Deutsche Börse’s derivatives-focused exchange Eurex announced an expansion of its suite of ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. products with the launch of five futures on MSCI’s ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Enhanced Focus Index family. According to Eurex, the launch comes amid rising demand for sustainability-focused investment, and provides tools for investors seeking higher ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. scores while at the same time staying close to their benchmarks.
The new products add to Eurex’s family of ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. derivatives, which include futures on MSCI ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Screened Indexes covering USA, World, EM, EAFE, and Japan, launched in March 2020, and a series of futures and options on the EURO STOXX 50 ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Index, and the DAX 50 ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Index, launched in November.
Randolf Roth, Member of the Eurex Executive Board, said:
“More advanced methods to select ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. investments are driving us to the next phase of ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. derivatives. We are already seeing this in the increasing demand for more sophisticated ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. index models in the ETF markets and hear similar requests from other active investment managers.”
According to MSCI, the ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Enhanced Focus Indexes are designed to maximize exposure to positive ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. metrics while reducing exposure to carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, as well as their exposure to potential emissions risk of fossil fuel reserves by 30%. The index series also employ exclusions for companies involved in controversies, as well as for companies with business activities activities related to thermal coal, oil sands, tobacco, and controversial weapons. The indices aim to maintain risk and return characteristics similar to those of their respective underlying market capitalization weighted indexes. The new Eurex futures are the ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Enhanced versions of the benchmark indexes MSCI World, USA, Emerging Markets, Europe, and Japan.
George Harrington, Global Head of Listed Derivatives, OTC and Structured Products at MSCI, said:
“The MSCI ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Enhanced Focus Indexes seek to maximize their ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. profile and reduce carbon exposure while maintaining risk and return characteristics similar to the underlying parent index. The launch of these futures significantly grows the ecosystem that uses the MSCI ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Enhanced Focus suite.”
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