The organisations plan to combine research, analytics and distribution capabilities ahead of anticipated launches this year.

FTSE Russell and Planetrics have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of climate-scenario-based indices and analytics, according to a joint statement.  Planetrics will provide its proprietary tools covering both physical and transition climate risks The arrangement brings together FTSE Russell, the global index provider of the London Stock Exchange Group, and Planetrics, a platform under SLR specialising in climate-risk analytics and scenario mode