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Evolving Index Solutions Are Bringing Transparency to Private Markets
The investment landscape is undergoing a marked transformation as the private markets space has generated increasing interest among new classes of investors. This shift reflects a broader rethinking of diversification, return potential and portfolio construction strategies. As interest in private equity and private credit continues to expand, S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) is positioned…
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Applying Nobel Prize-Winning Volatility Research to the S&P 500
In unpredictable markets, the ability to more accurately model and predict volatility may offer unique benefits when applied to indices used in insurance and structured products. Learn how the S&P 500 Engle Indices measure dynamic exposure to the S&P 500 while applying a predictive volatility control mechanism, which employs a variation of the GARCH model…
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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. https://youtu.be/oEiYNKFmA9M
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- 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
Average Performance
This morning’s Wall Street Journal advised us that the performance of many large institutional investors has lagged that of the equity market since the beginning of the recovery five years ago. The Journal attributed this performance gap to institutions’ moves into alternative investment categories such as hedge funds and private equity. The explanation may be…
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A Simple Hedge Strategy
Alternative investments for high net worth investors are like the weather — everyone talks about it, but no one does anything about it. In fairness, alternative investments — hedge funds, private equity, and the like — are often hard to access and complicated to explain. But if they can deliver on their promise of uncorrelated…