The group has made two new hires – one for its index business and one on the analytics side – to strengthen its Asia operations.
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BlackRock’s Anthony Chan suggests ways investors can take apart benchmark indices and put them back together again, better.
Following Paul Hoff’s retirement, the index provider hires asset-management veteran Yuji Ogino in Tokyo.
Today we announce the winners in indexing, accounting and legal services. Tomorrow we will name the winners in Asian equities trading & execution.
S&P has further expanded its range of Asia-focused indices with two dividend products it has developed for providers of exchange-traded funds, one of which is set to underlie the first dividend ETF in Hong Kong.
A Fidelity and Greenwich Associates’ survey of Asian and European institutional funds reveals a huge discrepancy in how they use benchmarks to gain access to Asian assets.
Global investors must learn to accept volatility and market ‘roadblocks’ if they are to capture the potential of emerging markets, says BNPP executive Vincent Camerlynck.
The US information and technology group today launches 7,500 new equity sector-level indices, including Asia-Pacific and emerging-market benchmarks.
Jessie Pak takes on a role with an increased emphasis on China-related issues, including FTSEÆs joint venture with news agency Xinhua.
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.
The product provides an interest rate hedging alternative in certain Asian markets where there is little else available.
Institutional investors are increasingly questioning the home bias in their portfolios, says Theodore Niggli, MSCI Barra's global head of indices.