The focus over the last couple of years in the index space has been on differentiating the underlying exposure which is at the core of any investment proposal, according to index providers and quantitative investment strategists (QIS) at the ‘Index innovation: Make your case’ session at SRP Europe 2020, held in London on January 29.

Using a pre-defined scenario four presenters explained the choice of an index that would best serve the end client. Andrew Innes ( pictured ), head of Emea - global research and design, S&P Dow Jones Indices Innes examined a case study focused on an equity long only fund. The long [over 10 years] term investment aims at taking advantage from a structural change in the world economy, according to Innes. “By that I mean a fundamental shift in the way the economy operates, whether in t