Indices

Christopher Woods of FTSE Group discusses the advantages of market cap indices and what they can offer investors

GLOBAL - Nearly 18% of our respondents said they have tried recently to move their passive assets away from market-cap weighted 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