Conventional indexes still popular

A new EDHEC-Risk Institute survey of 104 European institutional investment professionals analyses the current uses and views on equity and fixed-income indexes.

The survey finds that in spite of their shortcomings and the development of alternative indexes, conventional cap-weighted and debt-weighted indexes remain the reference for European investors and asset managers.

To read the survey click here

 

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