All Mid cap articles
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White papersThe Sweet Spot: Why Mid-Cap Value Now
Aggregate market valuations are coming off peak levels. However, evidence suggests that we’re in the early innings of mid-cap value relative outperformance.
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Webinar
Four decades of Russell US Indexes reconstitution - An ETFs perspective
Russell Reconstitution, which occurs each year in June, is a top-to-bottom recalibration of the US equity market benchmarks and the membership of the entire Russell series of indexes. Reconstitution ensures that the indexes continue to accurately reflect the current state of equity markets and their market capitalization segments (large cap, mid cap, small cap, micro cap), industry breakdowns and style structure.
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White papers
An Investor’s Guide to Evolving Supply Chains
Many companies are rethinking supply chains amid disruptions from the war in Ukraine and the pandemic. Equity investors must decipher which companies can adapt their processes to compete in a less globalized world.
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White papers
Geopolitical Risks in the United Kingdom
As geopolitical tensions escalate across the globe, our UK Equity team provides its insights into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the implications for UK-listed companies.
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White papers
Transition to Net Zero with the S&P PACT™ Indices (S&P Paris-Aligned & Climate Transition Indices)
Backed by evidence from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), ambition has grown to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C since pre-industrial levels, reaching net zero by 2050. Currently, 70% of global CO2 emissions are covered by net zero targets (IEA, 2021).
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Navigating Climate Risk with Indices
How can indices bring greater transparency to climate risk? Designed to go beyond the requirements of EU Low Carbon Benchmark minimum standards, the S&P Paris-Aligned & Climate Transition Indices were created to help market participants looking to chart a path to net zero by 2050.
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White papers
SPIVA® Around the World
Percentage of active funds outperformed by benchmarks over 1, 3 and 5-year periods
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White papers
Global Choice Index Series overview
The FTSE Global Choice Index Series is a market-capitalization-weighted index series employing a transparent rules-based methodology. The series is designed to help investors align their investment choices with their values by applying screens in three Product categories and two Conduct categories related to how companies affect society and the environment.
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White papers
Climate Scenario Alignment, Net-Zero, and Uncertainty
Both the Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance and Net Zero Asset Managers initiative have signed up to target net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 or sooner, binding trillions of dollars to be decarbonized. This raises the question, how can we grasp these climate targets and practically implement them?
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White papers
China: 6 reasons why - it poses a unique portfolio optimisation opportunity now
The second largest economy globally – China – is forecast to overtake the United States as the world’s largest economy by 2030
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White papers
Will COVID-19 lead to sustainable change?
The COVID-19 pandemic has led the world into the largest social distancing experiment in history. A USD 2 trillion US government stimulus programme and US Treasury yields below 1% are all the result of the crisis. In addition, oil prices have fallen to below USD 20 a barrel as demand destruction has exacerbated the effects of a collapse in OPEC’s pricing policy. Will the world go back to ‘status quo’ when we exit this dislocation? Probably not. We believe the learnings from the ‘go-remote’ experiment are here to stay. The implications for the future of energy, real estate, work, education, health care delivery and so forth are vast.
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Blog
China A50: is big still beautiful?
China A Shares have made headlines as major index providers have begun phasing them into their major global equity indexes. The inclusion process began recently, but FTSE Russell has offered China A Shares indexes since 2001, when China first started easing restrictions on A Shares foreign investment.
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White papers
CFA Institute Blueprint for the EU Capital Markets Union for the European Parliamentary Legislative Period, 2019–2024
This blueprint addresses four principal topics: capital markets union, fintech, sustainable finance, and value for money. We worked together with our members from 23 CFA EU societies to publish a this paper describing the main policy and regulation challenges they encounter in their local financial market and underlining some possible solutions.
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People News
Introducing two of the top active minds in European equities
Jupiter is an established active fund management business with a reputation as a desirable home for some of the most talented fund managers in the industry. Many are well known. Their track records, investment philosophies, and investment processes are a big draw for people making decisions on where to invest. Fund managers at Jupiter have significantly more freedom than those at many larger institutions – something which ensures the company has a healthy pipeline of talent – within a framework of governance and risk management.
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Blog
Measuring the benefits of including small caps & REITs in Mexican equity portfolios
The addition of small-caps and real estate investments trusts, or REITs, to Mexican equity portfolios can help improve diversification for investors.
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