The index provider is seeking to leverage its custom and bespoke capabilities to respond to demand for ESG strategies that go beyond exclusions.
Armelle Loeb (pictured) , Qontigo, head of index sales Emea and member of the STOXX management board, sees the trend towards customisation as an opportunity to leverage the index provider’s open architecture and bespoke approach. For the past two to three years, almost 100% of the iSTOXX indices – the range of custom indices designed for clients such as issuers of structured products - have had some element of ESG tilt. The challenge is to create indices and products that deliver