Three panellists discussed the latest trends and innovations in indexing, including the need for simplicity in the face of increasing complexity, and how products responded to investors needs for high conviction as well as non-directional exposure.
While global benchmarks led by US equity have hit record high year-to-date, local economies and the respective economies attached to those benchmarks in fact are not on the same path in terms of growth, said Julien Thibaud (pictured) , global head of derivatives at Morningstar Indexes, setting the tone for a discussion about the latest trends in indexing in the Apac structured products market. There's really a dichotomy that reminds us that markets and economies can diverge - Julien Thibaud, M