The independent provider of ratings, analytical insights and forecasts on indices used in investment products is playing an increasingly relevant role in the structured products industry as it seeks to broaden the understanding of indices that have been developed specifically for this market.
The Index Standard’s (TIS) offers actionable insights as well ratings to decode and demystify risk control indices – these ratings are based on the firm’s proprietary methodology and evaluation process which incorporates seven different criteria including expected future returns, efficiency, returns and capital at risk. Reliance on the S&P 500 almost commoditised the FIA market, because every insurance carrier has access to it and almost every product was tracking it via