Indices

PensionDCisions and FTSE Group have teamed up to created the first objective benchmark for the UK's defined contribution pensions market.

GLOBAL - Only 22.2% of the respondents of the Global Pensions 100 Panel said they are using fundamental indexing in their portfolios.

Towers Watson has started recommending its clients invest up to half of their passive assets in fundamental indices.

EMERGING MARKETS - Fundamentally weighted indices perform better in emerging markets than capitalisation weighted indices, according to Research Affiliates chief investment officer Jason Hsu.

Is there beta in currency? If so, will the creation of a currency index series, the FTSE Currency Forward Rate Bias (FRB) Index Series, help investors view currency as an asset class in its own right? Industry experts discuss the merits of currency as...

Sebastian Cheek reports on how indices are built to contend with varying market conditions

Sebastian Cheek reports on how indices are built in order to contend with the varying market conditions and the challenges looking forward

Global Pensions asked a panel of experts to discuss the growth of fundamental indices and how they are performing during the current economic climate

GLOBAL - Thomson Reuters has unveiled a range of 800 indices covering global markets - benchmarking specific countries and sectors on which investment vehicles such as exchange traded funds can be based.

Thomson Reuters has unveiled a range of 800 indices covering global markets to help benchmark specific countries and sectors on which investment vehicles such as exchange traded funds can be based.