{"id":47827,"date":"2016-01-08T07:54:38","date_gmt":"2016-01-08T06:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.next-finance.net\/strategie\/solactive-starts-benchmark-offering-sets-the-foundation-for-new-smart-beta-index-creation\/"},"modified":"2019-12-31T00:24:19","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T23:24:19","slug":"solactive-starts-benchmark-offering-sets-the-foundation-for-new-smart-beta-index-creation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beta.next-finance.net\/en\/strategie\/solactive-starts-benchmark-offering-sets-the-foundation-for-new-smart-beta-index-creation\/","title":{"rendered":"Solactive starts benchmark offering – Sets the foundation for new smart beta index creation"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the launch of the benchmark indices, Solactive complements its product range and allows clients to do three things: Firstly,
\nconstruct smart beta indices<\/strong> directly by using broad Solactive benchmarks as starting universe. Secondly, use the benchmark<\/strong>
\nitself as an underlying for investment products or to benchmark an active strategy and lastly, conduct index analytics<\/strong> across
\ncountries, regions or sectors, and therefore slice and dice individual index strategies. <\/p>\n

The wider product range will broaden the customer base, by adding two important groups \u2013 firstly, the active fund-companies
\nthat need a cost-efficient benchmark<\/strong> to measure their fund performance and secondly, the product shop that is looking for
\ninteresting smart beta concepts<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Commenting on the new strategy, Astrid Ludwig, Head of Bond & Complex Indexing says: “This is definitely a milestone for
\nSolactive, enabling us to focus our development efforts on smart beta strategies and offer well researched and innovative index
\nconcepts for our customers.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Steffen Scheuble, CEO and founder of Solactive explains: “We have been approached by several asset owners, who are
\nunhappy with either the service offered by the existing benchmark providers or find that the pricing for their service is
\nunreasonable. Therefore we decided to close the gap and offer exactly what is missing – a cost-efficient and high quality service
\nalternative.” <\/em><\/p>\n

In a first step the following benchmark indices will be launched:
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The following performance figures represent the market movement of the US stock market for the Solactive equity indices as
\nwell as the corporate bond market for the fixed income index. The table below shows different performance figures as well as
\ninformation on components. The Solactive US Equity Index family is calculated in USD. The Solactive Euro IG Corporate Index is
\ncalculated in EUR with coupons reinvested at each monthly rebalancing. <\/p>\n

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