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Yields on US stocks are half their long-run average. Could that change?
Move by S&P Dow Jones Indices highlights risks of swap-based contracts, especially in frontier markets
Launch of four indices is attempt to replicate success of ‘fear gauge’ for stocks in credit markets
Hope springs eternal
When costs gobble up all the alpha
The financial industry’s new emperors
Report alleging companies ‘curry favour’ by buying debt ratings called ‘flawed’ by benchmark compiler
Benchmark providers seek to capture the performance of the entire market, from bonds and equities to private assets
SEC action on S&P hints at ‘deeper, unspoken concern’ about objectivity of benchmarks
SEC open to stricter rules after fining S&P Dow Jones $9m over 2018 ‘vol-mageddon’ crash
The iShares clean energy funds are braced for a major index rebalancing after amassing too much money in too few companies
Index provider had considered addition in intervals given carmaker’s hefty market capitalisation
The $90bn attracted to its benchmarks this year dwarfs that of MSCI and S&P Dow Jones
Raytheon and Pfizer also on the way out in reshuffle prompted by Apple stock split
Return of dispersion comes after years of similar returns across sectors
S&P Dow Jones Indices, FTSE Russell and ICE Data Services all delay index rebalancing
Dividends could return to double-digit growth rate in 2020, analyst predicts
Public companies that concentrate voting power are now the norm in Silicon Valley
Environmental, social and governance investing backed by a big name is what Japan needs
Committee chairman oversaw stock benchmark composition over 4 decades in age of passive investing
Increasing use of benchmarks in ethical and fixed-income investing drives the growth
Investors prepare for creation of new ‘communications’ sector
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