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Index Intelligence develops ESG index family together with sustainability experts from The Value Group, defining sustainability according to European standards

Frankfurt, 20/01/2021 – The market for sustainable ESG indices has a problem from a European perspective. Currently, the market is dominated by American providers whose sustainable ESG indices sometimes also include companies from the civilian weapons industry or the nuclear industry. This is not acceptable for many European investors.

The Frankfurt-based fintech company Index Intelligence now wants to change that. Together with the sustainability experts of the Munich-based The Value Group, Index Intelligence has developed its ESG index family, which is based on strict sustainability criteria according to European standards.

Every single stock in the new ESG index family was evaluated by The Value Group regarding the strict European ESG criteria. Based on this data, Index Intelligence developed the new ESG index family XINT TVG ESG, whose sustainability criteria are transparent and comprehensible for each product group.

“The topic of sustainability will determine the financial markets in the coming years. We must not rely on standards in product development that do not correspond to our European values. Therefore, we are pleased to have gained a cooperation partner in The Value Group, with whom we develop indices that are oriented towards European guidelines,” says Beat Singenberger, Managing Partner of Index Intelligence GmbH.

 “Sustainable investing is moving inexorably from a market niche to the centre of attention and is generating significantly increasing demand from investors. The changed awareness of investors as well as the current EU regulation reinforce and accelerate this development. For investors, the transparency and comprehensibility of the underlying sustainability factors and the extent to which these data are implemented in the financial products in a qualitatively reliable manner are crucial,” says Dr. Claus Dürndorfer, founder and managing director of The Value Group.

Further information on the individual index products as well as the sustainability criteria can be found here: https://www.index-int.com/unsere-loesungen/esg-series-2/.

For the launch of the new sustainable index family, Index Intelligence has also decided to plant ten trees in cooperation with PLANT-MY-TREE® for every index sold, thus making a concrete contribution to climate protection in Germany.

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About Index Intelligence GmbH

Index Intelligence is an independent provider of modern index and benchmarking solutions with offices in Frankfurt am Main and Dresden. With innovative indices and effective data management, we offer asset managers, banks, stock exchanges and insurance companies customized solutions from conception to development and delivery. Since October 2020, Index Intelligence GmbH has been officially registered as a benchmark administrator under the European Benchmarks. For more information, please visit https://www.index-int.com/.

About The Value Group

The Value Group is an independent investment consultant. The company is a provider of research and a specialist in data analytics in financial, non-financial and sustainable business metrics. The systematic integration of risk, performance and sustainability is the company’s unique selling point. Since 2004, an in-house database and ongoing scientific analyses have formed the basis for the dynamic research. Further information can be found at https://www.thevaluegroup.de/.

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Frankfurt-based Fintech company Index Intelligence confirms registration as a benchmark administrator in accordance with the EU Benchmark Regulation (BMR) and opens a further location focusing on Tech & Data in Dresden

• Distribution of high quality indices now possible throughout Europe
• ESMA benchmark registration ensures complete transparency and provides more security and trust
• Opening of a new location with focus on Tech & Data in Dresden

Frankfurt, 25.11.2020 – The Frankfurt-based Fintech company Index Intelligence today confirms its official registration as a benchmark administrator in accordance with the European Benchmark Regulation (BMR). This means that the team around Beat Singenberger and Christian Schedling can now offer indices for asset managers, banks, insurance companies and asset management companies throughout Europe. With the successful registration, Index Intelligence has placed itself under German financial supervision and thus offers its clients even more security in their financial products.

“With our modern index and benchmark solutions, we offer a secure, cost-efficient and high quality product and service offering, which represents a real alternative in a previously oligopolistic market. The ESMA benchmark registration is an important milestone for us to create even more trust with our customers”. – Beat Singenberger, Managing Partner & Head of Sales and Marketing

“As official benchmark administrator, we are committed to full transparency in the development and production of our indices. The production processes, combined with state-of-the-art database technology, are continuously monitored and controlled by a neutral index committee. This creates even more security for our customers”. – Christian Schedling, Managing Partner & Head of Operations

Opening of new location with focus on Tech & Data in Dresden
After successful ESMA benchmark registration, Index Intelligence GmbH today also announces the opening of its new location in Dresden. The team in Saxony focuses primarily on data quality, data analysis, quality management and the development of an intelligent quality assurance system using artificial intelligence. With its two renowned universities in the fields of economics and financial mathematics, Dresden is the ideal location for attracting young talent and taking data management for stock and bond markets to a new, smart level.

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