Research & Insights

Read our Index Insight for more information about the types of gilts available in the market, and put it all into context by learning about the growth of the gilt market, the gilt issuance process and market appetite, the methodology of the fitted daily yield curves and the governance and oversight of the Index Series.

The July 2018 report provides recent insights on the China Bond market including performance of the FTSE Russell China Bond Indexes.

In this paper, we will drill down into some of the more interesting aspects of the survey results over the past five years and add to it complementary market data. We will also provide our perspective on the outlook for the future.

Three principles are outlined as essential to an index’s ability to effectively represent a market or market segment. Indexes that ignore these principles can undermine an index-tracking portfolio’s intended market exposure and risk/return profile.

As the global investment landscape continues to evolve, so does FTSE GEIS. Recently enhanced to include coverage of micro cap companies from both Developed and Emerging markets, FTSE GEIS provides investors with accurate, comprehensive coverage of global equities using an approach to index construction that is objective, transparent and reliable.

FTSE Russell announced the launch of its Stewardship, Transition and Engagement Program for Change (“STEP Change”) on May 30th 2018 with the first STEP Change report. In our STEP Change report, we provide an in-depth look at FTSE Russell’s approach to stewardship and illustrate how we conduct dialogue with companies. It includes what we have learnt from FTSE4Good and, how with leadership, we can lift market standards, including building ESG into core benchmarks.

Until recently, international investors’ access to the stocks of Chinese companies has been limited to equities listed in Hong Kong or overseas. This paper summarizes the history of China’s equity market and explains the differences between the many share classes available, helping investors understand how to gain comprehensive exposure to China’s equity markets via the total China concept.

FTSE Russell announced the promotion of Poland to Developed market status as part of the September 2017 FTSE Country Classification annual review of markets. This significant achievement is the first promotion of a country from Advanced Emerging to Developed market status to occur within the Country Classification scheme for nearly a decade.

The potential long-term benefits of including small cap stocks as part of a diversified, multi-asset portfolio have been well documented by numerous academic researchers and industry practitioners.