Sherifa Issifu
Senior Associate, Index Investment Strategy, S&P Dow Jones Indices
Green Pools: Evolving ESG Trading Ecosystems
Compared to the wide range of liquid, tradable instruments associated to more traditional benchmarks like the S&P 500®, the trading ecosystem of ESG-based investment products is still in its infancy. But, with the increased volume in listed futures linked to the S&P 500 ESG Index and S&P Europe 350® ESG Index, change is afoot. Of…
- Categories ESG
- Tags 2022, Canada FA, clean energy, climate, ecosystem, equities, ESG, ETF, ETFs, futures, IET, Index Investment Strategy, liquidity, market efficiency, Net Zero, Option, options, passive management, S&P 500, S&P 500 ESG, S&P 500 ESG Index, S&P DJI ESG, S&P Europe 350 ESG, S&P Europe 350 ESG Index, Sherifa Issifu, Trading, Trading Volumes, US, US equity, US FA, volumes
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- 2022, Canada FA, clean energy, climate, ecosystem, equities, ESG, ETF, ETFs, futures, IET, Index Investment Strategy, liquidity, market efficiency, Net Zero, Option, options, passive management, S&P 500, S&P 500 ESG, S&P 500 ESG Index, S&P DJI ESG, S&P Europe 350 ESG, S&P Europe 350 ESG Index, Sherifa Issifu, Trading, Trading Volumes, US, US equity, US FA, volumes
Paint by Numbers: SPIVA Latin America Year-End 2021
The S&P Indices Versus Active (SPIVA®) Scorecard1 provides a rich tapestry of data and insights on the active versus passive debate by comparing the performance of actively managed funds to their corresponding passive benchmarks. The SPIVA Latin America Scorecard is one of several regionally focused reports and covers the performance of active funds in Brazil,…
- Categories Equities, Fixed Income
- Tags 2021, Active, active management, Active vs. Passive, Brazil, Chile, Index Investment Strategy, Latin America, Mexico, Passive, S&P Brazil BMI, S&P Brazil LargeCap, S&P Brazil MidSmallCap, S&P Chile BMI, S&P/BMV IRT, Sherifa Issifu, SPIVA, SPIVA Latin America, Year-End 2021
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- Equities, Fixed Income
No Time to Thrive
S&P DJI has just released the final regional edition of our S&P Index Versus Active (SPIVA®) Mid-Year 2021 Scorecards. The semiannual reports cover the performance of actively managed funds in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Europe, South Africa, India, Japan, Australia, and our newest regional addition, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). SPIVA Scorecards…
- Categories Equities, Fixed Income
- Tags 2021, Active, active management, Active vs. Passive, ASX, Australia, Brazil, BSE, canada, Canada FA, Chile, Europe, Index Investment Strategy, India, japan, Latin America, Mexico, Passive, S&P 500, S&P Brazil BMI, S&P BSE 100, S&P Chile BMI, S&P Europe 350, S&P Pan Arab Composite, S&P TOPIX 150, s&p/asx 200, S&P/BMV IRT, S&P/TSX Composite, Sherifa Issifu, South Africa, SPIVA, SPIVA Around the World, SPIVA Australia, SPIVA Canada, SPIVA Europe, spiva india, SPIVA Japan, SPIVA Latin America, SPIVA Mena, SPIVA South Africa, SPIVA U.S., TOPIX, TSX, US FA
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- 2021, Active, active management, Active vs. Passive, ASX, Australia, Brazil, BSE, canada, Canada FA, Chile, Europe, Index Investment Strategy, India, japan, Latin America, Mexico, Passive, S&P 500, S&P Brazil BMI, S&P BSE 100, S&P Chile BMI, S&P Europe 350, S&P Pan Arab Composite, S&P TOPIX 150, s&p/asx 200, S&P/BMV IRT, S&P/TSX Composite, Sherifa Issifu, South Africa, SPIVA, SPIVA Around the World, SPIVA Australia, SPIVA Canada, SPIVA Europe, spiva india, SPIVA Japan, SPIVA Latin America, SPIVA Mena, SPIVA South Africa, SPIVA U.S., TOPIX, TSX, US FA
U.K. Small Caps: Mind the Gap!
A gap between the 12-month performances of the S&P United Kingdom SmallCap and S&P United Kingdom SmallCap Select Index hints at a “junk rally” in U.K. stocks, but the longer-term data suggests that those looking to participate in an ongoing recovery in the world’s fourth-largest economy might be wise to maintain a selective approach. As…
- Categories Equities, Factors
- Tags 2021, IIS, Index Construction, Index Investment Strategy, institutional investor, investability, liquidity, profitability, S&P United Kingdom, S&P United Kingdom BMI, S&P United Kingdom SmallCap, S&P United Kingdom SmallCap Select, S&P United Kingdom SmallCap Select Index, Sherifa Issifu, size, small caps, smallcap, Smallcap Select, UK, UK equities, United Kingdom
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- 2021, IIS, Index Construction, Index Investment Strategy, institutional investor, investability, liquidity, profitability, S&P United Kingdom, S&P United Kingdom BMI, S&P United Kingdom SmallCap, S&P United Kingdom SmallCap Select, S&P United Kingdom SmallCap Select Index, Sherifa Issifu, size, small caps, smallcap, Smallcap Select, UK, UK equities, United Kingdom
Unsung Stories of 2020
Early in 2020, global stock markets acted in concert during the sell-off, bottoming out around the world in late March. However, the extent to which different markets declined, and the strength of the subsequent recovery, differed significantly around the world. With 2020 now in hindsight, S&P DJI’s range of global equity indices tell a tale…
- Categories Equities
- Tags 2020, 2021, BMI, Ccy, country performance, currency, Defined Contribution, DM, dollar, EM, Equity, FX, global, Global equity, IIS, Index Investment Strategy, institutional investor, insurance, Insurance General Accounts, performance, S&P Global BMI, Sherifa Issifu, U.S. dollar, USD
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What Would Emerging Markets Be Without China?
In the first decade of the 2000s, the U.S. and other developed countries fell behind emerging market equities by a wide margin, and they lagged China’s markets in particular: the S&P China BMI grew by 600% in the first decade of the new millennium. The 2010s saw a reversal of fortunes for broad-based emerging market…
New Heights for S&P/ASX Linked Volumes
Since its debut in April 2000, the S&P/ASX Index Series has served as the de facto measure of value and performance for the Australian stock market, becoming an integral part of the country’s market infrastructure. 2020 has tested the resilience of that infrastructure; as pandemic fears gripped financial markets, stocks ricocheted, and trading in index-linked…
Emerging Markets: Enter the Dragon
The 2010s proved to be a disappointing decade for the S&P Emerging BMI, at least in relative terms. With a few weeks to go until the finish line, the index stands at a total return of 50% in U.S. dollars, compared with 160% for the S&P Developed BMI, as of Dec. 16, 2019. Although emerging…