Refinitiv: structured products are key for the democratisation of the investment industry

In October 2018, private equity funds managed by Blackstone – together with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and GIC – completed a strategic partnership transaction with Thomson Reuters for Thomson Reuters Financial & Risk (F&R) business. The F&R business, which includes the Thomson Reuters indices, is now known as Refinitiv. SRP caught up with Stephan Flagel (pictured) , head of benchmarks and indices at Refinitiv, who gave us the lowdown about the new business, the