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Frans Scheepers
Product Management Group Lead - Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities
Frans Scheepers leads the Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities (FICC) products group at S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI). With extensive knowledge and expertise in FICC markets and indexing spanning over 15 years, Frans is responsible for overseeing the company's global fixed income indices, including the industry-leading iBoxx bond and loan indices, CDX and iTraxx credit default swap indices, and S&P Bond and Municipal Bond Indices. In addition, he oversees the S&P DJI Commodity Indices, including the widely recognized S&P GSCI Series, as well as the digital asset and private market indices offered by S&P DJI.
Prior to his current position, Frans served in several key roles within IHS Markit’s Index and Pricing businesses, including leading IHS Markit's U.S. Index Products and Tradable Index Products globally. Previously, he worked at fixed income hedge fund Cambridge Place Investment Management and in FTSE Russel’s index research department, focused on index design.
Frans is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Society New York and the CFA Institute. He holds an honors bachelor’s degree in financial economics from Stellenbosch University.