Cutting indexing costs through vertical integration
Entering the index business after years of working in it behind the scenes, Thomson Reuters argues having its own data gives it a cost and speed advantage over its rivals.
The indexing business is undergoing change amid moves by institutional investors to diversify portfolios, including to boost emerging-markets exposure and to consider using methods other than market-capitalisation weighting. Anthony Yeung, Asia head of business development at Thomson Reuters Indices, outlines how the firm is building in the region against this backdrop.
AsianInvestor: How does Thomson Reuters plan to challenge the established providers in Asia?
Anthony Yeung: As…
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