SGX Index Edge has seen increasing demand for environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) and sectoral decrement indices in the European structured product space over the last few months, according to Mohit Baheti (pictured), head of SGX Index Edge (iEdge).
The company is owned by Singapore Exchange (SGX) after the acquisition of Scientific Beta in 2020. One popular pick is the iEdge ESG Transatlantic EW 50 Index, which tracks the performance of European and US-listed companies that contribute the most to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG) by having a positive impact on environmental and social issues. In Asia, equity-linked structured products are primarily issued on single stocks, basket of stocks and t