore key takeaways from two decades of the Active vs. Passive debate as S&P DJI’s Tim Edwards and Benedek Vörös pull back the curtain on the SPIVA Scorecard and examine how active managers stack up to their benchmarks.
How Low Volatility Works in Challenging Markets
When does low volatility tend to outperform and why? S&P DJI’s Craig Lazzara and Invesco’s Nick Kalivas take a closer look at low vol performance in periods of rising rates and inflation, and explore what happens to risk/return when low vol is combined with other factors.
