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Indexing Dividends: Transparent Tools for Understanding Income Strategies4

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Investors in search of diversified performance and income amid today’s volatile market are seeing the potential benefits of dividend index strategies of different types, says Jason Ye, director of factors and thematics indices in APAC at S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI).

Indexing Dividends: Transparent Tools for Understanding Income Strategies4

Price behind world's biggest benchmark switch: Vanguard

Leigh Powell

Oct 3, 2012

The indexing firm admits price, not performance, is the key factor in dropping MSCI as its benchmark provider on 22 US-domiciled index funds.

Price behind world's biggest benchmark switch: Vanguard

Lippo IM launches China/HK property index

Joe Marsh

Aug 12, 2012

The new product uses a fundamental indexing approach to help it outperform similar, but more traditional, indices.

Lippo IM launches China/HK property index

World first claimed with top-down index series

Nick Lord

May 23, 2012

A new series of macro indices is launched to capture returns from asset allocation. Ability to customise means it may appeal to asset owners.

World first claimed with top-down index series

Deutsche launches tradable dim sum index

Ivan Zhang

Jul 18, 2011

Deutsche Bank launches an index to track offshore renminbi-denominated bonds or dim sum bonds.

Deutsche launches tradable dim sum index

FTSE and CNBC create new Asia-Pacific index series

Joe Marsh

Jul 26, 2010

The index provider is also working on custom benchmarks for other clients, including an Asia-Pacific Reit index.

Thomson Reuters issues challenge to index providers

Joe Marsh

Mar 15, 2010

The US information and technology group today launches 7,500 new equity sector-level indices, including Asia-Pacific and emerging-market benchmarks.

Thomson Reuters issues challenge to index providers

Russell Indexes partners with Shanghai bourse on ETFs

Joe Marsh

Jan 19, 2010

Russell Investments' index unit picks Shanghai as the likely venue for the launch of the first Asia-Pacific ETF to reference one of its benchmarks.

Watson Wyatt suggests alternatives to ETFs

Joe Marsh

Dec 13, 2009

There are better ways for institutional investors to gain market exposure, says Peter Ryan-Kane, Asia-Pacific head of portfolio advisory at the investment consultancy.

Chinese index products face obstacles

Joe Marsh

Nov 29, 2009

Meanwhile, Chinese investors should buy foreign assets, and ETF/index products are the most efficient way to do so, say panellists at a recent conference.

Insurers consider new BarCap EM indices

Joe Marsh

Oct 22, 2009

The product provides an interest rate hedging alternative in certain Asian markets where there is little else available.

UBS SDIC introduces leveraged index fund to China

Oct 1, 2009

The funds JV is looking to tap into Chinese appetite for more exotic products; meanwhile, it also finds a new CIO.