The strong rally in global equities in the fourth quarter capped a year of robust gains across global equity markets as reflected in FTSE Russell index performance. This included a more than 31% return for the US large-cap Russell 1000® Index with similar positive returns across other developed and emerging markets equities.
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As ESG issues have risen up the investment agenda, so too have the number of green claims made by investment managers, sometimes on the basis of questionable assumptions or limited data. Now, with agreement by EU institutions on the long-awaited EU Green Taxonomy, those claims will have to be firmly grounded in evidence.
The Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) provides the foundation of industry and sector analysis utilized by exchanges, investment managers and researchers across the globe. The ICB structure was recently updated to bring it up to date with the current company landscape.
As investors race toward the finish for 2019 and look ahead to 2020, US large caps continue to outperform small caps while growth still leads value. FTSE Russell market experts share insight on whether these trends are likely to continue into the new year
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