Index roundup: ESG indices surge 60% year-on-year, Index Industry Association

New survey shows a surge in ESG indices The number of indices have hit 3.7 million worldwide on the back of the growth of fixed income benchmarks as well as the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria compliant indices, according to New York based Index industry Association (IIA) . The figure was up 12% from a year ago when the association first conducted the survey. Fixed income benchmarks saw the largest-growth compared to other asset classes, representing around 16% of the