Deutsche Boerse : iSTOXX Global Economic Growth Select 50 Index licensed to Citi

Zurich (Nov. 17, 2017) - STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group's index business, and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, today introduced the iSTOXX Global Economic Growth Select 50 Index. It was licensed to Citi as an underlying for structured products. It is a complementary index to the iSTOXX Europe Economic Growth Select 50 which was launched earlier this year.

'We are delighted to build on the cooperation with Citi which has been growing for several years now. After the successful launch of the iSTOXX Europe Economic Growth Select 50 Index, we are now adding a global version to the index family The iSTOXX Global Economic Growth Select 50 Index comprises stocks that combine liquidity with high dividend yields and low stock price volatility. The entire basket is tilted towards companies with a substantial revenue exposure to countries with a strong economic outlook,' said Matteo Andreetto, chief executive officer, STOXX Limited.

'We are seeing a growing demand in thematic indices as a value-added solution to our clients, as they offer access to innovative concepts in systematic manner, while keeping the options cost-efficient. The theme of looking at the origin of company revenues and IMF GDP growth forecast resonated well with our client base making the Europe index a success. Following investor demand, we are extending the theme to global companies, and launching the iSTOXX Global Economic Growth Select 50 Index in cooperation with STOXX,' said Quentin Andre, global head of equity solutions sales and structuring with Citi.

The component selection of the iSTOXX Global Economic Growth Select 50 Index excludes all companies which are in contravention of UN Global Compact Principles, and whose 3-month average daily traded volume is below USD 3 million. Furthermore, it excludes stocks with a high volatility. The components are weighted according to a normalized gross domestic product score, whereby companies with the highest exposure to countries with the highest estimated economic growth (according the IMF) receive the largest weight.

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STOXX Ltd. is a global index provider, currently calculating a global, comprehensive index family of over 7,500 strictly rules-based and transparent indices. Best known for the leading European equity indices EURO STOXX 50, STOXX Europe 50 and STOXX Europe 600, STOXX Ltd. maintains and calculates the STOXX Global index family which consists of total market, broad and blue-chip indices for the regions Americas, Europe, Asia/Pacific and sub-regions Latin America and BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) as well as global markets.

To provide market participants with optimal transparency, STOXX indices are classified into three categories. Regular 'STOXX' indices include all standard, theme and strategy indices that are part of STOXX's integrated index family and follow a strict rules-based methodology. The 'iSTOXX' brand typically comprises less standardized index concepts that are not integrated in the STOXX Global index family, but are nevertheless strictly rules-based. While indices that are branded 'STOXX' and 'iSTOXX' are developed by STOXX for a broad range of market participants, the 'STOXX Customized' brand covers indices that are specifically developed for clients and do not carry the STOXX brand in the index name.

STOXX indices are licensed to more than 500 companies around the world as underlyings for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), futures and options, structured products and passively managed investment funds. Three of the top ETFs in Europe and approximately 25% of all assets under management are based on STOXX indices. STOXX Ltd. holds Europe's number one and the world's number two position in the derivatives segment.

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