How can an emphasis on rules-based predictability provide greater clarity in risk and return assessment? In an interview with Insurance Asia News, S&P DJI’s Priscilla Luk explores how an index-based approach to covered calls may help insurance companies to mitigate the impact of market volatility.

How has the size and significance of passive investing solutions changed in recent years? In an interview at IMpower Incorporating FundForum, S&P DJI’s Tim Edwards discusses the growth trajectory of passive approaches across equity and fixed income markets, as well as the insights that SPIVA Scorecards can offer and why that research matters.

How has the S&P 500 ESG Index helped to elevate ESG investing from the margins to the mainstream? Reflecting on the five years since its launch, S&P DJI’s Jaspreet Duhra, Sherifa Issifu and Maya Beyhan take a closer look at a benchmark that has adapted to the ever-changing sustainability landscape while outperforming the broad equity market.

History suggests that sectors have a greater potential to over- and underperform during U.S. presidential election years. Join S&P DJI’s Ed Ware, Anu Ganti and Hamish Preston for a closer look at some of the drivers behind election years’ tendency to offer greater sector outperformance opportunities than non-election years.

A static approach to multi-asset index construction may be slow to react to changing markets. Discover how the S&P 500 Market Agility 10 TCA Index dynamically manages its allocations to stocks and bonds to respond rapidly to market movements and yield curve trends.