Index Research & Analysis
The success of Thomson Reuters Indices is driven by the leadership of our research and analysis team. Our experts are available to provide market perspective for interviews, commentaries and speaking engagements. The team can address a variety of topics, including overall market behavior, sector movements, and global and regional market trends.
Find some of the latest reports below and be sure to check out the Resource Library for an archive of the team’s analysis and thought leadership.
EDITORIAL
Realized Volatility Indexes
November/December 2011-11-03
Andrew Clark - Chief Index Strategist
Looking behind the VIX, a different kind of volatility index.
ONLINE
IndexUniverse.eu – “Buy, Sell or hold tight?"September 2011
Andrew Clark, Chief Index Strategist at Thomson Reuters Indices looks at expected losses from equity and commodity indices in volatile times.
IndexUniverse.com - Sector ETFs: Highly Classified
June 2011
PRESENTATIONS & WEBCASTS
PRICE RISK, LIQUIDITY RISK AND NOISE: CONSTRUCTING BETTER RISK-BASED INVESTMENTS
653K
Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts
FEBRUARY 13, 2012
STOCK AND STOCK INDICES IN APAC - WHERE ARE THEY GOING
875K
Hubbis Asian Wealth Management Forum 2012
February 9, 2012
LIQUIDITY - DEFINITIONS, PROBLEMS, PROXIES and ANSWERS
March 23, 2011
In this webcast, Andrew Clark explains not only the importance of liquidity to asset managers, but also the difficulties involved in measuring liquidity directly. He will review the different proxies available both academically and in practice, before explaining the approach to liquidity used at Thomson Reuters for index construction.
WHITEPAPER
Squeezing a Little More Out of Commodities - Earning Alpha from the Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index
January 2011
This paper tries to improve on the already impressive performance of the Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB index over the last 17 years. Firstly, the current methodology of the index is reviewed, followed by an outline of the constraints our alpha index will work with. Finally, the alpha index returns are compared to the existing TR/J CRB index.
ONLINE
THE TRADE (ASIA)
Pricing and liquidity is key for offshore RNB market
FEBRUARY 2012
Andrew Clark - Chief Index Strategist
Andrew Clark notes that much needs to be done in terms of increasing liquidity and establishing pricing benchmarks before an efficient Chinese market can develop.
SEEKINGALPHA.COM
Does the US rally have legs?
JANUARY 2012
Andrew Clark - Chief Index Strategist
Using a unique Thomson Reuters leading indicator that marries the speed at which prices change and volume, Andrew Clark looks at the sustainability of the U.S stock rally of late 2011/early 2012.
HEDGEWEEK
Correlation, decorrelation and sector selection
JANUARY 2012
Andrew Clark - Chief Index Strategist
Andrew Clark draws on second-order variability analysis to predict which US sectors will decorrelate first, assuming the current market rally has legs…
FUNDWEB
Without a cure, disease will spread
NOVEMBER 2011
Andrew Clark - Chief Index Strategist
As the debt crisis in Greece matures, it is possible to assess the impact it is having on the eurozone's peripheral countries as well as highlighting the need for a long-term solution.
SEEKINGALPHA.COM
Gold Prices Will Continue To Rise This Year And Next
NOVEMBER 2011
Andrew Clark - Chief Index Strategist
Research shows that over the next 12 - 15 months fundamentals, sentiment and an optimistic market for gold will continue to support gold prices, but the second half of 2013 remains a concern in this respect.
MINEWEB
Gold Mining Stocks: Going Sideways With Small And Microcaps Doing Well
november 2011
Andrew Clark - Chief Index Strategist
An analysis of the performance of gold mining stocks vs the gold price shows that those which look to have performed best in the year to date are small and microcap pure gold plays.
REUTERS INSIDER VIDEO
REUTERS INSIDER
Inside Equities: European Sector Rotation Analysis
JULY 2011
Compared to the Thomson Reuters Europe Index, the energy, automobile and basic material sectors are attractively priced and can be expected to outperform in July.
REUTERS INSIDER
Inside Equities: End of QE2 Hits Emerging Market Stocks
JUNE 2011
Reuters Equity Analyst uses cloud chart analysis of the Thomson Reuters Global Emerging Markets Index to identify current trends.
REUTERS INSIDER
Inside Equities: Cloud Chart Analysis: Mining Stock
May 2011
Reuters Equity Analyst Richard Muller deploys technical clouds and uses the TR/J CRB Index and the TR European Metals and Mining Index to assess whether mining stocks are at risk of further downslides.
REUTERS INSIDER
New Index Suggests Global Equity Volatility Will Rise
June 2010
The VIX volatility index shot up more than 50 points last week, its biggest three-day run since February 2007. We look at how the VIX measures volatility as well as a new Thomson Reuters Index that forecasts volatility.
PRESS COVERAGE
The Thomson Reuters Index Strategy team is continually featured in a number of top financial publications and sites:
2012
- IndexUniverse – May 17, 2012
- IndexUniverse – May 14, 2012
- ETF Strategy –
May 14, 2012
- Inside China Newspaper –
March 29, 2012
- Sydney Morning Herald – February 2, 2012
- Nasdaq – February 1, 2012
- Trade Arabia – February 1, 2012
- CNBC – January 31, 2012
2011 Coverage
- Financial Times – November 18, 2011
- Yahoo News Singapore – October 12, 2011
- Bernama – October 12, 2011
- The Malaysian Insider – October 12, 2011
- Business Times – October 12, 2011
- Business Intelligence Middle-East – October 12, 2011
- Al Arabiya News – July 4, 2011
- Gulfnews.com – July 4, 2011
- Arabian Gazetta – July 4, 2011
- AME Info – July 4, 2011
- Business Intelligence Middle East – July 4, 2011
- CPI Financial – July 4, 2011
- Islam Today – July 4, 2011
- Twenty Four Seven News, Bahrain – July 4, 2011
- Malaysiandigest.com – June 2011
- Business Times Malaysia – June 2011
- Malaysian National News Agency – bernama.com – June 2011
- Amilin TV – June 2011
- Hubbis - Alpha-seeking Indices - January 2011
- Hubbis - Trends in Indices - January 2011
- Bi-ME (Business Intelligence Middle East) – January 19, 2011
- Zawya (Zawya.com) – January 16, 2011
- Gulfinthemedia – January 14, 2011
- Trade Arabia – January 14, 2011
- Al Khaleej (Khaleej times) – January 14, 2011
- Gulf Daily News – January 14, 2011
2010 Coverage
- Hubbis – May 2010
- Global Investor – June 2010
- The Economic Times – May 19, 2010
- Indexuniverse.eu – April 19, 2010
- ETF Magazine – April 2010
- Hedge Fund Review – March 15, 2010
- Inside Market Data – March 15, 2010
- Asian Investor – March 15, 2010
- Business Standard India – February 26, 2010

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